387 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 HPD complaints, 81 311 service requests, 75 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 114. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 14 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2002-08-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Damaged Tree (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 733 DEKALB OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | DOUGLAS BAILLIE |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES |
| Last registered | 2026-06-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $899,000 | $404,550 |
| 2026 | $1,079,000 | $485,550 |
| 2027 | $1,295,000 | $582,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Myrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Tompkins Av / DeKalb Av — B43 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Marcy Ave & Hart St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos 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.
733 DeKalb Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 249 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $605,823 on 2026-09-01 (lender: Conventus LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Agreement $2,240,000 — from DEKALB MANOR LLC to CONVENTUS LLC | $2,240,000 | |
| 2026-09-01 | Mortgage $605,824 — from DEKALB MANOR LLC to CONVENTUS LLC | $605,824 | |
| 2026-09-01 | Deed $2,800,000 — from 733 DEKALB OWNER LLC to DEKALB MANOR LLC | $2,800,000 | |
| 2026-08-24 | Sold for $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $560,000 |
| 2022-02-01 | CMTG $20,132,500 — from 718 LORIMER OWNER LLC; 161 ROEBLING OWNER LLC; 60 NY AVENUE OWNER LLC; 1004 FULTON OWNER L to CUSTOMER BANK | $20,132,500 | |
| 2021-08-03 | AL&R $1,750,000 — from 733 DEKALB OWNER LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $1,750,000 | |
| 2021-08-03 | Agreement $1,750,000 — from 733 DEKALB OWNER LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $1,750,000 | |
| 2021-08-03 | Mortgage $848,870 — from 733 DEKALB OWNER LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $848,870 | |
| 2021-08-03 | Deed $2,500,000 — from 2001 RUTTER FAMILY TRUST; RUTTER, MITCHEL B; 733 DEKALB REALTY LLC to 733 DEKALB OWNER LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 2021-07-21 | Sold for $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $500,000 |
| 2012-12-06 | AL&R $1,071,000 — from 733 DEKALB REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $1,071,000 | |
| 2012-12-06 | Mortgage $1,071,000 — from 733 DEKALB REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $1,071,000 | |
| 2011-10-18 | Deed $208,000 — from JEAN-BAPTISTE, JEFFREY; PAUL, RODNEY; JEAN-BAPTISTE, JIM to 733 DEKALB REALTY LLC | $208,000 | |
| 2007-01-19 | Mortgage $606,950 — from JEAN-BAPTISTE, JIM; PAUL, RODNEY; JEAN-BAPTISTE, JEFFREY to MERS | $606,950 | |
| 2006-08-21 | Deed $604,200 — from JONES , CATALINA; JONES, ARTHUR; CAESAR, AUDREY; CAESAR, ANTONIO to JEAN-BAPTISTE, JIMMY; PAUL, RODNEY; JEAN-BAPTISTE, JEFFREY | $604,200 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 21 |
| 2020 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 2021 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 40 |
| 2022 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
Every one of the 387 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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