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704 DeKalb Avenue

344Records
13City systems
0Open violations
11.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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344 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 311 service requests, 81 HPD complaints, 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC
BBL3017800011
BIN3049626

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 11.3. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC
Head officerHARRY BODANSKY
Managing agentRAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,326,000 $79,560
2026$1,436,000 $86,160
2027$1,532,000 $91,920

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Vida's BrooklynFrozen DessertsNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Marcy Av — B38 · 250 ft
Citi BikeMarcy Ave & Lafayette Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 256 Benjamin Banneker. 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

704 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

11 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $233,146 on 2022-04-20 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-04-20AL&R $1,000,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2022-04-20Agreement $1,000,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,000,000
2022-04-20Mortgage $233,146 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $233,147
2017-10-12AL&R $865,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $865,000
2017-10-12Agreement $865,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $865,000
2017-10-12Mortgage $192,167 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $192,167
2015-11-23AL&R $700,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $700,000
2015-11-23Agreement $700,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $700,000
2015-11-23Mortgage $150,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK $150,000
2014-07-09Agreement $550,000 — from MARWOL REALTY LLC to RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC $550,000
2014-07-09Mortgage $150,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to MARWOL REALTY LLC $150,000
2013-10-28Mortgage $400,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to S&S FUNDING, LLC $400,000
2013-10-28AL&R $400,000 — from RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC to S&S FUNDING, LLC $400,000
2013-10-18Deed $315,000 — from STEWART, KAREN to RAL TB F704 DEKALB LLC $315,000
2010-05-03Mortgage $200,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, THOMAS to NYC COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017163212
201802024
201907029
20200220224
202103014
2022035715
202301034
202403036
2025081211
202603025
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 237Ownership & money 51Health & systems 32

Every one of the 344 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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