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1019 Decatur Street

167Records
11City systems
0Open violations
29.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11207 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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167 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 65 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11207
Built2007
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)1921 DECATUR LLC
BBL3034260038
BIN—

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 29.3. In ZIP 11207, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Sewer (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)1075 DEKALB LLC
Head officerJOE LAX
Managing agentGREAT CAPITAL REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,572,000 $94,320
2026$1,629,000 $97,740
2027$1,419,000 $85,140

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

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

SubwayChauncey St — J Z · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Decatur St / Bushwick Av — B20 B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMoffat St & Bushwick · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 045 Horace E. Greene
Middle: Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration. 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

1019 Decatur Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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 GREAT CAPITAL REALTY LLC — 4 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
82 Lorraine Street BK15 A
832 Hicks Street BK8 B
1564 Lincoln Place BK4 C
1019 Decatur Street BK3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $533,157 on 2020-03-09 (lender: Northfield Bank), covering 2 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
2020-03-09Mortgage $533,157 — from 1921 DECATUR LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $533,157
2020-03-09Agreement $1,617,000 — from 1921 DECATUR LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,617,000
2020-03-09AL&R $1,617,000 — from 1921 DECATUR LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $1,617,000
2018-11-21Mortgage $550,000 — from LAX, JOSEPH to MERS $550,000
2013-05-31Agreement $1,400,000 — from 1075 DEKALB LLC to THE BERKSHIRE BANK $1,400,000
2013-05-31AL&R $1,400,000 — from 1075 DEKALB LLC to THE BERKSHIRE BANK $1,400,000
2013-04-19Mortgage $1,026,207 — from 1075 DEKALB LLC to THE BERKSHIRE BANK $1,026,207
2012-01-30Deed $262,000 — from GRUBER, RIVKA G; GRUBER, YOEL to GUTTMAN, YOEL $262,000
2012-01-30Mortgage $196,500 — from GUTTMAN, YOEL to GRAND BANK,N.A.; MERS $196,500
2008-08-07Mortgage $250,000 — from GRUBER, RIVKA; GRUBER, YOEL to TD BANK $250,000
2008-02-25Mortgage $636,000 — from GRUBER, YOEL to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $636,000

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20185409
20190505
202058114
2021220123
2022160218
2023200020
2024160117
20252013
20263014
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 31Health & systems 10

Every one of the 167 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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