The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.7. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and
13% 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 violations
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-24.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · GENERAL (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Plumbing (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 (1905)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP
Head officer
YOEL HERSHKOWITCH
Managing agent
EQUITY MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-07-07
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
$1,168,800
$525,960
2026
$1,403,000
$631,350
2027
$1,684,000
$757,800
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2017 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Classon Av — G · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Classon Av / De Kalb Av — B48 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
DeKalb Ave & Franklin Ave · 650 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.
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $837,769 on
2020-12-22 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 3 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
2020-12-22
Mortgage $837,770 — from PULASKI MG LLC; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK
$837,770
2020-12-22
AL&R $4,500,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; PULASKI MG LLC; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK
$4,500,000
2020-12-22
Agreement $4,500,000 — from PULASKI MG LLC; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK
$4,500,000
2013-10-25
Mortgage $92,096 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK
$92,096
2013-10-25
AL&R $1,350,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK
$1,350,000
2013-10-25
Mortgage $1,170,000 — from 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK
$1,170,000
2013-10-25
AL&R $1,170,000 — from 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK
$1,170,000
2013-10-25
Agreement $1,350,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK
$1,350,000
2007-08-13
Agreement $2,750,000 — from CLASSON 293 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,750,000
2007-08-10
Agreement $656,250 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
$656,250
2007-08-10
Mortgage $249,754 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
$249,754
2007-08-10
Deed $175,000 — from DEKALB 437 LLC to DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.
$175,000
2007-08-10
Mortgage $406,496 — from DEKALB 437 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$406,496
2006-07-03
Mortgage $350,000 — from CLASSON 291 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$350,000
2003-12-01
DEEDO $768,000 — from BRAGSTON REALTY CORP. to 437 DEKALB LLC
$768,000
Ten-year activity
20100
19
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
5
13
0
1
19
2018
0
8
0
1
9
2019
0
5
0
1
6
2020
1
2
5
1
9
2021
1
2
0
1
4
2022
1
2
0
3
6
2023
1
6
0
2
9
2024
1
7
0
3
11
2025
0
10
0
3
13
2026
0
10
0
2
12
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2025-03-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-04311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-12-03Boiler inspection
2024-10-02311: Plumbing — Sprinkler System - Inadequate
2024-10-02DOB complaint, category ?
2024-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-07-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-07-22311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-07-22Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-07-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-06-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-19Boiler inspection
2023-08-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-14311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-03-30DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-03-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-03-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-22HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-12-13FDNY inspection (RISK)
2022-11-14Boiler inspection
2022-10-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-09-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-02-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-24HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-12-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2021-10-27Boiler inspection
2021-04-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-12-28TL&R — from INVESTORS BANK to DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.
2020-12-28TL&R — from INVESTORS BANK to DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.
2020-12-22Mortgage $837,770 — from PULASKI MG LLC; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK$837,770
2020-12-22AL&R $4,500,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; PULASKI MG LLC; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK$4,500,000
2020-12-22Agreement $4,500,000 — from PULASKI MG LLC; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK$4,500,000
2020-11-03Boiler inspection
2020-05-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019
2019-12-11Boiler inspection
2019-10-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-07-19311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2019-07-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-07-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2019-06-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-12-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-11-22Boiler inspection
2018-08-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-03-03311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2018-03-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-03-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2018-03-02311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2018-03-02Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2017-11-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-11-15DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-09-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRICAL SAFETY COVER FOR OUTLET AT NORTH WALL 2ND STORY PUBLIC HALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st S
2017-09-24HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2017-09-24HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
2017-09-24HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-08-09HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2017-08-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANGER.@TIME OF INSP IN GASMETER ROOM I OBSERVED LAMP WICK USED FOR SEALING THREADS ON $1,000
2017-08-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT.AT TIME OF INSP IN GAS METER ROOM I OBSERVED NEW GAS PIPING & FITTINGS FOR APT 4L.WORK WAS DONE UNDER EMERGENCY W$1,600
2017-07-11HPD class C: § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2017-07-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2017-07-11HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
2014-07-05HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN FLIES AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2014-07-05HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE GARBAGE AND GARBAGE RECEPTACL
2013-10-25Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO to INVESTORS BANK
2013-10-25Mortgage $92,096 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK$92,096
2013-10-25AL&R $1,350,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK$1,350,000
2013-10-25Mortgage $1,170,000 — from 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK$1,170,000
2013-10-25AL&R $1,170,000 — from 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP.; DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to INVESTORS BANK$1,170,000
2013-10-25Agreement $1,350,000 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.; 628 WILSON AVE REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK$1,350,000
2013-10-25Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO
2012
2012-06-26311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011
2011-04-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-04-19Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF 28 L.F AT 437 DEKALB AVENUE DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS, WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2008 BUILDING CODE CHAPTER 33
2010
2010-05-30HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2010-02-14311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-02-14Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-03-11DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-08-13Agreement $2,750,000 — from CLASSON 293 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,750,000
2007-08-10Agreement $656,250 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$656,250
2007-08-10Mortgage $249,754 — from DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK$249,754
2007-08-10Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
2007-08-10Deed $175,000 — from DEKALB 437 LLC to DEKALB REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP.$175,000
2007-08-10Mortgage $406,496 — from DEKALB 437 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$406,496
2007-08-03TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to CLASSON 289 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC
2007-07-06Mortgage satisfied — from CLASSON 289 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC; CLASSON 291 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2007-03-21City emergency repair (HWO): public area: at public hall 1st 1/2 sty : install (1) window guard. ''remove all work related debris''.$69
2006-07-03Mortgage $350,000 — from CLASSON 291 LLC; CLASSON 293 LLC; CLASSON 295 LLC; CLASSON 289 LLC; DEKALB 437 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$350,000
2006-04-04City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2006001254202 (enviro-probe, inc.), perform total lead analysis of 04 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental p$15
2006-03-02City emergency repair (OMO): apartment #3r remove and replace three (3) broken glass panes approx. 8'' x 11'' each, to prevent cut hazard. remove all$340
2006-01-13City emergency repair (OMO): local law #1 violation : as per hpd's abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all l$1,775
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-19City emergency repair (HWO): apartment#3r: replace defective air valve front room.$123
2005-10-31City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2006001254202 (enviro-probe, inc.), perform total lead analysis of 04 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental p$15
2005-10-18City emergency repair (OMO): (apartment 3r) demo and replace defective bathroom ceiling and walls due to previous water leaks from above apartment ap$549
2005-10-04City emergency repair (HWO): local law #1 violation : as per rc # . and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all lead violations as per new york $459
2005-09-27City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc #2005001319003 (enviro-probe, inc.), perform total lead analysis of 07 dust wipe sample(s) via environmental p$26
2005-09-01City emergency repair (OMO): local law #1 violation : as per rc #2005002112103 secondary (abax bk-w,si) and attached scope of work thoroughly remove $1,420
2005-07-14City emergency repair (OMO): apartment #3r: secure loose light fixture and connect to power. note: contractor must contact cordell @ (718) 636-3021, $497
2005-07-14City emergency repair (OMO): apartment #3r: bathroom clear the stack at the tub, toilet and basin which are clogged. note: contractor must contact co$270