DOB served 32 ECB violations on October 6, 2026, across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, according to Department of Buildings ECB violation records. Penalties ranged from $500 to $25,000, with most hearings scheduled for mid-December.
The largest penalty in the batch hit Double Up Realty LLC at 199 Lee Avenue in Brooklyn (BIN 4002622). Per DOB records, an inspector found that work previously halted by a partial stop-work order — issued March 4, 2025 under DOB complaint number 4988999 — had been completed in full without the required correction sign-off. The violation cites Administrative Code 28-207.2.2, unlawfully continuing work during a stop-work order, with a $25,000 penalty imposed and a hearing set for December 15.
Elevator safety accounted for several Class 1 violations in the batch. At 695 St Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan (BIN 1061002), DOB records describe a cease-use order after an inspector found the right-side brake arm 'shaking excessively' with uneven pad wear, cited under ASME A17.1 standard 8.6.4.6.1. At 851 Avenue of the Americas — the Kimpton Hotel Eventi (BIN 1015146) — DOB records describe a door-zone restrictor 'tampered with, disabled and rendered inoperative,' which the violation describes as a passenger safety device. A third elevator violation at 15 Taft Avenue in the Bronx (BIN 2067156) cites an inoperative Firefighters' Service Phase II door-close function. All three carry Class 1 severity, DOB's highest hazard category for this violation type, with hearings scheduled December 10 and December 16.
Scaffold and sidewalk-shed conditions also drew Class 1 citations. At 150-51 Hoover Avenue in Queens (BIN 3425639), per DOB records, an inspector found a supported scaffold with no screw jacks, incomplete planking, no guardrail, and uneven leveling — cited as a falling hazard, with a $5,000 penalty. A separate Myrtle Avenue site in Brooklyn (670 Myrtle Avenue, BIN 3114070 and 3114071) drew two matching $5,000 violations the same day for demolition debris removal without a required DOT permit, both tied to MJH Construction Corp.
A Woodside, Queens property at 20-11 36th Street and a related filing under 'Woodside Commons LLC' at 48-20 Northern Boulevard-area records (BIN 4026981) generated three separate violations in the same batch: unpermitted construction of a spray booth, loose debris and cracked masonry at roof level, and improperly stored propane cylinders — all Class 1 or Class 2, filed under the same BIN.
DOB's complaint log for October 7 shows three new active complaints that have not yet produced violations: one at 462 2nd Avenue in Manhattan (complaint 1738407), one at 747 Sheridan Avenue in the Bronx involving an elevator unit (complaint 2451763), and one at 1022 East 36th Street in Brooklyn involving a boiler unit (complaint 3A83724). These are unverified allegations at the complaint stage and do not confirm any violation; DOB has not yet inspected or ruled on them as of this writing.
Contractors working any of these addresses, or bidding adjacent work, can look up current violation status and hearing dates through DOB's online portal using the BIN numbers above. All matters are scheduled for ECB hearings in December and remain pending; no violation described here reflects a final determination of liability.