188 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 47 311 service requests, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 26 rodent inspections.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 100. 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 | 3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Rodent (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Illegal Tree Damage (2).
$1,052,630 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1971) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,265,000 | $75,900 |
| 2026 | $1,359,000 | $81,540 |
| 2027 | $1,399,000 | $83,940 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Kolache | Coffee/Tea | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Bedford Av — B38 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Bedford Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
520 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $538,625 on 2007-10-18 (lender: Greystone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-18 | Mortgage $538,625 — from 520 DEKALB LLC to GREYSTONE BANK | $538,625 | |
| 2007-10-18 | Deed $815,000 — from SALAM , ABDUS to 520 DEKALB ,LLC. | $815,000 | |
| 2007-10-18 | AL&R $538,625 — from 520 DEKALB LLC to GREYSTONE BANK | $538,625 | |
| 2004-04-07 | Agreement $376,565 — from SALAM, ABDUS to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. | $376,565 | |
| 2004-04-07 | Mortgage $54,431 — from SALAM, ABDUS to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. | $54,431 | |
| 2003-02-18 | Deed $350,111 — from U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HUD to SALAM, ABDUS | $350,111 | |
| 1998-10-05 | Mortgage $24,000 — from SPICER, FRANK JR to INTERAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORP | $24,000 | |
| 1998-05-20 | Mortgage $193,600 — from SPICER, FRANK JR to AMERITRUST NATIONALMORTGAGE BANKERS INC | $193,600 | |
| 1998-02-23 | Mortgage $24,000 — from FRANCIS, COURTNEY A to INTERAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORP | $24,000 | |
| 1997-09-04 | Mortgage $105,300 — from FRANCIS, COURTNEY A to FHB FUNDING CORP | $105,300 | |
| 1993-09-01 | Mortgage $200,000 — from WYDRA, MARTIN to FRIEDMAN, SIGMUND/TR; SIGMUND FRIEDMAN S EMP R | $200,000 | |
| 1989-04-07 | Mortgage $125,000 — from M.H.W. REALTY CORP; WYDRA, MARTIN to MORDECHAI/ETAL/CUST.FOR; WYDRA, MARTIN/CUSTDN | $125,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
Every one of the 188 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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