The Department of Buildings served at least 28 ECB violations across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx on October 20, according to DOB ECB violation records. Several point to life-safety conditions beyond routine paperwork lapses.

The most serious: DOB cited Casa Azoutr Inc., based in Hollis, Queens, for unlawfully continuing work at a four-story residential building at BIN 3074331, block 3263, lot 35, in Brooklyn, while a stop-work order was in effect. The violation, number 39560810K, carries a $10,000 penalty and cites BC 28-207.2.2. The hearing is set for January 6, 2027.

At 49 Montrose Avenue in Brooklyn (BIN 3128913), DOB cited Empire Management & Con* for a steel deck roughly 15 feet above grade with no guardrails, accessible from an unlocked second-floor door — a condition DOB's own description calls a potential for serious injury or death to the public and first responders. The violation carries a $5,000 penalty, with a hearing scheduled for January 6, 2027.

A Ridgewood, Queens excavation drew a matching $5,000 penalty: DOB cited Planet Renovations Inc., based in White Lake, New York, after inspectors found a dry well excavation deeper than seven feet with no sheathing or supports at BIN 3246347, block 8743, lot 88, citing a hazard condition for workers and the public under BC 3304.4.

Elevator conditions affecting tenants also drew Class 1 violations: Buddies Bro LLC was cited at BIN 3116648 in Brooklyn after DOB found the only elevator in a multiple dwelling out of service, a condition the violation describes as dangerous to human life under 1 RCNY 11-02, with a $1,250 penalty. At 51 Montrose Avenue (BIN 3071062), 334 Lorimer LLC was cited for an inoperative elevator phone, insufficient lighting outside the elevator, and standing water in the pit, drawing a $3,125 penalty.

Riverbay Corporation, which manages Co-op City in the Bronx, was cited at 2049 Bartow Avenue (BIN 2097466) for spalling concrete with exposed, rusted rebar found in a parking garage during an inspection tied to a 2023 violation, carrying a $6,250 penalty and a hearing set for January 15, 2027.

None of the respondent firms named above had a public statement available at the time of this writing. All violations listed carry pending hearing status and unpaid balances, per DOB records.

What to do next

If you hold a permit or operate at any of these BINs, cross-check your own violation history before the scheduled hearings — DOB ECB violations compound quickly when prior orders go uncorrected, as the Riverbay citation shows with a condition traced back to 2023. Anyone managing elevator service in a multiple dwelling should treat a Class 1 service violation as a same-day fix: DOB's own description ties an out-of-service elevator directly to a danger-to-life finding, not a paperwork issue.