1,433 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 519 HPD complaints, 512 HPD housing violations, 198 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1445. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 291 total — 114 class C (immediately hazardous), 141 class B, 36 class A. Oldest open since 1978-04-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 6 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$103,870 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · WATER LEAK (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).
$73,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | JOHN SIRAGUSA |
| Last registered | 2016-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,142,000 | $513,900 |
| 2026 | $1,026,000 | $461,700 |
| 2027 | $1,197,000 | $538,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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.
| Subway | Central Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Wilson Av — B38 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Stockholm St & Wilson Ave · 250 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.
1416 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 |
30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 3 | 115 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 91 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 47 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 132 | 0 | 8 | 146 |
| 2026 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
Every one of the 1,433 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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