115 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 rodent inspections, 16 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Obstruction (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 (1900) |
| 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).
| Registered owner(s) | CITY OF NEW YORK/NEP |
| Head officer | MARGARET SHEFFER |
| Managing agent | DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2007-07-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,209,000 | $72,540 |
| 2026 | $1,028,000 | $61,680 |
| 2027 | $1,133,000 | $67,980 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP
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 | Central Av — M · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Kosciuszko St — J · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Evergreen Av — B38 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Cedar St & Evergreen Ave · 250 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. 274 Kosciusko Middle: 347, 349. 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.
1237 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 |
| Anything else | Anything 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.
Managed by DIRECT BUILDING MANAGEMENT — 87 buildings, 523 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B30 · C5 · D7 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 87 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,700 on 2012-03-30 (lender: The City Of New York By Dhpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-30 | Deed $450,927 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to SOSA, DOLLY; SOSA, ALBERT | $450,927 | |
| 2012-03-30 | Mortgage $2,700 — from SOSA, DOLLY; SOSA, ALBERT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK BY DHPD | $2,700 | |
| 2008-07-10 | AL&R $3,113,600 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $3,113,600 | |
| 2008-07-10 | Mortgage $1,631,468 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $1,631,468 | |
| 2008-07-10 | Mortgage $454,832 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $454,832 | |
| 2008-07-10 | Mortgage $2,658,768 — from 240-244 PALMETTO STREET NHP, INC. to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $2,658,768 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 115 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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