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NYC Department of Buildings violation history for 109 East 9th Street — pulled directly from NYC Open Data.
109E9 LLC (Michael Geylik) purchased this building on June 28, 2021, inheriting decades of deferred maintenance and unfiled inspections. The prior ownership accumulated violations going back to 1994 and repeatedly paid fines rather than maintaining compliance — including skipping boiler inspections for years 2012, 2017, and 2018 on the same device. The new owner resolved inherited violations, proactively engaged structural engineers, and filed for emergency permits — only to be blocked by the city from completing the repairs it simultaneously ordered him to make.
One additional 1994 DOB record is shown separately as a legacy unserved / administratively deleted ECB item.
Six violations were issued for Device #00020655 (low-pressure boiler) covering inspection years 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023. The inspections for 2012, 2017, and 2018 were skipped entirely by the prior owner. The 2021 inspection fell in the transition year (building purchased June 28). Even so — the DOB issued the violations in 2023–2024, years after the fact, and the new owner resolved every one of them.
In May 2024, the owner proactively hired a structural engineer after tenants reported worsening cracks — damage compounded by the April 5, 2024 earthquake. The DOB Forensic Engineering Unit issued emergency orders in August 2024. The owner had already begun the investigation before the violations were issued. The violations remain active because HPD’s revocation of the CONH blocks the permits needed to complete permanent repairs.
In April 2025, DOB issued stop-work orders against the owner’s own emergency repair permits — the same work the DOB ordered via the August 2024 violations. One SWO was rescinded in 22 days. Another was dismissed as a duplicate. The building is caught in a regulatory paradox: ordered to repair, then ordered to stop repairing.
Before June 28, 2021
All DOB violations are public record. This data was pulled directly from the NYC Open Data — DOB Violations dataset (BIN: 1008963, Block: 00555, Lot: 00040). You can view all violations for this property on the DOB BIS Violations page. Each violation card below links directly to its BIS record.
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Issued in 1994 under prior ownership — an unserved ECB violation that was administratively deleted three months later. This violation predates the new owner by 27 years.
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
Issued in 2014 under prior ownership for failure to certify correction of a Class 1 (immediately hazardous) ECB violation. The prior owner simply paid the fine rather than addressing the underlying hazard. The new owner inherited this history.
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
Same day, same type — a second Class 1 hazardous certification failure under the prior owner. Again resolved by paying the fine, not fixing the problem.
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
The boiler inspection report for 2012 was never filed. Issued 2014 under prior ownership — paid $1,000 and dismissed. The prior owner skipped the inspection for years and treated the fine as a cost of business.
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
The 2017 annual boiler inspection was never filed. Issued November 2019 — still under prior ownership (building sold June 2021). Same device #00020655, same $1,000 penalty, same pattern of paying to make it go away.
Michael Geylik purchases the building via bargain-and-sale deed, inheriting unresolved violations dating back to 1994, skipped boiler inspections, and decades of deferred structural maintenance.
After June 28, 2021
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
Issued April 2023 for the 2022 inspection year. By this time the new owner had taken over and was working to bring the building into compliance. The violation was dismissed as the owner brought inspections current.
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
EMERGENCY WORK ORDER. Main building with wood joists and cracked 3rd floor header with inadequate connection to trimmer, which was supporting interior wall adjacent to stairs. Floors severely sloping towards center stairs at 2nd through 5th floors. Owner to immediately retain NY State PE and licensed GC to shore building, as required, under full-time continuous NYSPE supervision/direction.
In May 2024, the new owner proactively engaged a structural engineer (PE) after tenants reported worsening cracks and sloping floors — damage compounded by the April 5, 2024 earthquake. The DOB Forensic Engineering Unit subsequently issued this emergency work order in August 2024. The owner had already begun the process of shoring and repair before this violation was issued. The violation remains active because permanent repairs require DOB permits that have been obstructed by HPD's revocation of the Certificate of No Harassment.
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A SAFE CONDITION. Main building with cracked 3rd floor header with inadequate connection to trimmer which was supporting interior wall adjacent to stairs. Floors severely sloping towards center. Owner to retain NYSPE to evaluate the entire building and file repair drawings with DOB. Permanent repairs to begin under permit 10/14/24 and completed and signed off.
Companion violation to the emergency shoring order above. The owner retained a NYSPE, filed repair drawings with DOB, and began work under permit. The violation remains technically active because the full scope of permanent repairs cannot be completed — HPD revoked the CONH required for the permit work to proceed, creating a regulatory deadlock where the owner is ordered to fix the building but simultaneously blocked from doing so.
ALL WORK AND PERMITS IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATION #M01098599-I1 HAS BEEN REVOKED
DOB revoked all work and permits under Application #M01098599-I1 (the emergency shoring job). Rescinded 22 days later when the Borough Commissioner's office issued a rescission letter — acknowledging the SWO was issued in error against the owner's own emergency repair work.
DOB HEREBY ORDERS YOU TO STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY DUE TO INTENT TO REVOKE ALL APPROVALS AND PERMITS UNDER JOB #M01181265-I1.
DOB ordered all work stopped and revoked all permits under Job #M01181265-I1. This stop-work order targets the owner's DOB-ordered structural repair work — the same work the DOB demanded via violations FEU10301PN and FEU10302PN. The building is simultaneously ordered to make emergency repairs and ordered to stop making those repairs.
ALL WORK AND PERMITS IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATION #M01181265-I1 HAS BEEN REVOKED
Issued the same day as #25-00666 above, for the same application. Dismissed as a duplicate SWO 10 days later. The DOB issued two overlapping stop-work orders against the same job in the same week.
REQUESTING AN ENGINEERING REPORT DUE TO BROKEN WALLS AND A BROKEN FLOOR EXPOSING WOOD JOISTS OBSERVED IN APT. #4C. THESE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS HAVE RENDERED THE ENTIRE APARTMENT 4C UNSAFE TO ENTER AND OCCUPY. AN ENGINEERING REPORT IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS AND RECTIFY THE PROPERTY.
DOB cited broken walls and floors exposing wood joists in Apt. #4C, declaring it "unsafe to enter and occupy." The owner submitted an engineering report within 18 days. DOB reviewed it, accepted it, and dismissed the violation on 12/08/2025. This is a case where the owner responded promptly and the system worked — but the underlying structural damage is the same issue the owner has been trying to permanently repair since 2024, blocked by the CONH revocation.
This violation was issued in June 2023 for failure to file the 2018 boiler inspection — a year when the prior owner still controlled the building. The new owner was cited for a lapse that occurred three years before they purchased the property. Dismissed.
Issued June 2023 for the 2021 inspection year — the transition year when 109E9 LLC took title (June 28, 2021). The building was purchased mid-year with an existing backlog of unfiled inspections. Dismissed after the new owner brought everything current.
Issued September 2024 for the 2023 inspection year. This is the first boiler violation that falls entirely within the new owner's tenure. Dismissed December 2024 — the inspection was filed and accepted.