The Department of Buildings issued a run of new ECB violations dated September 12 and 13 targeting active construction sites across Brooklyn and the Bronx, per DOB ECB Violations records — most citing unmaintained perimeter fencing, missing watchpersons, and unpermitted after-hours work.

The heaviest concentration hit one Brooklyn address twice over: 1455 49 Street in Brooklyn (BIN 2131381), cited to Revamp NYC Corp, drew four separate Class 2 violations from a single weekend compliance inspection of a closed five-story new building. Per DOB records, inspectors found no qualified watchperson on site as required under Building Code 3303.3 for a 7,653-square-foot footprint, along with scattered debris and mixed trash at the interior perimeter, loose and broken plywood panels along the fence line, and an unmaintained exterior work-and-storage zone at two exposures. Combined penalties on the four violations total $7,250, with hearings set for November 20 at DOB's ECB tribunal.

A second site, 130 Lee Avenue in Brooklyn (BIN 3428696), cited to Innovative Constr NYC LLC, drew two Class 2 violations from the same period: an inadequate work-and-storage zone missing required 4-foot solid barriers with mesh, and a watchperson violation on an 11-story new building where inspectors reported no response after shouting at the perimeter and banging on the fence. Each carries a $2,500 penalty, with hearings set for November 18.

A third pairing hit 3152 Albany Crescent and a related address in the Bronx and Brooklyn — J&J Designs Inc. was cited at two separate Bronx sites (BIN 3430194 and BIN 3430193) for construction work performed after hours without the required variance permit, per DOB records, each carrying a $1,250 penalty and hearings set for November 18.

Separately, at 1 Lakeside Place on Staten Island (BIN 5045108), a Class 1 violation was issued to Rosemary F. Palladino citing a support column at porch level that DOB's inspection found had moved roughly 6 inches out of plumb, along with deteriorated concrete at the same location. That violation carries a $2,500 penalty and a hearing date of December 2 — the longest hearing runway in this batch and the only violation in the group describing an active structural displacement rather than a maintenance or paperwork lapse.

None of these violations allege injury, and DOB's hearing process has not yet run on any of them — all are listed ACTIVE with PENDING hearing status, meaning the amounts cited are proposed penalties, not final findings.

For contractors: a watchperson violation on a closed site is one of the more expensive routine citations DOB writes — $2,500 a pop — and it repeats easily if a site sits vacant on weekends without a documented check-in log. If you're running an unattended closed site, especially over a weekend, a documented watchperson visit is cheaper than the citation.

Property owners and GCs named in these records can look up hearing dates and contest procedures through the NYC OATH Trials Division, which adjudicates ECB violations; case status is also searchable by BIN or violation number through DOB NOW: Build.