Five Department of Buildings violation cases defaulted at OATH/ECB hearings and were rescheduled to October 6, 2026, according to OATH/ECB Hearings (Case Status) records.
Three of the five cases trace to a single address: 539 Ellsworth Avenue in the Bronx, zip 10465. Per DOB records, that address carries three separate defaulted violations tied to respondent Agustin L. Ciprian — two for an illegal residence alteration from a two-family to a three-family building, with the cellar arranged as an occupied two-bedroom apartment with a kitchen and bathroom, cited under code B2K6 (residence altered contrary to certificate of occupancy), and one for work without a permit tied to the same illegal basement apartment, cited under code B201. The violation dates on these three run from August 28, 2023 to September 30, 2024, with penalties imposed of $10,000, $10,000, and $6,250 and a combined balance due of $26,250, none of it paid as of the hearing record.
A fourth case, at 3536 Hull Avenue in the Bronx, zip 10467, cites respondent 3536 Hull LLC for failure to maintain the building exterior facade, per DOB records. The violation, dated July 31, 2025, describes cracked brick mortar joints at a roof bullhead and missing coping overlooking the building's south side. The penalty imposed is $10,000, unpaid as of the hearing record.
The fifth case, at 109-02 Liverpool Street in Jamaica, Queens, zip 11435, cites respondent Vincent Barran for work without a permit — an aluminum awning roughly 15 feet by 22 feet installed over a garage without permit or construction documents, per DOB records. The penalty imposed is $1,280.
All five hearings were marked RESCHEDULED with a result of DEFAULTED, meaning the respondent did not appear or respond by the prior hearing date, and all are now set for October 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. None of the balances have been paid.
For contractors and owners working these corridors, OATH defaults carry weight beyond the dollar figure: unresolved ECB penalties can surface in title searches, DOB sign-off requests, and future permit applications at the same address. Anyone with work pending at 539 Ellsworth Avenue, 3536 Hull Avenue, or 109-02 Liverpool Street should check the address against DOB's own violation and complaint records before bidding or scheduling inspections there.