584 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 189 HPD complaints, 107 311 service requests, 101 HPD emergency-repair charges.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 91.3. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-10-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Lead (1) · Graffiti (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 1532 REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | NIKOLAOS LEONARDOS |
| Managing agent | DAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,075,000 | $483,750 |
| 2026 | $1,203,000 | $541,350 |
| 2027 | $1,403,000 | $631,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | DeKalb Av — L · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Knickerbocker Av — M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Irving Av — B38 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Irving Ave & DeKalb Ave · 150 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.
1532 DeKalb Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by DAFNONAS ESTATES, LTD — 69 buildings, 1,113 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B23 · C9 · D8 · F4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 69 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $475,000 on 2019-07-30 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-30 | AL&R $475,000 — from 1532 REALTY LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $475,000 | |
| 2019-07-30 | Mortgage $475,000 — from 1532 REALTY LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $475,000 | |
| 2015-10-30 | Deed $150,000 — from SW SURFACE MANAGEMENT INC to 1532 REALTY LLC | $150,000 | |
| 2015-10-30 | Mortgage $831,752 — from 1532 REALTY LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $831,752 | |
| 2002-06-17 | Mortgage $382,500 — from GELARDI, VITO to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA | $382,500 | |
| 1985-01-08 | Mortgage $43,000 — from FUNG, BENNY; WONG, KWAI KEN to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $43,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2019 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Every one of the 584 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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