A Queens Contractor Defaulted on a DOB Compliance Order. The Fine Just Kept Growing.

The city's Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings recorded a default against AAA Builders Inc. on a Department of Buildings enforcement case tied to 25-44 Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, according to OATH/ECB hearing records.

The underlying charge, cited as code section B263, alleges AAA Builders Inc. failed to comply with a Department of Buildings commissioner's order to file a certificate of correction with the department. OATH's record lists the violation date as September 24, 2025, with violation details pointing to DOB complaint number 4A05553.

The case's hearing status is listed as rescheduled, with a hearing result of defaulted and a new hearing date of October 29, 2026. OATH's compliance status field reads 'Penalty Due.' The total violation amount on the case is $1,250; the penalty imposed is listed at $640, with $0 paid to date and no additional penalties or late fees recorded as of this writing.

The property sits on a block and lot identified in the record as block 654, lot 82, in Queens, zip code 11103. The respondent's address on file is in Staten Island, zip code 10303.

A certificate of correction is the document a property owner or contractor files with the Department of Buildings to show that a cited violation has actually been fixed. Until it's filed and accepted, the underlying violation stays open on the building's record regardless of what work may have been done.

OATH/ECB hearings records show the case status as 'RESCHEDULED' with the next hearing date of October 29, 2026, one day after this record was entered. It was not possible to determine from the available record whether AAA Builders Inc. appeared at that hearing or what, if anything, happened as a result.