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250 DeKalb Avenue

189Records
15City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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189 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 54 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 28 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1879
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)BUI LLC
BBL3019290018
BIN3055283

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Graffiti (1) · Bus Stop Shelter Complaint (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$74,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1879)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BUI LLC
Head officerJAMES H BUI
Managing agentBHJ ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC
Last registered2025-06-16

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,483,000 $1,117,350
2026$2,673,000 $1,202,850
2027$3,208,000 $1,443,600

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mekong BKSoutheast AsianA—

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.

3 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.

Getting around

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / De Kalb Av — B69 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Vanderbilt Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

250 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

9 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BHJ ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC — 2 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
259 5 Avenue BK5 B
250 DeKalb Avenue BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,584,108 on 2021-06-24 (lender: Morgan Stanley Bank, NA), covering 2 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
2021-06-24AL&R $4,500,000 — from BUI LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, NA $4,500,000
2021-06-24Mortgage $1,584,108 — from BUI LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, NA $1,584,108
2021-06-24Agreement $4,500,000 — from BUI LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, NA $4,500,000
2014-10-28Mortgage $1,700,000 — from BUI LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,700,000
2012-08-01Deed $1,475,000 — from SELLERS, THOMAS JR; ESTATE OF BRIAN SELLERS to BUI LLC $1,475,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017400004
2018000000
2019000011
2020013015
20216529123
2022114039
2023016029
2024004015
2025005027
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 89Ownership & money 29Health & systems 13

Every one of the 189 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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