The Department of Buildings issued five active Class 1 and Class 2 violations against Spectra Constr & Dev Corp at 554 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, all served October 16, according to DOB's ECB violations database.
Two of the five violations are tied directly to a weather event: DOB records describe a department-issued 58 mph high-wind advisory in effect at the time of inspection. One violation, carrying a $10,000 penalty, cites loose and ripped vertical safety netting that the inspector found 'creating a hazard of falling and flying materials' during the advisory, per the violation description. A second, also penalized at $10,000, cites unsecured plywood formwork decking at the site's topmost working deck during the same advisory, which the inspector wrote created a risk of the plywood 'becoming' airborne.
A third violation, also $10,000, states that no site safety manager was available on request at the time of inspection and directs a stop to all work under the relevant permit, per the violation text. The remaining two violations, carrying $5,000 and $2,500 penalties, cite a missing guardrail system around an access ladder opening at the topmost deck and a work/storage zone without required chain-link fencing atop jersey barriers, respectively.
All five violations are listed as Class 1 or Class 2, active status, with hearings scheduled for December 24, 2026, according to DOB's ECB database. Penalties across the five violations total $32,500, all currently shown with a balance due of the full amount and no payment recorded. DOB's record does not list a building identification number for the property beyond a placeholder BIN, and the database does not indicate whether the cited conditions have since been corrected.
The violations are civil Class 1 and Class 2 ECB citations, not criminal charges, and the hearing process is pending; DOB's record does not include a response from the respondent.