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218 DeKalb Avenue

96Records
9City systems
17Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Fort Greene
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96 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 HPD housing violations, 22 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 22 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1868
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)FIGTREE, LLC
BBL3021040027
BIN3059080

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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 30. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations17 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1985-02-04.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer Maintenance (5) · Lead (1) · Noise (1) · Food Establishment (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 (1868)
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)FIGTREE LLC
Head officerCHANDRA J OPPENHEIM
Managing agentFIG TREE LLC
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,790,000 $1,255,500
2026$2,514,000 $1,131,300
2027$2,011,000 $904,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Nostrand Coffee RoastersCoffee/TeaA—

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: Pet/Animal) · 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Vanderbilt Av — B38 · 300 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

218 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

8 311 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: $116,250 on 1998-09-18 (lender: Independence Savingsbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1998-09-18Mortgage $116,250 — from OPPENHEIM, CHANDRA to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $116,250
1986-02-04Mortgage $95,000 — from ANNE BEDELL REALTY CORP to BRAND, ALAN; COHEN, ALAN I EST/OF $95,000
1982-08-16Mortgage $100,000 — from BRAND, ALAN; COHEN, ALAN I to BANK OF COMMERCE $100,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180213
20190213
20200000
20210516
20220415
20231304
20241214
20251124
20260707
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 48Ownership & money 22Health & systems 7

Every one of the 96 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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