Bronx · Block 2647 · Lot 53 · 10456

853 Forest Avenue

2 floors · 1 apartments · 1,152 sq ft · built 1992 · class A5 · owner of record: Lay, Sandra

5open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
311dto Annual property registration

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Check
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 311 days
Required only if the owner doesn't live there

Open violations

ECB / OATH (1)
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Mar 3, 2020Construction CLASS - 2
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED WALLS ERECTED IN BASEMENT FOR A ROOM, AND TOOLS STORAGE., OBTAIN ALL PERMITS
#39018802K
Jan 22, 2021
ADMIT/IN-VIO
$0
DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (4)
IssuedViolationStatus
May 4, 1998Boiler LL6291
Active
Aug 29, 1995Boiler LL6291
Active
Jun 9, 1994Boiler LL6291
Active
May 17, 1993Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (0)

None open.

Check the agency records

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 25, 2026, 6:59 PM ET. BBL 2026470053.

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