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1343 DeKalb Avenue

177Records
10City systems
0Open violations
100Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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177 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 33 rodent inspections, 28 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)168 J, LLC
BBL3032340055
BIN3073548

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 100. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

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.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$265,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1920)
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)168 J LLC
Head officerShi R Dong
Managing agent168 J LLC
Last registered2025-11-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,422,000 $85,320
2026$1,542,000 $92,520
2027$1,602,000 $96,120

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayCentral Av — M · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Myrtle Av — B38 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCedar St & Myrtle Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

1343 DeKalb Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 168 J LLC — 2 buildings, 7 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
58-28 Roosevelt Avenue QN4 B
1343 DeKalb Avenue BK3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2022-10-03 (lender: Empire State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-03Mortgage $900,000 — from 168 J, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $900,000
2022-10-03AL&R $900,000 — from 168 J, LLC to EMPIRE STATE BANK $900,000
2022-10-03Deed $1,400,000 — from GUO QUACH, PEI XIA; QUACH, CALVIN; QUACH, LISA to 168 J, LLC $1,400,000
2022-09-19Sold for $1,400,000 $1,400,000 $466,667
2018-12-31Mortgage $250,000 — from QUACH, CALVIN; QUACH, LISA; GUO QUACH, PEI XIA to MERS $250,000
2011-02-25Agreement $400,000 — from GUO QUACH, PEI XIA; QUACH, STEPHEN to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH $400,000
2011-02-25Mortgage $152,399 — from QUACH, STEPHEN; GUO QUACH, PEI XIA to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH $152,399
2008-01-30Deed $385,000 — from ENA, CASQUETE to QUACH, STEPHEN; QUACH, PEI XIA GUO $385,000
2008-01-30Mortgage $288,000 — from QUACH, PEI XIA GUO; QUACH, STEPHEN to BANK OF CHINA, CHINATOWN BRANCH $288,000
1983-03-10Mortgage $3,000 — from CASQUETE, JOSE L to ROSARIO, MILAGROS; ROSARIO, JULIAN $3,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707029
201802327
201904127
202002013
202105027
2022845421
2023440513
202403047
202501034
202602035
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 99Ownership & money 28Health & systems 33

Every one of the 177 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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