Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

216 DeKalb Avenue

63Records
6City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
Open in the map

63 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 6 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 44 311 service requests, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 4 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1930
Floors1
Res. units0
ClassK1
Owner (PLUTO)YUEN LING CHOW
BBL3021040026
BIN3059079

Full record, year by year   Support this site

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

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (4) · Air Quality (4) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Noise (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Graffiti (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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$136,000 $61,200
2026$141,000 $63,450
2027$147,000 $66,150

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Good JoyChineseA—

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: 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 · 950 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 · 500 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

216 DeKalb Avenue

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

21 311 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: $100,000 on 1990-05-11 (lender: Chinatown Fed Savs Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1990-05-11Mortgage $100,000 — from WONG, HOW LOM to CHINATOWN FED SAVS BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
9
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703003
201801001
201900101
202003003
202102002
202206107
202308008
202417019
202506006
202616018
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 44Ownership & money 10Health & systems 2

Every one of the 63 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 11205 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map