Brooklyn · Block 879 · Lot 7505 · 11215

655 5 Avenue

4 floors · 10 apartments · 13,797 sq ft · built 1931 · class RM · owner of record: Unavailable Owner

3open violations
$1,875ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 69 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 69 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 85 days
Annual
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 7 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1165 days
Next cycle year 2029

Open violations

ECB / OATH (3) · $1,875 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jan 31, 2022Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO CONDUCT OR FILE A FINAL INSPECTION OF PERMITTED WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT. RESPONDENT OBTAINED PERMIT # 321463340 (EXPIRED ON 01/11/2018) AND PERMIT # 321435559 (EXPIRED 06/10/2017) HAVE NOT BEEN SIGN
#39055217M
Jul 6, 2022
IN VIOLATION
$0
Mar 16, 2021Construction CLASS - 2
3307.6.5.5 HOUSEKEEPING(SIDEWALK SHED).@TIME OF INSP ON ACTIVE JOBSITE,OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DEBRIS ON SIDEWALK SHED DECK CREATING HAZARDOUS&UNAFE CONDITION TO PEDESTRIANS&VEHICLES ON 7THST.DECKS OF SIDEWALK SHED
#35550702Z
Jul 28, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$625
Mar 16, 2021Cranes and Derricks CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OF ADJUSTABLE SUSPENDED SCF INSTALLATION.@TIME OF INSP ON ACTIVE JOBSITE,OBSERVED SUSPENDED SCF INSTALLED@EXP1 HANGING&CONNECTED TO PARAPET CLAMPS INSTALLED@ROOF PARAPET WALL.DOB
#35550700P
Jul 28, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 10, 2025Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Sep 18, 2025Gas Piping - LL152 FTF-PL-PER
Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 7)
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

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Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Oct 23, 2026, 9:17 AM ET. BBL 3008797505.

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