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886 DeKalb Avenue

277Records
12City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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277 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)BLUE BELL
BBL3017820032
BIN3049698, 3399637

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (30) · Food Establishment (3) · Animal (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$510,400 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,048,000 $471,600
2026$1,087,000 $489,150
2027$1,134,000 $510,300

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Domino'sPizzaAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayMyrtle 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 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / De Kalb Av — B15 · 100 ft
Citi BikePulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

886 DeKalb Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

39 311 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: $4,477,677 on 2021-01-13 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 7 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
2021-01-13Mortgage $4,477,678 — from BLUE BELL LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,477,678
2021-01-13Agreement $11,830,000 — from BLUE BELL LLC; BLUE BELL LLC to INVESTORS BANK; INVESTORS BANK $11,830,000
2021-01-13AL&R $11,830,000 — from BLUE BELL LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,830,000
2017-01-25Mortgage $4,664,789 — from BLUE BELL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,664,789
2017-01-25Agreement $7,900,000 — from BLUE BELL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,900,000
2017-01-25AL&R $7,900,000 — from BLUE BELL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,900,000
2010-04-27Mortgage $339,780 — from BLUE BELL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $339,780
2010-04-27Agreement $337,500 — from BLUE BELL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $337,500
2010-04-27AL&R $3,372,500 — from BLUE BELL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,372,500
2010-04-27AL&R $377,500 — from BLUE BELL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $377,500
2010-04-27Agreement $3,410,220 — from BLUE BELL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,410,220
2010-04-27Mortgage $3,372,500 — from BLUE BELL, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,372,500
2003-08-06AL&R $4,100,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to BLUE BELL, LLC $4,100,000
2001-02-06Mortgage $250,000 — from 878 DEKALB AVENUE CORP to MATCO INVESTMENT CORP $250,000
1997-10-15Mortgage $375,000 — from B.F. HOLDING INC to MATCO INVESTMENT CORP $375,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175145924
201810140318
201910220326
202000260127
202100126119
2022006028
20230480315
20240290415
20250090413
202600160319
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 142Ownership & money 53Health & systems 35

Every one of the 277 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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