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1492 DeKalb Avenue

668Records
16City systems
6Open violations
30.8Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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668 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 274 HPD complaints, 157 HPD housing violations, 148 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)1492 DEKALB AVENUE A
BBL3032470016
BIN3073865

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 30.8. 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 violations6 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-07-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$50,000 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.

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)1492 DEKALB AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerMARIA LAMANNO
Managing agentGMC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,182,000 $531,900
2026$1,062,000 $477,900
2027$1,238,000 $557,100

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Knickerbocker Av — B38 · 200 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & DeKalb Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Suydam
Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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

1492 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

1 311 service request 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 GMC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 7 buildings, 40 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
70-28 65 Place QN6 A
70-27 65 Place QN6 D
1492 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
70-38 65 Place QN6 A
1513 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
317 Harman Street BK6 B
210 Irving Avenue BK4 C

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017001024106
20180219324
20190316322
20202023227
20211054459
2022019515
20230351119
202400538
202500235
202602237
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 595Ownership & money 7Health & systems 48

Every one of the 668 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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