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500 DeKalb Avenue

480Records
16City systems
0Open violations
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Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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480 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 163 311 service requests, 60 rodent inspections, 57 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1969
Floors6
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)BSD SUITES LLC
BBL3019410020
BIN3055395, 3339342

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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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (3) · Sewer (3) · Curb Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Day Care (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,953,166 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,335,000 $4,200,750
2026$8,056,000 $3,625,200
2027$9,155,000 $4,119,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Punta CanaLatin AmericanGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 2025 (3 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

SubwayBedford-Nostrand Avs — G · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Franklin Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 200 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

500 DeKalb Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 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: $350,000 on 2026-09-14 (lender: Optimumbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-14Mortgage $350,000 — from BSD SUITES LLC to OPTIMUMBANK $350,000
2026-09-14Agreement $25,000,000 — from BSD SUITES LLC to OPTIMUMBANK $25,000,000
2026-09-14AL&R $25,000,000 — from BSD SUITES LLC to OPTIMUMBANK $25,000,000
2025-09-10Mortgage $6,850,000 — from DEKALB CENTER LLC to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC $6,850,000
2025-09-10Mortgage $24,650,000 — from DEKALB CENTER LLC to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC $24,650,000
2025-09-10Agreement $31,500,000 — from DEKALB CENTER LLC to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC $31,500,000
2025-09-10Agreement $24,650,000 — from BSD SUITES LLC to VERNON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC; 500 DEKALB FUNDING L.P. $24,650,000
2025-09-10AL&R $24,650,000 — from BSD SUITES LLC to VERNON CAPITAL FUNDING LLC; 500 DEKALB FUNDING L.P. $24,650,000
2021-04-20Mortgage $10,537,000 — from DEKALB CENTER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $10,537,000
2021-04-20Agreement $31,500,000 — from DEKALB CENTER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $31,500,000
2021-04-20AL&R $31,500,000 — from DEKALB CENTER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $31,500,000
2018-12-24Mortgage $18,500,000 — from DEKALB CENTER LLC to A10 CAPITAL, LLC $18,500,000
2018-12-24Mortgage $2,463,000 — from DEKALB CENTER LLC to A10 CAPITAL, LLC $2,463,000
2018-12-24Deed $23,250,000 — from ARBERN BROOKLYN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES L. to DEKALB CENTER LLC $23,250,000
2018-12-13Sold for $23,250,000 $23,250,000 $2,906,250

Ten-year activity

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66
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171671802566
201821138933
20191716232563
20209140216
202115195232
202232100520
202323100722
20248094728
202591710229
202610045423
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The full timeline

Construction 110Enforcement 74Housing & tenants 172Ownership & money 42Health & systems 82

Every one of the 480 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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