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904 DeKalb Avenue

1,308Records
18City systems
123Open violations
582.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,308 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 464 311 service requests, 398 HPD complaints, 184 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built2002
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)910 DEKALB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP ORATION
BBL3016010004
BIN3389800

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 582.8. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations123 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 75 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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16
’24–25
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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

225 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (45) · PAINT/PLASTER (31) · PLUMBING (31) · Noise (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · FLOORING/STAIRS (15).

Filed construction activity

$3,063,261 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (2002)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)910 DEKALB AVE LP
Head officerCAL HEDIGAN
Managing agentCOMMUNITY ACCESS
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,442,400 $649,080
2026$1,731,000 $778,950
2027$1,960,000 $882,000

The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Marcus Garvey Blvd — B38 · 150 ft
Citi BikePulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake School. 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

904 DeKalb Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

225 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 COMMUNITY ACCESS — 19 buildings, 1,314 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1169 River Avenue BX245 B
985 Bruckner Boulevard BX215 C
111 East 172 Street BX126 C
621 Water Street MN124 C
1854 Cedar Avenue BX106 C
1750 Davidson Avenue BX74 B
1022 Rev James Polite Ave BX68 B
1363 Franklin Avenue BX67 B
1710 Vyse Avenue BX65 B
772 East 168 Street BX60 D
29 East 2 Street MN54 C
258 East 4 Street MN51 A
107 Avenue D MN45 A
904 DeKalb Avenue BK9 D
202 West 108 Street MN5 F
190 Stanton Street MN0 —
220 East 7 Street MN0 —
255 East Broadway MN0 —
315 2 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,380,809 on 2024-09-13 (lender: The City Of New York Department Of Housing). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-13AL&R $2,380,809 — from 910 DEKALB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $2,380,809
2024-09-13Mortgage $2,380,809 — from 910 DEKALB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $2,380,809
2024-09-13Deed $2,000,000 — from 910 DEKALB AVENUE, L.P. to 910 DEKALB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $2,000,000
2024-09-10RPTT&RET $2,000,000 — from U.S.A. INSTITUTIONAL TAX CREDIT FUND XXX; THE RICHMAN GROUP CAPITAL CORPORATION to 910 DEKALB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $2,000,000
2024-08-27Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $222,222
2004-07-16Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 910 DEKALB AVENUE, L.P. to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $2,000,000
2002-10-30Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 910 DEKALB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,000,000
2002-04-23Mortgage $50,000 — from DUNN DEVELOPMENT CORP to DUNN, RAYMOND J III $50,000
2002-04-23Mortgage $350,000 — from DUNN DEVELOPMENT CORP to DUNN, RAYMOND J III $350,000
1988-03-11Mortgage $33,750 — from MICHAELOV, GAVRIEL to CITY OF NEW YORK $33,750
1984-09-12Mortgage $6,000 — from HOO, JEAN SOO to CITY OF NEW YORK $6,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714200429
201813330643
201902460856
2020022001032
202104350544
202201570765
202301590868
20241113496151
202510313408155
20269926307288
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 1,060Ownership & money 44Health & systems 71

Every one of the 1,308 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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