168 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 27 ECB/OATH violations, 22 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 13.3. 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 | 8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2004-02-18. |
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.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Food Poisoning (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Smoking or Vaping (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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1867) |
| 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 | $2,946,000 | $176,760 |
| 2026 | $2,587,000 | $155,220 |
| 2027 | $2,770,000 | $166,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Public House | American | B | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 | Clinton-Washington Avs — G · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Lafayette Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Vanderbilt Av — B38 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | DeKalb Ave & Vanderbilt Ave · 200 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. 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.
247 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 |
9 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2011-10-04 (lender: Intervest National Bank), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-04 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 247 DEKALB AVENUE; 51 LUNNEY REALTY CORP to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2007-11-01 | RPTT&RET $1,350,000 — from BETTER HOMES DEPOT INC. to LUNNEY, KEVIN | $1,350,000 | |
| 2007-01-05 | Mortgage $512,000 — from BETTER HOMES DEPOT OF THE BRONX INC; ERLAN HOLDINGS CORP; VENETIAN HOMES INC; BETTER HOMES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $512,000 | |
| 2006-10-23 | Deed $640,000 — from MARTIN EVANS, REFEREE to BETTER HOMES DEPOT, INC. | $640,000 | |
| 1998-10-27 | Mortgage $100,000 — from SELLERS, THOMAS to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $100,000 | |
| 1998-06-03 | Mortgage $102,600 — from SELLERS, THOMAS to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP | $102,600 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 168 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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