372 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 160 311 service requests, 76 HPD complaints, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 77% 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 1.3. 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
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-12-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Indoor Air Quality (2) · Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (2) · Food Establishment (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$48,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | DEKALB RESIDENCES CORP |
| Head officer | YOEL HERSHKOWITCH |
| Managing agent | EQUITY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,664,000 | $99,840 |
| 2026 | $1,613,000 | $96,780 |
| 2027 | $1,405,000 | $84,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 16% 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 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Pulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 500 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.
872 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 |
6 311 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 EQUITY MANAGEMENT — 42 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B10 · C10 · D6 · F2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $475,540 on 2020-07-28 (lender: Northfield Bank), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-28 | AL&R $2,900,000 — from 874 DEKALB LLC; THE DEKLAB RESIDENCE CORP.; YH 737 LLC; 870 A DEKALB LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK | $2,900,000 | |
| 2020-07-28 | Agreement $2,900,000 — from 874 DEKALB LLC; YH 737 LLC; 870 A DEKALB LLC; THE DEKLAB RESIDENCE CORP. to NORTHFIELD BANK | $2,900,000 | |
| 2020-07-28 | Mortgage $475,541 — from 874 DEKALB LLC; 870 A DEKALB LLC; YH 737 LLC; THE DEKLAB RESIDENCE CORP. to NORTHFIELD BANK | $475,541 | |
| 2015-05-20 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from 870 A DEKALB LLC; 874 DEKALB LLC; YH 737 LLC; THE DEKALB RESIDENCE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,700,000 | |
| 2015-05-20 | M&CON $2,700,000 — from THE DEKALB RESIDENCE CORP.; 874 DEKALB LLC; 870 A DEKALB LLC; YH 737 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,700,000 | |
| 2014-01-29 | DEVR $80,000 — from THE DEKALB RESIDENCE CORP. to 880 DEKALB LLC | $80,000 | |
| 2014-01-10 | AL&R $350,000 — from THE DEKALB RESIDENCE CORP. to TBG FUNDING LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2014-01-10 | Mortgage $350,000 — from THE DEKALB RESIDENCE CORP. to TBG FUNDING LLC | $350,000 | |
| 2005-06-09 | Deed $483,999 — from MONCEY REALTY, INC. to ZEUS RESOURCES LLC | $483,999 | |
| 2004-06-08 | XXXX $73,174 to GORLITZ REALTY CORP. | $73,174 | |
| 2003-12-08 | Mortgage $73,174 — from MONCEY REALTY INC. to GORLITZ REALTY CORP. | $73,174 | |
| 2003-12-05 | AL&R $348,750 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to MONCEY REALTY INC. | $348,750 | |
| 2003-12-05 | Mortgage $348,750 — from MONCEY REALTY INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $348,750 | |
| 2003-12-05 | Deed $559,000 — from GORLITZ REALTY INC. to MONCEY REALTY INC. | $559,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
Every one of the 372 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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