Brooklyn · Block 6346 · Lot 3 · 11214

8501 20 Avenue

1 floors · 2,460 sq ft · built 1925 · class K1 · owner of record: Scher 20th Avenue Llc

4open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
430dto Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle)

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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 65 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
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 11 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 430 days
Next cycle year 2027
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: 2026-03-20 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (2)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Sep 19, 2017Construction CLASS - 2
OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS.GROUND FLOOR OCCUPIED AS "YI JING" A MASSAGE PARLOR OFFERING BODY MASSAGE WITH 3 MASSAGE ROOMS INSIDE OFFERED BY 2 FEMALE STAFF.PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENT N
#35289992J
Nov 13, 2017
IN VIOLATION
$0
Sep 19, 2017Zoning CLASS - 2
ILLEGAL USE IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.OPERATING ILLEGAL PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENT "YI JING"AKA MASSAGE PARLOR IN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.MASSAGE OFFERED AT RATE OF 48 PER HOUR.MASSAGE PARLOR IS NOT PERMITTED IN A
#35289993L
Nov 20, 2017
IN VIOLATION
$0
DOB (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 20, 2023LOW PRESSURE BOILER
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (1)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 20, 2023Boiler LBLVIO
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
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 27, 2026, 12:11 AM ET. BBL 3063460003.

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