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219 DeKalb Avenue

167Records
13City systems
1Open violations
26.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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167 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1850
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)AG DEKALB LLC
BBL3020910071
BIN3058540

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. 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 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-06.

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.

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Water System (1) · Lost Property (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1850)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)AG DEKALB, LLC
Head officerUCHE ALOZIE
Managing agentUCHE ALOZIE
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,762,000 $792,900
2026$1,477,000 $664,650
2027$1,695,000 $762,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Colonia VerdePeruvianC—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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: Kitchen/Food Prep Area, 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.

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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Vanderbilt Av — B38 · 350 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Vanderbilt Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

219 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

10 311 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: $7,000,000 on 2018-01-05 (lender: Ladder Capital Finance LLC), 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
2018-01-05Mortgage $7,000,000 — from AG ST JOHNS LLC; AG DEKALB LLC; AG WASHINGTON LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $7,000,000
2018-01-05Mortgage $2,329,043 — from AG WASHINGTON LLC; AG DEKALB LLC; AG ST JOHNS LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $2,329,043
2018-01-05AL&R $7,000,000 — from AG DEKALB LLC; AG WASHINGTON LLC; AG ST JOHNS LLC to LADDER CAPITAL FINANCE LLC $7,000,000
2014-06-18AL&R $4,700,000 — from AG DEKALB LLC; AG ST JOHNS LLC; AG WASHINGTON LLC to THE BANCORP BANK $4,700,000
2014-06-18Agreement $4,700,000 — from AG DEKALB LLC; AG ST JOHNS LLC; AG WASHINGTON LLC to THE BANCORP BANK $4,700,000
2014-06-18Mortgage $1,712,419 — from AG WASHINGTON LLC; AG DEKALB LLC; AG ST JOHNS LLC to THE BANCORP BANK $1,712,419
2008-01-03AL&R $850,000 — from ALMAT GROUP, LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $850,000
2008-01-03Agreement $850,000 — from ALMAT GROUP, LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $850,000
2008-01-03Mortgage $410,145 — from ALMAT GROUP, LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $410,145
2007-03-08Mortgage $200,000 — from ALMAT GROUP, LLC. to LT & T HDFC, LLC $200,000
2007-03-08AL&R $200,000 — from ALMAT GROUP, LLC. to LT & T HDFC, LLC $200,000
2004-04-07Mortgage $475,000 — from ALMAT GROUP, LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SANINGS BANK $475,000
2000-01-27Mortgage $253,000 — from ALMAT LLC to 219 DEKALB AVE CORP $253,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005016
20181188018
2019002002
2020002002
2021003003
2022002002
20230560011
2024021014
2025015017
2026016029
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 37Health & systems 5

Every one of the 167 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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