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1312 DeKalb Avenue

283Records
15City systems
18Open violations
35.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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283 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 90 311 service requests, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 42 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NEW BROOKLYN CENTRAL REALTY CORP
BBL3032430042
BIN3073771

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 35.3. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 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

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer Maintenance (7) · Rodent (6) · Water Maintenance (5) · Street Condition (4) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$141,600 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)214 CENTRAL AVE REALTY CORP
Head officerELIAS GONZALEZ
Managing agent214 CENTRAL AVE REALTY CORP
Last registered2011-06-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,880,000 $846,000
2026$2,144,000 $964,800
2027$2,384,000 $1,072,800

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El Neuvo CaribeLatin AmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / De Kalb Av — B54 · 100 ft
Citi BikeCedar St & Myrtle Ave · 300 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. 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

1312 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

34 311 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: $200,000 on 2022-04-05 (lender: Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-04-19Agreement $2,000,000 — from NEW BROOKLYN CENTRAL REALTY CORP. to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $2,000,000
2022-04-05Mortgage $200,000 — from NEW BROOKLYN CENTRAL REALTY CORP. to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $200,000
2020-12-21AL&R $1,800,000 — from NEW BROOKLYN CENTRAL REALTY CORP to NORTHEAST BANK $1,800,000
2020-12-21Agreement $1,800,000 — from NEW BROOKLYN CENTRAL REALTY CORP to NORTHEAST BANK $1,800,000
2020-12-21Mortgage $950,000 — from NEW BROOKLYN CENTRAL REALTY CORP to NORTHEAST BANK $950,000
2019-10-31AL&R $850,000 — from NEW BROOKLYN CENTRAL REALTY CORP to NSK EQUITIES LLC AND ZMB EQUITIES LLC $850,000
2019-10-31Mortgage $850,000 — from NEW BROOKLYN CENTRAL REALTY CORP to NSK EQUITIES LLC AND ZMB EQUITIES LLC $850,000
2004-04-20Agreement $232,000 — from 214 CENTRAL AVENUE REALTY CORP. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. $232,000
2004-04-20AL&R $232,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. to 214 CENTRAL AVENUE REALTY CORP. $232,000
2004-03-01Mortgage $70,946 — from 214 CENTRAL AVE REALTY CORP. to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC $70,946
1997-06-05Mortgage $210,000 — from 214 CENTRAL AVENUE REALTY CORP to GREENPOINT BANK $210,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171095217
2018006129
201900165324
202041810124
20210052310
20220084315
20230391417
20240060915
202501100819
2026002101031
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 115Ownership & money 45Health & systems 47

Every one of the 283 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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