A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 35. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
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
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Graffiti (1) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1931)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC
Head officer
JOEL RUBINFELD
Managing agent
FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered
2025-08-26
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$447,600
$201,420
2026
$537,000
$241,650
2027
$644,000
$289,800
The city's market estimate has risen
44% 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
Subway
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Myrtle-Willoughby Avs — G · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / De Kalb Av — B15 · 350 ft
Citi Bike
Pulaski St & Marcus Garvey Blvd · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
13 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,950,000 on
2025-12-09 (lender: Conventus LLC), 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2025-12-09
Mortgage $1,950,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CONVENTUS LLC
$1,950,000
2025-12-09
Agreement $3,000,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CONVENTUS LLC
$3,000,000
2024-09-27
Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC
$1,050,000
2022-08-30
Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC
$1,050,000
2019-03-27
Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC
$1,050,000
2018-02-01
Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC
$1,050,000
2017-08-11
Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868=870 DEKALB AVE LLC
$1,050,000
2015-09-09
CORRM $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC
$1,050,000
2015-05-19
Deed $1,450,000 — from ALBION TRADING LLC to 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC
$1,450,000
2015-05-19
Mortgage $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC
$1,050,000
2015-05-19
AL&R $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC
$1,050,000
2013-09-20
Deed $1,050,000 — from NETZ BONDS BROOKLYN LLC to ALBION TRADING LLC
$1,050,000
2011-04-01
Deed $600,000 — from NORTH PROPERTIES, INC. to NETZ BONDS BROOKLYN LLC
$600,000
2010-12-06
Deed $574,000 — from HEADLEY, AS REFEREE , GEORGE B to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.
$574,000
2006-11-17
Mortgage $344,213 — from MONCEY REALTY INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
$344,213
Ten-year activity
50250
29
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
24
1
2
29
2018
2
6
1
2
11
2019
2
6
1
2
11
2020
0
10
0
3
13
2021
0
5
0
1
6
2022
0
0
1
2
3
2023
10
2
0
2
14
2024
2
5
2
6
15
2025
0
21
4
4
29
2026
0
0
0
1
1
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2025-10-12Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-10-12311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2025-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AROUND WINDOW FRAME AT 1ST WINDOW FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2025-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AROUND WINDOW FRAME 1ST FROM EAST AT SOU
2025-09-06Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-09-06Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2017-08-11Agreement $1,050,000 — from 868=870 DEKALB AVE LLC$1,050,000
2017-06-28City emergency repair (OMO): at bldg contact # (347) 663-3291 at building--properly replace with new the defective sprinkler heads at the public hall$5,800
2017-06-07City emergency repair (OMO): at bldg contact # (347) 663-3291 at building--properly replace with new the defective sprinkler heads at the public hall$4,600
2017-06-07City emergency repair (OMO): at bldg entrance contact # (347) 663-3291 at bldg entrance door- replace with new the broken wire glass pane approx 5' x$387
2017-04-22HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WIRE GLASS IN BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2017-04-21Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-04-21311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-04-19HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2017-04-19HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF TWO (2) PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2017-04-19HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF TWO (2) PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2017-04-19HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SIX (6) PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WES
2017-04-19HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF THREE (3) PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2017-04-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-04-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-11-18311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2016-10-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-09-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2016-09-30DOB complaint, category ?
2016-09-30DOB violation C: DAMAGED OBSERVED TO HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED TO SPRINKLER SYSTEM DUE TO SPRINKLER AT 870 DEKALB AVENUE BEING VANDALIZED
2015-12-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-12-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-09-22FDNY inspection (FORTH)
2015-09-09CORRM $1,050,000 — from 868-870 DEKALB AVE LLC to CROWN INVEST INTERNATIONAL LLC$1,050,000
2015-07-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-07-28HPD class B: § 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING AT PUBL
2012-03-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-03-17Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-03-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2012-03-17311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOWS
2012-03-17311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-03-17311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-02-02HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2012-02-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCE SPRING AT LOWER SASH AT 2ND WINDOW FROM EAST IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2012-02-02HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT LOWER SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM EAST IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY
2012-02-02HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST A
2012-02-02HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CLOSET DOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY
2012-01-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2012-01-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2012-01-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOW GUARDS
2012-01-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2012-01-31Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-01-31Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2012-01-31311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2012-01-31311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOWS
2012-01-31311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOWS
2012-01-31311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — DOORS
2012-01-31311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — CABINETS
2012-01-31311: NONCONST — VERMIN
2012-01-31311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOW GUARDS
2012-01-31DOB complaint, category ?
2012-01-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C/O #88597. NOTE: C/O INDICATES COMMERCIAL AT 1ST FLR, LAUNDRY AND OFFICE. 2ND FLR LAUND$1,200
2011
2011-12-15311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2011-12-15DOB complaint, category ?
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-12-12HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2011-12-12HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
2011-12-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-12-08311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-04-01Deed $600,000 — from NORTH PROPERTIES, INC. to NETZ BONDS BROOKLYN LLC$600,000
2010
2010-12-06Deed — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. to NORTH PROPERTIES, INC
2010-12-06Deed $574,000 — from HEADLEY, AS REFEREE , GEORGE B to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.$574,000
2010-10-26Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2010-10-26311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2010-07-01City emergency repair (OMO): national grid provide gas to boiler / hot water heater.
2010-01-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT BOILER W/O PLANS OR PERMITS ON FILE WITH THE NYC DOB$8,000
2010-01-08ECB CLASS - 1 violation: B154/50C/50D/15/16/50F/50G/50H/50I24B/38/50A/4/15/19B/36/39/50B/50A-RELIEF VALVE NOT PIPED DOWN/50B-FLUE DAMPER IN WRONG LOCATION/$5,000
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-09-06HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR LOCK , 1st STORY
2009-09-04Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2009-09-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2009-09-03Tenant complaint: NONCONST — RUBBISH
2009-08-25TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
2009-08-11City emergency repair (OMO): cellar to the top floor :gas meter . perform pressure test on gas line and do necssary repairs to restore gas to all apa$3,425
2009-07-01City emergency repair (OMO): national grid provide gas to boiler / hot water heater.
2009-06-27HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2009-06-27HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2009-06-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2009-06-25Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2009-06-09Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2009-04-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF 1 SPRINKLER HEAD PAINTED AT SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2009-04-14HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF 2 SPRINKLER HEADS PAINTED AT SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2009-04-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-04-10Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2009-04-10HPD class B: § 27-2073 ADM CODE - PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY
2009-04-09HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2009-04-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ROLLDOWN GATE AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2009-04-09HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER WINDOW SASH GLASS PANE AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2009-04-08Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2009-04-08Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2009-04-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-04-07City emergency repair (OMO): remove bypass and install new meter bar for hot water heater and boiler. remove all work related debris note: contractor$1,895
2009-04-07HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2009-04-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2009-04-07Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2009-04-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-04-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2009-04-07Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2009-04-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-04-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-04-02City emergency repair (OMO): national grid provide gas to boiler / hot water heater.
2009-04-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-03-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-03-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-03-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-03HPD class B: § 27-2039 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1ST AND 2ND STORIES AT PUBLIC HA
2009-01-03HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING AND ASSEMBLY ON BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL
2009-01-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS TOTAL OF FIVE ALL STORIES AT PUBLIC HALL
2009-01-03HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2009-01-03HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOU
2009-01-03HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS TOTAL OF SEVEN IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R
2008
2008-12-23City emergency repair (HWO): publichall: at 2nd story publichall staircase properly repair defective / broken / unsafe nosing at landing. contractors
2008-12-06HPD class B: § 27-2044 ADM CODE - REPAIR OR REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAS
2008-12-06HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY,
2008-12-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-26City emergency repair (OMO): national grid provide gas to boiler hot water heater
2008-11-21HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2008-11-21HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE NOSING AT LANDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2008-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED