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1420 DeKalb Avenue

454Records
12City systems
8Open violations
254.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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454 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 305 311 service requests, 42 HPD housing violations, 30 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)MANEFESTO 1420 DEKALB LLC
BBL3032460014
BIN3073821

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 254.3. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations8 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1998-01-26.

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

138 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (115) · Smoking or Vaping (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Street Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$237,160 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)MANEFESTO 1420 DEKALB LLC
Head officerMICHAEL G REGAN
Managing agentBLOCK MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2026-06-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,142,000 $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.

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

SubwayCentral Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Wilson Av — B38 · 250 ft
Citi BikeStockholm 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.

Report a problem to 311

1420 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

138 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BLOCK MANAGEMENT INC — 32 buildings, 726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B9 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31-90 29th Street QN92 A
31-35 31 Street QN81 A
43-41 52 Street QN66 A
31-01 Vernon Boulevard QN64 A
30-40 21 Street QN62 A
3058 Godwin Terrace BX42 A
227 West 11 Street MN28 A
32-73 42 Street QN24 B
25-77 31st Street QN23 A
32-78 Steinway Street QN22 A
32-22 41 Street QN20 A
32-26 41 Street QN20 B
43-06 164 Street QN19 B
105 Eldridge Street MN18 A
85 Audubon Avenue MN18 B
21-71 27 Street QN16 A
14-34 31 Avenue QN14 A
26-14 28 Street QN11 A
24-29 28 Street QN9 A
38-01 31 Avenue QN9 A
24-39 28 Street QN9 A
1420 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
2026 2 Avenue MN6 B
2036 2 Avenue MN6 C
32-06 82 Street QN6 A
2024 2 Avenue MN6 B
2028 2 Avenue MN6 B
5-42 51 Avenue QN6 B
35-37 33 Street QN6 A
34-50 42 Street QN6 B
21-12 22 Drive QN4 C
25-05 Steinway Street QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,010,000 on 2018-11-08 (lender: Sb One Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-08AL&R $1,010,000 — from MANEFESTO 1420 DEKALB LLC to SB ONE BANK $1,010,000
2018-11-08Deed $1,600,000 — from CHAN, KAM; CHAN, CHAU KEE to MANEFESTO 1420 DEKALB LLC $1,600,000
2018-11-08Mortgage $1,010,000 — from MANEFESTO 1420 DEKALB LLC to SB ONE BANK $1,010,000
2018-10-30Sold for $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $266,667
2002-05-23Mortgage $150,000 — from CHAN, CHAU KEE; CHAN, KAM to FIRST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL BANK $150,000
2001-01-24Mortgage $110,000 — from CUSENZA, SEBASTIANOS; CUSENZA, ENZAMARIE to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $110,000
1997-12-15Mortgage $70,000 — from CUSENZA, ENZA M; CUSENZA, ANTONIO; CUSENZA, SEBASTIANO; CUSENZA, ENZAMARIE to GREENPOINT BANK $70,000
1985-12-17Mortgage $20,000 — from LIANG, BO QI; ZHANG, MEI NU to 100 CLINTON INC $20,000
1985-03-11Mortgage $10,000 — from 100 CLINTON INC to RAMNAUTH, DAYHUTTE; RAMNAUTH, HARDAH $10,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003047
20181124311
201930150321
202000140317
202100250328
202200680270
202300490655
202400700474
202500810586
202600150318
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 372Ownership & money 29Health & systems 40

Every one of the 454 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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