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426 Decatur Street

447Records
16City systems
8Open violations
32Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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447 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 HPD housing violations, 115 311 service requests, 103 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)MITCHELL, HAROLD
BBL3016830002
BIN3047620

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 32. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2014-01-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (8) · Litter Basket Request (3) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Obstruction (1) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)HAROLD MITCHELL; orean mitchell
Head officerHAROLD MITCHELL
Managing agentAccess New York Group Corp.
Last registered2025-11-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$784,800 $353,160
2026$942,000 $423,900
2027$1,130,000 $508,500

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mitchell's KitchenCaribbeanAMice 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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / Bainbridge St — B46 · 850 ft
Citi BikePatchen Ave & Bainbridge St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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

426 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 ACCESS NEW YORK GROUP CORP. — 7 buildings, 63 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B2 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1908 Newkirk Avenue BK22 B
3423 Church Avenue BK18 A
698 Fulton Street BK6 A
880 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
426 Decatur Street BK5 C
1649 Nostrand Avenue BK4 C
226A Madison Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $63,230 on 2025-11-03 (lender: Scott, Ferdinand). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-03Mortgage $63,230 — from MITCHELL, HAROLD to SCOTT, FERDINAND $63,230
2019-08-16Mortgage $1,200,000 — from MITCHELL, HAROLD to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $1,200,000
2011-11-30Mortgage $200,000 — from MITCHELL, HAROLD to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $200,000
2005-04-04Mortgage $135,271 — from MITCHELL, HAROLD to DELTA FUNDING CORP $135,271
2005-04-04Agreement $325,500 — from MITCHELL, HAROLD to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $325,500
2002-11-26Mortgage $195,000 — from MITCHELL, HAROLD to PARKWAY MTGE INC $195,000
1996-12-16Mortgage $157,000 — from MITCHELL, HAROLD to CHURCHILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATIO $157,000
1990-08-29Mortgage $110,000 — from MITCHELL, HAROLD; MITCHELL, HORACE to VAFAKOS, THEO; NUSSBAUM, FRED; KADOSH, ORLY; DESSART, GEORGE; BRAUNSTEIN, SHIRLEY $110,000
1988-11-07Mortgage $13,000 — from MITCHELL, HORACE; MITCHELL, HAROLD to COLUMBIA FED SAVS BANK $13,000
1987-11-16Mortgage $50,000 — from MITCHELL, HAROLD; MITCHELL, HARACE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017323019
201803140118
20190067114
202000181120
2021004015
202200150318
2023023016
20240192315
20250181313
20260080210
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 355Ownership & money 40Health & systems 20

Every one of the 447 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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