281 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 121 HPD complaints, 48 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.7. 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 | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · GENERAL (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Plumbing (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 (6) |
| 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) | DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Head officer | YOEL HERSHKOWITCH |
| Managing agent | EQUITY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-07 |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Classon Av / De Kalb Av — B48 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 650 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.
437 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 |
16 311 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: $837,769 on 2020-12-22 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-22 | Mortgage $837,770 — from PULASKI MG LLC; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK | $837,770 | |
| 2020-12-22 | AL&R $4,500,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; PULASKI MG LLC; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK | $4,500,000 | |
| 2020-12-22 | Agreement $4,500,000 — from PULASKI MG LLC; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK | $4,500,000 | |
| 2013-10-25 | Mortgage $92,096 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK | $92,096 | |
| 2013-10-25 | AL&R $1,350,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 2013-10-25 | Mortgage $1,170,000 — from 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK | $1,170,000 | |
| 2013-10-25 | AL&R $1,170,000 — from 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK | $1,170,000 | |
| 2013-10-25 | Agreement $1,350,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK | $1,350,000 | |
| 2007-08-13 | Agreement $2,750,000 — from CLASSON 293 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,750,000 | |
| 2007-08-10 | Agreement $656,250 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $656,250 | |
| 2007-08-10 | Mortgage $249,754 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $249,754 | |
| 2007-08-10 | Deed $175,000 — from DEKALB 437 LLC to DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. | $175,000 | |
| 2007-08-10 | Mortgage $406,496 — from DEKALB 437 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $406,496 | |
| 2006-07-03 | Mortgage $350,000 — from CLASSON 291 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $350,000 | |
| 2003-12-01 | DEEDO $768,000 — from BRAGSTON REALTY CORP. to 437 DEKALB LLC | $768,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 281 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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