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187 DeKalb Avenue

1,320Records
16City systems
8Open violations
3.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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1,320 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,188 311 service requests, 23 DOB violations, 22 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1860
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)OJ REAL ESTATE LLC
BBL3020890066
BIN3058471

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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 79% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.3. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1988-06-02.

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

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Street Condition (3) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Dumpster Complaint (3).

Filed construction activity

$31,000 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 (1860)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)OJ REALSTATE LLC
Head officerROSY D RODRIGUEZ
Managing agentROSY D RODRIGUEZ
Last registered2026-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,684,400 $1,207,980
2026$3,221,000 $1,449,450
2027$3,865,000 $1,739,250

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Los Dos HermanosMexicanA—

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: Odor) · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (1 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

SubwayFulton St — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Carlton Av — B38 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & S Portland Ave · 800 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

187 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

32 311 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: $50,000 on 1989-09-08 (lender: Cruz, Juan). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-09-08Mortgage $50,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, ROSY D; RODRIGUEZ, JULIO OSCAR to CRUZ, JUAN $50,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172640230413
20180141501417
20190022602228
202006350142
202156180130
202211100113
202303160120
202401110214
20250080210
202600140115
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 1,211Ownership & money 9Health & systems 14

Every one of the 1,320 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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