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768 Decatur Street

987Records
19City systems
51Open violations
41.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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987 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 535 311 service requests, 161 HPD complaints, 82 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built—
Floors—
Res. units79
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)BROADWAYY DECATUR OWNERS LLC
BBL3015077501
BIN3414036

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 41.9. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations51 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-22.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

333 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (195) · PLUMBING (26) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · APPLIANCE (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (9).

Filed construction activity

$205,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974
YesSix or more residential units (79)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BROADWAY DECATUR OWNERS LLC
Head officerMICHAEL MCCARTHY
Managing agentS.U.S.
Last registered2025-10-10

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,419,985 $3,788,994
2026$1,403,658 $631,646
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
KaiffAmericanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayChauncey St — J Z · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Cooper St — B20 Q24 · 100 ft
Citi BikeRockaway Ave & Bainbridge St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

768 Decatur Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

333 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by S.U.S. — 2 buildings, 134 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
768 Decatur Street BK79 B
1672 Broadway BK55 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-02Agreement $10,050,000 — from BROADWAY DECATUR OWNERS LLC; BROADWAY DECATUR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $10,050,000
2018-03-02Agreement $10,050,000 — from BROADWAY DECATUR OWNERS LLC; BROADWAY DECATUR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $10,050,000

Ten-year activity

5002500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
318
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175170215
2018302381044
2019601201432
202024560264
202100820284
202235530263
202313370445
202401532763
20250115804163
20260131007318
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The full timeline

Construction 65Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 793Ownership & money 16Health & systems 59

Every one of the 987 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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