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246 DeKalb Avenue

156Records
10City systems
18Open violations
60Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11205 · Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
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156 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 DOB violations, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11205
Built1868
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)246 DEKALB AVENUE,
BBL3021050033
BIN3059140

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 60. 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 violations18 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2015-02-18.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (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 (4)
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)246 DE KALB AVE LLC
Head officerREBEKAH N MAYSLES
Managing agentREBEKAH MAYSLES
Last registered2013-01-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$767,000 $345,150
2026$924,000 $415,800
2027$861,000 $387,450

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Maison MayNew FrenchA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / De Kalb Av — B69 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Vanderbilt Ave · 150 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

246 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

3 311 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: $550,000 on 2004-12-22 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-12-22AL&R $550,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK to 246 DEKALB AVENUE, LLC $550,000
2004-12-22Mortgage $550,000 — from 246 DEKALB AVENUE, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $550,000
2004-04-30Deed $1,250,000 — from 246 DEKALB AVENUE REALTY CORP. to 246 DEKALB AVENUE, LLC $1,250,000
2002-07-10Mortgage $208,700 — from 246 DEKALB AVE REALTY CORP; 246 DEKALB AVENUE REALTY CORP to BANCO POPULAR NORTHAMERICA $208,700
1995-03-31Mortgage $21,343 — from 246 DEKALB AVE REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $21,343
1991-01-09Mortgage $185,351 — from 246 DEKALB AVE REALTY to RICH, ROBERT E; BEN-AMI, JANET $185,351
1988-07-28Mortgage $188,000 — from RICH, ROBERT E; BEN-AMI, JANET to CITIBANK NA $188,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731004
201844109
201931004
202002002
202106006
202204004
20231520017
202434018
202532005
202602013
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 91Housing & tenants 33Ownership & money 24Health & systems 2

Every one of the 156 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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