324 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 69 HPD complaints, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 55. 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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Rodent (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (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 (2) |
| 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) | 874 DEKALB REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | YOEL HERSHKOWITCH |
| Managing agent | EQUITY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,274,000 | $76,440 |
| 2026 | $1,155,000 | $69,300 |
| 2027 | $1,265,000 | $75,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% 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.
874 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 |
10 311 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.
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 874 DEKALB AVEUE LLC to 880 DEKALB LLC | $80,000 | |
| 2013-10-30 | AL&R $385,000 — from 874 DEKALB LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC | $385,000 | |
| 2013-10-30 | Mortgage $385,000 — from 874 DEKALB LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC | $385,000 | |
| 2013-10-30 | Deed $600,000 — from OTEGBADE , OLANREWAJU to 874 DEKALB LLC | $600,000 | |
| 2005-02-17 | Deed $350,980 — from FIFI BABY, INC to OTEGBADE, OLANREWAJU | $350,980 | |
| 2005-02-17 | Mortgage $348,350 — from OTEGBADE, OLANREWAJU to LEND-MOR MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP. | $348,350 | |
| 2004-01-12 | Mortgage $170,000 — from FIFI BABY, INC. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $170,000 | |
| 2003-03-10 | DEEDO $130,300 — from RODRIGUEZ, ARIEL to ZED DEVELOPMENT, INC.; FIFI BABY INC | $130,300 | |
| 1997-06-11 | Mortgage $72,300 — from RODRIGUEZ, ARIEL to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $72,300 | |
| 1995-08-03 | Mortgage $57,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, ARIEL to RESOURCE ONE INC | $57,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Every one of the 324 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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