Manhattan · Block 2145 · Lot 33 · 10033

656 West 178 Street

5 floors · 22 apartments · 17,820 sq ft · built 1910 · class C1 · owner of record: 656 Realty Corp.

20open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
5HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
57dto Bedbug annual filing

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
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 57 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 57 days
Annual
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2025-09-18 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 57 days
1 of 1 without an accepted 2026 report yet
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 73 days
Annual
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

Sep 1, 2027
in 301 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
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 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 422 days
Next cycle year 2027

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Mar 23, 2022CONSTRUCTION
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED FIRE-ESCAPE AT EXP #1 OF 5 STORY OCCUPIED MULTIPLE DWELLING IS IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR WITH STAIR TREAD BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM STRINGER CREATING AN IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION.
#22-00812
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Mar 3, 2015LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
#04132
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 15, 2014LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
#05669
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Mar 3, 2015Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
May 15, 2014Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
Active
HPD (15) · C 5 · B 10 · A 0
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Nov 29, 2024BApt B1 · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17147120 ISSUED 27-JUL-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-20Jan 3, 2025
Jul 31, 2024CApt B1 · § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE 1st ENTRANCE FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT BSMT-APT B1, 1st BSMT-APT FROM EAST AT SOUTHAug 14, 2024
Feb 1, 2023B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOT LINE FENCE AT BUILDING FRONT AT FRONT AREAWAYMar 8, 2023
Feb 1, 2023BApt 4 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WOOD SADDLE AT WEST DOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHMar 8, 2023
Feb 1, 2023BApt 4 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHMar 8, 2023
Feb 1, 2023BApt 4 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UNLEVELED WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHMar 8, 2023
Feb 1, 2023B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSE HOLD ITEMS AT 5TH STY BALCONY BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPEMar 8, 2023
Feb 1, 2023BApt 4 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ROTTED WOODEN FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTMar 8, 2023
Feb 1, 2023BApt 4 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE trip lever at bathtub IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTMar 8, 2023
Feb 1, 2023B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES BICYCLES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS STORED AT 5TH, 4TH, AND 3RD STORY BALCONIES AT BUILDING FRONT NORTH SECTION AT FIRE ESCAPEMar 8, 2023
Aug 22, 2019BApt B1 · § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING APPROX 10 SQUARE FEET AT BASEMENT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B1, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHSep 26, 2019
Sep 25, 2012CApt 3 · SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR, 2nd CLOSET FROMNov 4, 2012
Sep 25, 2012CApt 3 · SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE Nov 4, 2012
Sep 25, 2012CApt 3 · SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL INov 4, 2012
Sep 25, 2012CApt 3 · SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT EAST WALL, BASEBOARD AT WEST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTNov 4, 2012

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City records as of Nov 4, 2026, 4:59 AM ET. BBL 1021450033.

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