337 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 HPD complaints, 80 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 35. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Graffiti (1) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (1).
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 (4) |
| 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) | 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL RUBINFELD |
| Managing agent | FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $447,600 | $201,420 |
| 2026 | $537,000 | $241,650 |
| 2027 | $644,000 | $289,800 |
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 Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / De Kalb Av — B15 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Pulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 025 Eubie Blake 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.
868 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 |
13 311 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.
Managed by FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT — 77 buildings, 1,379 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B31 · C10 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 77 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,950,000 on 2025-12-09 (lender: Conventus LLC), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | Mortgage $1,950,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CONVENTUS LLC | $1,950,000 | |
| 2025-12-09 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CONVENTUS LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2024-09-27 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2022-08-30 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2019-03-27 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2018-02-01 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2017-08-11 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868=870 DEKALB AVE LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2015-09-09 | CORRM $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2015-05-19 | Deed $1,450,000 — from ALBION TRADING LLC to 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC | $1,450,000 | |
| 2015-05-19 | Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2015-05-19 | AL&R $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2013-09-20 | Deed $1,050,000 — from NETZ BONDS BROOKLYN LLC to ALBION TRADING LLC | $1,050,000 | |
| 2011-04-01 | Deed $600,000 — from NORTH PROPERTIES, INC. to NETZ BONDS BROOKLYN LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2010-12-06 | Deed $574,000 — from HEADLEY, AS REFEREE , GEORGE B to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $574,000 | |
| 2006-11-17 | Mortgage $344,213 — from MONCEY REALTY INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $344,213 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every one of the 337 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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