Brooklyn · Block 1786 · Lot 58 · 11221

729 Lafayette Avenue

4 floors · 17 apartments · 17,600 sq ft · built 1931 · class C1 · owner of record: Lafayette Ave Equities Llc

12open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
2HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto 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 47 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 47 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 63 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 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2028 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2028
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 3 is on the 2028 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2028
in 778 days
Next cycle year 2028
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: 2026-07-29 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Jul 20, 2018Boilers CLASS - 2
25B,36,50,50A,50B. 50-SHUT OFF VALVES IN GAS PRESSURE SWITCH PIPE; 50A-BOTH STEAM FLANGES CORRODED; 50B-COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE IN BOILER ROOM.
#32097502M
Nov 26, 2018
IN VIOLATION
$0
Jun 25, 2015Quality of Life CLASS - 2
RESIDENCE ALTERED FOR OCCUPANCY AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THAN THE LEGAL LY APPROVED NUMBER OF FAMILIES.NOTED: DOB RECORD INDICATE A 4STORY,17 CLASS"A"UNITS (CELLAR,1 CLASS"A"UNIT) RESIDENCE HAS BEEN ALTERED AND
#35037421P
Sep 14, 2015
WRITTEN OFF
$0
DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jul 28, 1999CONSTRUCTION
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: GUT RENOVATION IN PROGRESS, 3 APT ON 1ST FLOOR- APT A, C, AND D DEMO WALLS AND CEILING, NEW DROP CEILING & PARTITION WALLS ERECTED, NEW ELECTRIC WORK , NEW PLUMBING WORK BEEN DONE; NO PERMIT POSTED. WORKING IN A & D APT AT TIME OF INSPECTION REMEDY: STOP ALL WORK,
#03RH01
VIOLATION WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#32919
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (0)

None open.

HPD (8) · C 2 · B 5 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Sep 15, 2026B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, 3rd STORYOct 20, 2026
Sep 15, 2026A§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMADec 19, 2026
Sep 22, 2025BApt 3I · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN FLOOR AT RADIATOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 27, 2025
Sep 22, 2025BApt 3I · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL AT CLOSET IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 27, 2025
Sep 22, 2025BApt 3I · § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES NOT WITHIN 10 SQ FT OF SLEEPING AREA IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMEOct 27, 2025
Sep 22, 2025BApt 3I · § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS NOT WITHIN 10 SQ FT OF SLEEPING AREA IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3I, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTOct 27, 2025
Aug 8, 2024C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, 1st STORYAug 14, 2024
Apr 8, 2024CApt 4O · § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4O, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHApr 8, 2024

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Sep 15, 2026HPD B§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, 3rd STORYOpen
Sep 15, 2026HPD A§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMAOpen

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City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 8:47 AM ET. BBL 3017860058.

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