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1511 DeKalb Avenue

573Records
18City systems
24Open violations
293.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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573 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 HPD housing violations, 134 HPD complaints, 132 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)1511 DEKALB AVENUE LLC
BBL3032360046
BIN3073622

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 293.5. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-07.
Active vacate order6 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Water System (1) · Building/Use (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$514,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)BUSHWICK RIDGEWOOD PORTFOLIO, LLC
Head officerALBERT J DWECK
Managing agentAE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$935,000 $420,750
2026$997,000 $448,650
2027$1,176,000 $529,200

The city's market estimate has risen 26% 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.

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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Irving Av — B38 · 250 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & DeKalb Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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

1511 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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 AE DUKE MANAGEMENT LLC — 24 buildings, 157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C12 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
534 East 14 Street MN15 B
1705 Putnam Avenue QN8 C
1725 Putnam Avenue QN8 B
252 Madison Street BK8 C
1851 Putnam Avenue QN7 C
1707 Putnam Avenue QN7 B
1673 Woodbine Street QN6 B
271 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 B
1511 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
66 Steuben Street BK6 A
1484 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
1889 Cornelia Street QN6 C
515 Wilson Avenue BK6 C
1823 Cornelia Street QN6 C
57 Troutman Street BK6 C
107 Cornelia Street BK6 A
1726 Woodbine Street QN6 D
188 Suydam Street BK6 C
393 Bleecker Street BK6 B
1675 Woodbine Street QN6 C
2405 Tilden Avenue BK6 C
1825 Cornelia Street QN6 C
49 St Nicholas Avenue BK6 B
1129 Decatur Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $950,000 on 2017-06-07 (lender: Northeast Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-05-10M&CON $940,000 — from 1511 DEKALB AVENUE LLC to COLUMBIA BANK $940,000
2019-05-10AL&R $940,000 — from 1511 DEKALB AVENUE LLC to COLUMBIA BANK $940,000
2017-06-07AL&R $950,000 — from 1511 DEKALB AVENUE LLC to NORTHEAST BANK $950,000
2017-06-07Mortgage $950,000 — from 1511 DEKALB AVENUE LLC to NORTHEAST BANK $950,000
2017-06-07Deed $1,450,000 — from VILLEGAS, JUANITA to 1511 DEKALB AVENUE LLC $1,450,000
2017-05-18Sold for $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $241,667
1983-08-09Mortgage $10,000 — from VILLEGAS, JUANITA to TUMMINELLO, FRANCES $10,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171111443123
20185124301373
20190117863188
20200080311
2021031901032
202200160521
202302410851
202403150422
20250330612
202613140321
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 461Ownership & money 13Health & systems 62

Every one of the 573 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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