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909 DeKalb Avenue

152Records
15City systems
14Open violations
182Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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152 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 311 service requests, 19 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)909 DEKALB LLC
BBL3017770041
BIN3049576

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 182. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations14 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$50,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$456,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)909 Dekalb LLC
Head officerRemi Reisner
Managing agentShawn Bolding
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$758,400 $341,280
2026$808,000 $363,600
2027$915,000 $411,750

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SajomaLatin AmericanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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: Marcus Garvey Blvd / Pulaski St — B15 · 100 ft
Citi BikePulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Brighter Choice Community 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

909 DeKalb Avenue

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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,051,826 on 2023-05-09 (lender: Modern Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-09AL&R $1,375,000 — from 909 DEKALB, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,375,000
2023-05-09Mortgage $1,051,827 — from 909 DEKALB, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,051,827
2023-05-09Agreement $1,375,000 — from 909 DEKALB, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,375,000
2023-05-09Deed $1,800,000 — from VARIO, ENZA; NUMERO1, LLC to 909 DEKALB LLC $1,800,000
2023-04-25Sold for $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $600,000
2018-12-11AL&R $375,000 — from NUMBERO 1, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $375,000
2018-12-11Mortgage $375,000 — from NUMBERO 1, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $375,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017113027
2018000224
2019002024
2020002013
2021003014
2022000022
202340157329
202415200329
20250420410
202600140418
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 71Ownership & money 20Health & systems 25

Every one of the 152 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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