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1436 DeKalb Avenue

582Records
14City systems
7Open violations
160Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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582 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 185 HPD complaints, 165 311 service requests, 76 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)1436 DEKALB LLC
BBL3032460022
BIN3073829

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 160. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1997-04-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

7 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
3
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Rodent (2) · Maintenance or Facility (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Sewer Maintenance (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)1436 DEKALB LLC
Head officerMOSHE DEUTCH
Managing agentYHT MANAGEMENT INC
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$771,000 $346,950
2026$822,000 $369,900
2027$931,000 $418,950

The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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

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 · 450 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

1436 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 — 2 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 YHT MANAGEMENT INC — 18 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C3 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
351 Riverdale Avenue BK18 D
1049 East 15 Street BK11 B
156 Erasmus Street BK10 A
160 Erasmus Street BK10 A
253 Nostrand Avenue BK10 A
129 Russell Street BK10 A
1235 Halsey Street BK8 C
24 Covert Street BK8 D
843 Kent Avenue BK8 B
962 Myrtle Avenue BK7 B
1712 Palmetto Street QN6 C
1436 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
663 Evergreen Avenue BK6 B
66 Cooper Street BK6 B
1424 Hancock Street BK6 A
2617 Avenue D BK4 D
2501 Tilden Avenue BK3 F
1079 Rogers Avenue BK3 A

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
2019-12-02AL&R $8,600,000 — from 1434 DEKALB LLC; 1436 DEKALB LLC; GW STARR HOLDINGS LLC to POPULAR BANK $8,600,000
2019-12-02Agreement $8,600,000 — from 1434 DEKALB LLC; 1436 DEKALB LLC; GW STARR HOLDINGS LLC to POPULAR BANK $8,600,000
2019-12-02Mortgage $1,663,575 — from 1436 DEKALB LLC; 1434 DEKALB LLC; GW STARR HOLDINGS LLC to POPULAR BANK $1,663,575
2015-01-15AL&R $5,250,000 — from 1436 DEKALB LLC; GW STARR HOLDINGS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $5,250,000
2015-01-15Agreement $5,250,000 — from 1436 DEKALB LLC; GW STARR HOLDINGS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $5,250,000
2015-01-15Mortgage $2,050,000 — from 1436 DEKALB LLC; GW STARR HOLDINGS LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,050,000
2014-05-13Deed $1,050,000 — from BRAVO, NUBIA to 1436 DEKALB LLC $1,050,000
2014-05-13Mortgage $1,800,000 — from 1436 DEKALB LLC to BRAVO, NUBIA $1,800,000
2004-03-10Mortgage $130,000 — from BRAVO, NUBIA to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $130,000
2000-05-10Mortgage $98,000 — from BRAVO, NUBIA to RESOURCE ONE INC $98,000
1998-03-03Mortgage $100,000 — from LIPARI, JOSEPH to PREMIER MORTGAGE CORP; PMC MORTGAGE CO $100,000
1983-07-01Mortgage $10,000 — from LIPARI, SAVERIO to HAMBURG SAVING BANK $10,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011046
2018015039
201901115825
2020003249
20210071210
202200130316
20232550517
202402100517
20250170513
20260720312
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 438Ownership & money 32Health & systems 47

Every one of the 582 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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