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590 DeKalb Avenue

787Records
18City systems
2Open violations
12.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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787 recorded events, 1923–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 261 311 service requests, 219 HPD complaints, 63 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1984
Floors7
Res. units111
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)CABS HOUSING DEV FUND
BBL3017780049
BIN3049616

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 12.1. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-11-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

104 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 56 · winter 2025–26: 44). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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44
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7 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

131 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (52) · Illegal Parking (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · Noise (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Street Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$229,500 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1984)
YesSix or more residential units (111)
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)CABS SENIOR HOUSING LP
Head officerADOLFO G ALAYON
Managing agentST. NICKS ALLIANCE
Last registered2026-02-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,237,000 $4,606,650
2026$11,118,000 $5,003,100
2027$11,107,000 $4,998,150

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 64/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Nostrand Av — B38 · 250 ft
Citi BikeKosciuszko St & Nostrand Ave · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

590 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

131 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 52 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 ST. NICKS ALLIANCE — 108 buildings, 1,556 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B34 · C20 · D18 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Throop Avenue BK140 A
590 DeKalb Avenue BK111 B
75 Bushwick Avenue BK96 A
250 Pulaski Street BK72 A
609 Metropolitan Avenue BK65 A
330 Union Avenue BK59 A
695 Grand Street BK51 B
106 Gerry Street BK46 B
DeKalb Ave BK45 A
324 Devoe Street BK45 A
633-639 DeKalb Avenue BK37 A
654 Grand Street BK33 B
11 Ten Eyck Street BK24 A
140 Johnson Avenue BK24 B
306 Union Avenue BK21 C
601 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 B
1371 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
607 Metropolitan Avenue BK20 B
1369 Atlantic Avenue BK20 B
124 Graham Avenue BK16 B
161 Halsey Street BK16 B
20 Maujer Street BK16 C
19 Humboldt Street BK15 A
214 Scholes Street BK15 B
9 Mac Donough Street BK12 B
276 Jackson Street BK12 B
464 Nostrand Avenue BK12 B
28 Kingsland Avenue BK12 B
22 Stagg Street BK12 A
670 Broadway BK12 A
167 Newport Street BK12 B
140 Newport Street BK12 C
662 Broadway BK12 B
29 Debevoise Avenue BK12 A
20 Stagg Street BK11 B
18 Stagg Street BK9 B
302 Jackson Street BK9 A
486 Gates Avenue BK8 B
108 Meserole Street BK8 B
100 Macon Street BK8 C
512 Morgan Avenue BK8 B
127 Guernsey Street BK8 A
131 Thames Street BK8 A
143 Jefferson Avenue BK8 A
447 Tompkins Avenue BK8 C
586A Morgan Avenue BK8 A
586 Morgan Avenue BK8 A
110 Meserole Street BK7 B
161 Graham Avenue BK6 A
27 Ingraham Street BK6 A
110 Seigel Street BK6 A
315 Harman Street BK6 D
910 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
431 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
116 Jefferson Avenue BK6 B
543 Graham Avenue BK6 A
235 Driggs Avenue BK6 B
345 Lorimer Street BK6 A
895 Mother Gaston Blvd BK6 C
40 Scholes Street BK6 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,400,300 on 1982-06-30 (lender: Housing & Urban Dvlpt), covering 8 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-06-04SMIS $9,800,000 — from CABS SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to CABS SENIOR HOUSING L.P. $9,800,000
2014-06-04Mortgage $12,835,000 — from CABS SENIOR HOUSING L.P.; CABS SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $12,835,000
2014-06-04Mortgage $6,094,306 — from CABS SENIOR HOUSING L.P.; CABS SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to CABS SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM $6,094,306
2014-06-04Mortgage $1,258,891 — from CABS SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; CABS SENIOR HOUSING L.P. to CABS SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPER, LLC $1,258,891
2014-06-04Mortgage $129,467 — from CABS SENIOR HOUSING L.P.; CABS SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to CABS SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM $129,467
1982-06-30Mortgage $6,400,300 — from CABS SENIOR HOUSNG DV/FD to HOUSING & URBAN DVLPT $6,400,300

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170051015
201804121632
20190210921
20200310417
2021188421
20225124737
202301201435
20240140748
20250453966
2026001186124
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 92Housing & tenants 521Ownership & money 39Health & systems 94

Every one of the 787 recorded events, 1923–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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