Brooklyn · Block 3197 · Lot 12 · 11237

78 Starr Street

3 floors · 6 apartments · 4,350 sq ft · built 1931 · class C2 · owner of record: 78 Starr Llc

12open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
Overdueto Annual property registration

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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
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
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 4 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 68 days
Due this year
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 68 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 68 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 84 days
Annual

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
May 14, 2021Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C/O PR BLDGS DEPT RECORDS.DOB RECORDS INDICATE CELLAR AS ORDINARY USE.ATOI OBSERVED CELLAR ARRANGED&OCCUPIED AS 1OFFICE,1LIVINGRM&1RM FOR SLEEPING 2PC BATHRM(SINK,TOILET) U
#35378464K
Apr 13, 2022
IN VIOLATION
$0
Apr 24, 2021Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY COFO AND/OR DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING RECORDS.PARTITIONS ERECTED CREATING ILLEGAL ROOMS FOR LIVING AND SLEEPING AT CELLAR.CELLAR IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH 1ST STORY APARTMEN
#35484597N
Dec 22, 2021
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 1, 2009LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#12058
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jan 3, 2008LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#12038
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Aug 16, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

#23314
DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jan 1, 2009Boiler LL6291
Active
Jan 3, 2008Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (5) · C 0 · B 3 · A 2
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Sep 11, 2025B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONCRETE TREAD 3RD FROM BOTTOM AT BUILDING FRONT AT STOOPOct 16, 2025
May 6, 2021B§ 27-2081 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS WATER CLOSET, AND WASH BASIN IN CONJUNCTION WITH APARTMENT 1L AT CELLARJun 10, 2021
May 6, 2021B§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SHEETROCK AND STUDS ERECTED FROM FLOOR TO CEILING CREATING EXTRA ROOM AT CELLARJun 10, 2021
Mar 31, 2021A§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJul 4, 2021
Mar 31, 2021A§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING. AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORYJul 4, 2021

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City records as of Oct 24, 2026, 9:16 AM ET. BBL 3031970012.

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