The Department of Buildings issued a batch of ECB violations dated September 24 across active construction sites in four boroughs, according to DOB ECB Violations records. The cluster centers on pedestrian protection, site security, and unpermitted work — the categories that keep showing up when inspectors walk an open job.
At 823 East 16th Street in Brooklyn (BIN 3335948), B O S S Associates Inc drew two violations from the same inspection. Per DOB records, an inspector observed pedestrians walking in the street near concrete trucks and road closures with no closed-sidewalk signage posted, no flag person, and no overhead protection at two exposures — a Class 1 violation carrying a $4,800 penalty under BC3307.3 for failure to provide pedestrian protection. A second violation from the same visit cites the roadway closure itself: the inspector found the street closed and occupied by a concrete truck and material with no DOT permit produced on request, a Class 2 violation carrying a $2,500 penalty.
In the Bronx, Dedaj Construction Corp was cited at 3064 Buhre Avenue (BIN 2017269), where DOB records describe a 3-story building under full demolition. The violation states that the construction superintendent's logbook showed daily entries continuing through the period in question despite what the inspector's narrative indicates was a lapse in licensed supervision — cited as unlicensed activity under Title 28, Chapter 4, with a $5,000 penalty, the top individual amount in this batch alongside two others.
Two vacate-order violations carried $5,000 and $10,000 penalties. At 397 Cornelia Street in Brooklyn (BIN 3109699), Jamguy 12 LLC was cited after an inspector found a posted vacate-order sticker no longer affixed to the front door, per DOB records — a $5,000 violation for removing or defacing a posted vacate order. At 146 Spencer Street in Brooklyn (BIN 3036724), St Johns Albany LLC was cited for failing to obey a vacate order issued in November 2023: the inspector found two apartment units occupied by tenants in violation of that order, drawing a $10,000 penalty, the largest single fine in the batch.
A worker-injury notation appears in a violation against Jacobsen Gilbane Joint at 88 Pine Street in Manhattan (BIN 1028159). DOB records state the inspection was a response to an incident in which a worker was injured on his right hand, and that a review of the pre-shift safety meeting found the specific risks associated with the demolition work underway were not communicated to workers — a Class 1 violation under BC 3301.12.2 carrying a $5,000 penalty. DOB's record does not describe the worker's condition or the resolution of the injury beyond the citation itself.
Elevator safety violations also surfaced at three addresses. At 40 West 57th Street in Manhattan (BIN 4050818), Rego Park Ventures LLC was cited for a Class 1 cease-use condition after an inspector found a door-zone restrictor tampered with, disabled, and rendered inoperative — a safety device intended to prevent the doors from opening away from a floor level. A nearly identical citation hit 95 Wall Street in Manhattan (BIN 1088631), where Columbus Square 79 LLC's building had the same restrictor condition flagged. At 311 Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn (BIN 3029366), 195 Underhill LLC was cited because the only elevator in the multiple dwelling was out of service, a condition DOB records describe as dangerous to human life given the number of tenants affected, including those with special needs.
Rounding out the batch: sidewalk-shed defects at 148 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, 2023 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, and an address on Buhre Avenue's Bronx corridor; fence-height violations in Staten Island and Flushing; and a housekeeping/debris citation at a Bayside two-family alteration site where DOB records describe piles of material blocking egress. All violations listed carry active ECB hearing dates in the first week of December 2026 and remain PENDING with full balances due, per DOB ECB Violations records.
Separately, DOB's Complaints Received log shows roughly 100 new complaints filed citywide in the past two days, spanning elevator, plumbing, electrical, and structural categories — a complaint alone is an unverified report and is not evidence a condition exists until DOB inspects and, where warranted, issues a violation.
For contractors: every one of these citations traces to routine site inspection, not a triggering accident — sidewalk sheds, fencing, logbooks, and permits are exactly what an inspector checks on a walk-by, and the fines here (up to $10,000) are the cost of getting caught without the paperwork or the protection in place. Respondents have hearing dates in early December to contest or resolve these before the ECB. Anyone doing work adjacent to these addresses, or bidding a project at one of them, can look up the full record and hearing status through the DOB's ECB violation search.