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1502 DeKalb Avenue

507Records
17City systems
10Open violations
296Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11237 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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507 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 164 HPD housing violations, 124 HPD complaints, 81 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11237
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)DONKEY R1, LLC
BBL3032470021
BIN3073870

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 296. 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 violations10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-03-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Illegal Fireworks (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)DONKEY R1, LLC
Head officerHING S TANG
Managing agentG. RESNICK REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,057,200 $475,740
2026$1,062,000 $477,900
2027$1,238,000 $557,100

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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

SubwayDeKalb Av — L · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 / Irving Av — B38 · 200 ft
Citi BikeIrving Ave & DeKalb Ave · 300 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

1502 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

12 311 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 G. RESNICK REALTY LLC — 16 buildings, 137 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B5 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
525 Myrtle Avenue BK22 A
47 Orchard Street MN20 B
120 Suffolk Street MN11 A
151 Quincy Street BK10 A
538 Driggs Avenue BK8 A
757 Manhattan Avenue BK8 A
764 Macon Street BK7 A
100 Powers Street BK6 B
70-11 34 Avenue QN6 A
17-08 Linden Street QN6 D
824 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
1502 DeKalb Avenue BK6 C
121 Mulberry Street MN6 B
31 North Elliott Place BK5 B
140 Quincy Street BK5 B
58 East 56 Street MN5 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2016-06-03 (lender: Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-09-11Deed $757,234 — from 1502 DEKALB OWNER LLC to DONKEY R1, LLC $757,234
2023-08-28Sold for $757,234 $757,234 $126,206
2023-05-17Deed $500,000 — from SIMON SHAMOUN, ESQ., AS REFEREE to 1502 DEKALB OWNER LLC $500,000
2023-05-01Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $83,333
2016-06-03Agreement $1,000,000 — from 1502 DEKALB LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $1,000,000
2016-06-03Agreement $500,000 — from 159 ST NICHOLAS LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC $500,000
2016-06-03Mortgage $900,000 — from 1502 DEKALB LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC $900,000
2016-06-03Mortgage $100,000 — from 1502 DEKALB LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $100,000
2016-06-03Agreement $900,000 — from 159 ST NICHOLAS LLC; 1502 DEKALB LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC $900,000
2015-06-10Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 1502 DEKALB LLC; 159 ST. NICHOLAS LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC $1,400,000
1998-01-09Mortgage $40,000 — from PIMENTEL, FRANCISCO to PEREZ, ONELIO $40,000
1984-10-12Mortgage $7,500 — from PEREZ, ONELIO to MORTE, ANTONINO CIMO $7,500

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170571361
20180220325
20190200222
2020070310
202107029
20220160521
20236285948
202405101263
202503036
202602035
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 406Ownership & money 28Health & systems 51

Every one of the 507 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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