150 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 311 service requests, 34 rodent inspections, 20 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 56.7. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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 2018-12-04. |
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.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · Graffiti (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1976) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MIRIAM AND MAZEL LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL ZUPNICK |
| Managing agent | ECMN CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,806,000 | $108,360 |
| 2026 | $1,772,000 | $106,320 |
| 2027 | $1,736,000 | $104,160 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Bedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted 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.
488 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 |
6 311 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 ECMN CORP — 5 buildings, 14 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 184 Hart Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 515 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 92 Pulaski Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 488 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 505 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $46,980 on 2025-11-10 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | Mortgage $46,980 — from 488 AND MAZEL, LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $46,980 | |
| 2025-11-10 | AL&R $700,000 — from 488 AND MAZEL, LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2025-11-10 | Agreement $700,000 — from 488 AND MAZEL, LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2015-09-15 | AL&R $825,000 — from 488 AND MAZEL, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $825,000 | |
| 2015-09-15 | Agreement $825,000 — from 488 AND MAZEL, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $825,000 | |
| 2015-09-15 | Mortgage $442,086 — from 488 AND MAZEL, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $442,086 | |
| 2012-05-04 | Mortgage $402,500 — from 488 AND MAZEL, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $402,500 | |
| 2012-05-04 | AL&R $402,500 — from 488 AND MAZEL, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK | $402,500 | |
| 2012-05-04 | Deed $575,000 — from ENRIQUE VELASQUEZ, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF VITALIA MENDEZ AKA MIGDALIA ME to 488 AND MAZEL, LLC | $575,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 150 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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