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1434 DeKalb Avenue

483Records
15City systems
7Open violations
20.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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483 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 311 service requests, 105 HPD housing violations, 95 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)1434 DEKALB LLC
BBL3032460021
BIN3073828

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20.2. 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 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1993-07-29.

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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (2) · Noise (1) · Water System (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 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)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)1434 DEKALB LLC
Head officerMOSHE DEUTCH
Managing agentYHT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$983,000 $442,350
2026$1,048,000 $471,600
2027$1,186,000 $533,700

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Yellow Sun Coffee RoastersOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

SubwayKnickerbocker Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 150 ft
Citi BikeStockholm St & Wilson Ave · 400 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

1434 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

11 311 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 YHT MANAGEMENT — 82 buildings, 618 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B29 · C18 · D15 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1620 New York Avenue BK54 A
1801 Broadway BK41 A
2149 Cortelyou Road BK30 F
489 Washington Avenue BK21 B
1302 Pacific Street BK16 C
158 Beach 114 Street QN12 B
1259 St Johns Place BK11 A
753 Lexington Avenue BK10 B
1503 Nostrand Avenue BK9 A
130 East 59 Street BK9 C
1181 New York Avenue BK9 A
1183 New York Avenue BK9 B
913 St Johns Place BK9 C
215 South 4 Street BK8 B
378 Harman Street BK8 B
185 Veronica Place BK8 A
378 South 3 Street BK8 A
558 Kosciuszko Street BK8 C
26 Covert Street BK8 C
374 Harman Street BK8 A
1630 Brooklyn Avenue BK8 A
75 Lott Avenue BK8 B
79 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
55 Stanhope Street BK8 C
255 Grafton Street BK8 B
771 Lexington Avenue BK8 B
1112 Fulton Street BK8 A
240 Madison Street BK8 C
292 Wilson Avenue BK8 C
177 Veronica Place BK8 B
2019 Union Street BK8 B
51 Veronica Place BK7 B
144 Lefferts Place BK7 B
55 Veronica Place BK7 B
64 Stagg Street BK7 A
217 South 4 Street BK7 B
743 Park Avenue BK6 B
1663 Garfield Street BX6 B
386 Harman Street BK6 B
58 Himrod Street BK6 B
373 East 28 Street BK6 C
638 Kosciuszko Street BK6 B
716 Madison Street BK6 A
921 Broadway BK6 C
388 Harman Street BK6 B
506 Warren Street BK6 B
330 Starr Street BK6 B
1050 Putnam Avenue BK6 C
1422 Greene Avenue BK6 D
489 Chauncey Street BK6 B
3679 Paulding Avenue BX6 B
89 Grattan Street BK6 D
1264 Manor Avenue BX6 D
96 George Street BK6 B
1771 Nostrand Avenue BK6 D
172 Vernon Avenue BK5 C
1648 Norman Street QN5 C
97-18 91 Street QN4 C
666 Flushing Avenue BK4 A
2324 Bedford Avenue BK4 F

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,663,575 on 2019-12-02 (lender: Popular Bank), covering 3 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
2019-12-02Agreement $8,600,000 — from 1434 DEKALB LLC; 1436 DEKALB LLC; GW STARR HOLDINGS LLC to POPULAR BANK $8,600,000
2019-12-02AL&R $8,600,000 — from 1434 DEKALB LLC; 1436 DEKALB LLC; GW STARR HOLDINGS LLC to POPULAR BANK $8,600,000
2019-12-02Mortgage $1,663,575 — from 1436 DEKALB LLC; 1434 DEKALB LLC; GW STARR HOLDINGS LLC to POPULAR BANK $1,663,575
2014-10-09Agreement $2,500,000 — from 1434 DEKALB LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $2,500,000
2014-10-09Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 1434 DEKALB LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,300,000
2014-06-09Mortgage $450,000 — from 1434 DEKALB LLC to GRANDE PREZZO LLC $450,000
2014-06-09Mortgage $750,000 — from 1434 DEKALB LLC to GRANDE PREZZO LLC $750,000
2014-05-12Deed $1,050,000 — from BRAVO, NUBIA to 1434 DEKALB LLC $1,050,000
1996-08-19Mortgage $110,000 — from BRAVO, NUBIA to UJUETA, MANUEL $110,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017111036
2018011024
20190185317
20200081110
20210081110
20220090211
20230390214
202400110314
2025003036
2026001023
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 378Ownership & money 24Health & systems 26

Every one of the 483 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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