281 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 117 HPD housing violations, 54 311 service requests, 31 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7.5. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 34 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1995-09-18. |
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.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (3) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Noise (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Missed Collection (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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 445 REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | FALAH HAMDAN |
| Managing agent | DAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD |
| Last registered | 2025-08-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,168,800 | $525,960 |
| 2026 | $1,403,000 | $631,350 |
| 2027 | $1,684,000 | $757,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
12 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Classon Av — G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Classon Av / De Kalb Av — B48 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 157 The Benjamin Franklin Health & Science Academy. 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.
445 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.
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 DAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD — 69 buildings, 1,113 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B23 · C9 · D8 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 69 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2014-03-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-12 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 445 REALTY CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A | $499,000 | |
| 2006-10-20 | AL&R $350,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 445 REALTY CORP | $350,000 | |
| 2006-10-20 | Mortgage $350,000 — from 445 REALTY CORP to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $350,000 | |
| 1986-10-01 | Mortgage $90,000 — from 455 REALTY CORP to DANIEL PERLA ASSOCIATES | $90,000 | |
| 1983-04-04 | Mortgage $83,000 — from 445 REALTY CORP to CASTRO, RUBIN; CASTRO, ELISA | $83,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| 2019 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Every one of the 281 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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