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486 DeKalb Avenue

145Records
11City systems
2Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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145 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1966
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)KAMILIA & KATHERINE REAL ESTATE INC.
BBL3019410018
BIN3055393

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2008-05-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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: Illegal Parking (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Noise (1) · Water System (1) · Water Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$47,584 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1966)
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$2,051,000 $123,060
2026$2,048,000 $122,880
2027$1,941,000 $116,460

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Famous Joe PizzeriaPizzaA—

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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 100 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. 270 Johann DeKalb. 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

486 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $90,000 on 1995-06-29 (lender: Bassolino, Donald and Bassolino, George Jr), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1995-06-29Mortgage $90,000 — from ASTAFANOUS, AMIR SAMY to BASSOLINO, DONALD; BASSOLINO, GEORGE JR $90,000
1984-10-25Mortgage $50,000 — from BASSOLINO, GEORGE JR; BASSOLINO, DONALD to RUSSO, ANNE P $50,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700426
2018008210
201950128
20200015318
20210111012
20220510015
202320338
202400246
202500224
202600538
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 17Health & systems 31

Every one of the 145 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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