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1426 DeKalb Avenue

301Records
12City systems
3Open violations
34.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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301 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 DOB violations, 66 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)DEKALB USA LLC
BBL3032460017
BIN3073824

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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 34.3. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-25.

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)DEKALB USA LLC
Head officerJACOB WIZNITZER
Managing agentGOOSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,097,000 $493,650
2026$1,050,000 $472,500
2027$1,224,000 $550,800

The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 250 ft
Citi BikeStockholm St & Wilson Ave · 350 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

1426 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

10 311 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 GOOSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 25 buildings, 2,410 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
10 Montieth Street BK500 A
44-41 Purves Street QN285 A
69 Adams Street BK231 A
42-22 27 Street QN202 A
597 Grand Street BK185 A
570 Fulton Street BK163 A
2-24 26th Avenue QN137 B
32-03 39 Avenue QN129 A
26 West Street BK96 A
26-41 Third Street QN93 A
362 Livingston Street BK90 A
39 Avenue QN64 A
156 Hope Street BK42 A
1270 New York Avenue BK39 A
1542 New York Avenue BK36 A
945 Bergen Street BK32 B
426 Keap Street BK29 A
830 Flatbush Avenue BK20 A
24 Cook Street BK8 A
26 Cook Street BK8 A
1426 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
1816 George Street QN6 B
1338 Jefferson Avenue BK3 A
1732 Grove Street QN3 C
1672 Cornelia Street QN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $438,949 on 2020-03-18 (lender: Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, LP), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-18Mortgage $438,949 — from DEKALB USA LLC; QUEEN EQUITIES NY LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $438,949
2020-03-18Agreement $5,400,000 — from DEKALB USA LLC; QUEEN EQUITIES NY LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $5,400,000
2020-03-18AL&R $5,400,000 — from QUEEN EQUITIES NY LLC; DEKALB USA LLC to CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L $5,400,000
2016-03-29AL&R $2,887,500 — from DEKALB USA LLC to KEARNY BANK $2,887,500
2016-03-29Mortgage $1,687,500 — from DEKALB USA LLC to KEARNY BANK $1,687,500
2016-03-29Agreement $2,887,500 — from DEKALB USA LLC to KEARNY BANK $2,887,500
2015-05-12AL&R $1,200,000 — from DEKALB USA LLC to OLINVILLE ENTERPRISE LLC $1,200,000
2015-05-12Mortgage $1,200,000 — from DEKALB USA LLC to OLINVILLE ESTERPRISE, LLC $1,200,000
2015-05-12Deed $1,666,500 — from SANTOS, DAVID; LORENZO, RICHARD to DEKALB USA LLC $1,666,500
2008-12-10Agreement $589,946 — from SANTOS, DAVID; LORENZO, RICHARD to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS INC. $589,946
2008-12-10Mortgage $83,748 — from LORENZO, RICHARD; SANTOS, DAVID to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS INC. $83,748
2006-02-02CORRM $506,250 — from LORENZO, RICHARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $506,250
2005-07-28Mortgage $506,250 — from LORENZO, RICHARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $506,250
2003-09-17Mortgage $401,100 — from LORENZO, RICHARD; SANTOS, RAUL; SANTOS, BUENAVENTURA to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. $401,100
2001-12-24Mortgage $372,000 — from SANTOS, BUENAVENTURA; SANTOS, RAUL; LORENZO, RICHARD to 1ST REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKERS INC $372,000

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171100314
201813037
201914027
20200611320
202115028
20222150320
2023360413
202404048
202507029
202612014
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 111Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 66Health & systems 33

Every one of the 301 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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