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471 DeKalb Avenue

250Records
9City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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250 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 173 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1955
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)471 DEKALB, LLC
BBL3019260077
BIN3055175

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Graffiti (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1955)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,789,000 $107,340
2026$2,090,000 $125,400
2027$2,223,000 $133,380

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Rustik TavernAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

SubwayClasson Av — G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 300 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 250 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.

Report a problem to 311

471 DeKalb Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

15 311 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: $586,500 on 2006-12-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-12-07Mortgage $586,500 — from METELLUS, FRANTZ to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $586,500
2005-02-14Mortgage $449,100 — from 471 DEKALB LLC to DONALD BASSOLINO $449,100
2005-02-14Deed $499,000 — from BASSOLINO, DONALD to 471 DEKALB LLC $499,000
1987-03-24Mortgage $185,000 — from BASSOLINO, GEORGE; BASSOLINO, GEORGE JR to FLATBUSH FEDL S & LASSN $185,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722015
20181151219
20192141219
20201110113
202107018
202202024
202351039
202411237
202515039
2026090211
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 173Ownership & money 18Health & systems 21

Every one of the 250 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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