Six OATH/ECB tickets heading to hearing on September 17 all allege the same underlying problem: protective structures built or maintained differently than what the Department of Buildings approved on paper.

At 15 East 77th Street in Manhattan, DOB records show a ticket issued against Highline Construction Group for a supported scaffold installed and in use nonconforming to approved plans — inspectors measured the structure at roughly 38 to 39 inches from the building face where the plans called for a maximum 24-inch clearance. The violation carries a total amount of $1,250 and is listed as "IN VIOLATION" following a completed hearing, per OATH/ECB Hearings (Case Status) data.

At 171 East 86th Street, ZDJ Construction Inc faces two separate tickets from the same July 10 inspection. One alleges a sidewalk shed installed in a nonconforming condition, with required structural components shown on the approved construction documents — trusses, cross braces, bays, posts — missing at multiple locations. The other alleges a supported scaffold missing required stair towers at the ground level and at the 11th and 13th floors, with scaffold access not continuous. Each carries a $1,250 violation amount and both are marked "IN VIOLATION," per DOB records.

At 58 West 39th Street, NYC Modern Construction was cited for a sidewalk shed in place under a temporary construction equipment permit that DOB records show had expired on July 9 — plus a separate ticket the same day for a construction fence in place under a permit that expired back in October 2024. Both are $1,250 violations, both "IN VIOLATION," per OATH records.

At 222 Broadway, Leeding Builders Group LLC was cited after an inspector reviewing an office-to-residential construction site found an additional construction fence installed at one exposure — with a turnstile and a panic door built into it — that DOB records indicate was not part of the approved configuration. That ticket also carries a $1,250 violation amount and an "IN VIOLATION" result.

None of the six tickets show a penalty imposed or balance due in the record as of this writing — all are marked "All Terms Met" for compliance status, meaning the underlying obligation attached to the finding has been satisfied even though the violation stands. Full addresses and block/lot numbers are in the public OATH/ECB Hearings dataset for any contractor or owner who wants to cross-reference active filings at these sites.

For contractors running sidewalk sheds or supported scaffolds on active Manhattan sites, the pattern is a reminder that DOB inspectors are checking installed structures against the stamped drawings, not just against a valid permit. A shed or scaffold that drifted from its approved plan — wrong clearance, missing bracing, missing stair towers, an added fence feature — is a live violation risk even if the permit itself is current.