Queens · Block 2503 · Lot 31 · 11378

70-02 54 Avenue

4 floors · 155,630 sq ft · built 1926 · class W1 · owner of record: Nyc Department Of Education

30open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
178dto Energy and water benchmarking

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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)
Energy and water benchmarking Likely applies
Local Law 84 · May 1 each year
What this is

Buildings over 25,000 sq ft (this lot shows 155,630 sq ft) report energy and water use for the prior calendar year through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager. The city's Covered Buildings List is the final word on which buildings must file. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 178 days
Annual filing
Building emissions report Likely applies
Local Law 97 · May 1 each year (extensions available)
What this is

Covered buildings file an annual greenhouse gas emissions report certified by a registered design professional. Buildings over their emissions limit owe penalties, so it pays to check early. Agency page

May 1, 2027
in 178 days
Annual filing
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 5 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 1153 days
Next cycle year 2029
Energy audit and retro-commissioning (2033) Likely applies
Local Law 87 · Calendar year 2033
What this is

Buildings over 50,000 sq ft file an Energy Efficiency Report every ten years, in the year whose last digit matches the last digit of the tax block (block 2503). Agency page

Dec 31, 2033
in 2614 days
Next due 2033
Annual boiler inspection (3 boilers) 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: 2026-03-13 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (5)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 5, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:CLASSROOM DOORS DO NOT SELF-CLOSE AT 4TH FLR-404,406,408,405,417,414,409,416,418420,413.3RD FLR-320,315,313,318,311,309,307,312,321,323,324,310,308,30
#35729029H
Mar 23, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Mar 5, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.ILLUMINATION FOREXITS,EXIT DISCHARGES AND PUBLIC CORRIDORS PER BC 1006.1;27-381.NOTED:EMERGENCY LIGHTS DID NOT WORK WHEN TESTED,#'S6,43,44,45,46,51,52,53,56
#35729030P
Mar 23, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Mar 5, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
REISSUE#35691681H FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:EXTERIOR DOORS FRAMES RUSTED AND HAVE HOLES.AT EXIT 20,EXIT 17EXIT 14,EXIT 16.REM:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
#35729028X
Mar 23, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Mar 5, 2026Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:CLASSROOM DOORS DO NOT SELF-CLOSE PROPERLY AT 3RD-S308,S306,S304,S302.2ND FLR-S218,S207.1ST FLR-S108,S104,S106,S102.REM:REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
#35729031R
Mar 23, 2026
POP/IN-VIO
$0
Feb 18, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. EXTERIOR DOORS FRAMES RUSTED AND HAVE HOLES. AT EXITS 20, EXIT 17, EXIT 14, EXIT 16. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE.
#35691681H
Apr 28, 2025
POP/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (9)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 12, 2025CONSTRUCTION
EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO CRACKED/SPALLING MASONRY CORNICE AT PARAPET ON EXPOSURE #4 WEST ELEVATION AT NORTH-WEST END. REMEDY: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE SIDEWALK SHED AT EXPOSURE #4 WEST ELEVATION AT NORTH-WEST END UNDER DIRECTION OF A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL
#SR40509RF
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 12, 2025CONSTRUCTION
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED ON EXP #4 WEST ELEV:CRACKED, SPALLING MASONRY CORNICE AT PARAPET @ NORTH WEST END & CRACKED SEALANT/MORTAR JOINT @ CORNICE & EYEBROW AT THE SOUTH WEST END OF EXPOSURE #4 WEST ELEVATION. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE MASONRY AT PARAPET
#SR0501RF
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 2, 2013ELEVATOR

#9027/473914
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 4, 1998LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#28860
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 4, 1998LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#28859
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
May 4, 1998LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#28861
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 16, 1997LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#260505
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 16, 1997LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#260507
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Sep 16, 1997LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#260506
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (16)
IssuedViolationStatus
Oct 29, 2026Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 29, 2026Elevators FTC-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 2, 2026Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
Dec 15, 2025Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Dec 15, 2025Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Dec 15, 2025Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Oct 10, 2025Elevators FTC-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction
Active
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 5)
Active
Aug 29, 2025Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
Oct 11, 2024Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2018 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2020 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Oct 23, 2023Elevators FTC-VT-CAT1-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2021 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction
Active
Aug 25, 2023Elevators FTF-VT-PER-CO
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Periodic Inspection Report
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 29, 2026DOB SafetyElevators: Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Cat1 Test Affirmation of CorrectionOpen
Oct 29, 2026DOB SafetyElevators: Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of CorrectionOpen
Oct 2, 2026DOB SafetyElevators: Violation Issued-Failure To File 2025 Periodic Inspection ReportOpen

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City records as of Nov 4, 2026, 1:36 AM ET. BBL 4025030031.

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