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223 DeKalb Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3020910069 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11205, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Food Establishment (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$15,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1869)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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)BS BLEECKER LLC
Head officerBEN SMUK
Managing agentHAGAR SROR
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,809,000 $168,540
2026$2,388,000 $143,280
2027$2,570,000 $154,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Bagel WorldBagels/PretzelsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Vanderbilt Av — B38 · 300 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Vanderbilt Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 020 Clinton Hill. 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

223 DeKalb Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,125,000 on 2020-06-16 (lender: M.y. Safra Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-17Agreement $1,017,465 — from BS BLEECKER LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB $1,017,465
2020-06-16Deed $1,875,000 — from DEKALB FCG LLC to BS BLEECKER LLC $1,875,000
2020-06-16Mortgage $1,125,000 — from BS BLEECKER LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB $1,125,000
2020-06-16AL&R $1,125,000 — from BS BLEECKER LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB $1,125,000
2020-05-29Sold for $1,875,000 $1,875,000 $937,500
1999-11-23Mortgage $157,500 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP $157,500
1999-11-23Mortgage $1,087,061 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP $1,087,061
1999-11-23Mortgage $45,000 — from GRANNUM, JEFFREY L; GRANNUM, COLVIN; GRANNUM, CHARLES to DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPME $45,000
1999-02-22Mortgage $785,092 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP $785,092
1999-02-22Mortgage $1,395,061 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP $1,395,061
1999-02-22Mortgage $59,939 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP $59,939

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
8
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000101
2018411118
2019011013
2020002507
2021000000
2022101002
2023031015
2024004037
2025001124
2026001012
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-08-10Restaurant inspection: BAGEL WORLD
2026-03-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-19Restaurant inspection: BAGEL WORLD — grade A
2025-11-21Restaurant inspection: BAGEL WORLD · mice evidence

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-10Restaurant inspection: BAGEL WORLD
2026-03-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-12-19Restaurant inspection: BAGEL WORLD — grade A
2025-11-21Restaurant inspection: BAGEL WORLD · mice evidence
2025-05-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-03-17Agreement $1,017,465 — from BS BLEECKER LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB$1,017,465
2024
2024-12-06311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-12-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-12-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-08-02Restaurant inspection: BAGEL WORLD — grade A
2024-04-08Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2024-03-18Boiler inspection
2024-03-02311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2023
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-01Boiler inspection
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-03-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-03-16HPD 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
2022-01-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2020
2020-07-21Mortgage satisfied — from GRANNUM, JEFFREY L; GRANNUM, CHARLES; GRANNUM, COLVIN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2020-06-16Deed $1,875,000 — from DEKALB FCG LLC to BS BLEECKER LLC$1,875,000
2020-06-16Mortgage $1,125,000 — from BS BLEECKER LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB$1,125,000
2020-06-16AL&R $1,125,000 — from BS BLEECKER LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB$1,125,000
2020-05-29Sold for $1,875,000$1,875,000
2020-04-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-19311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2019
2019-09-26FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-09-03Boiler inspection
2019-02-05311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2018
2018-09-14311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2018-07-18Boiler inspection
2018-07-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-05-22Job filed: REMOVING OF REAR SHED TO COMPLY WITH ECB VIOLATION # 34840762J AND TO RESTORE TO ORIGINAL CONDITIONS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2018-05-22Job filed: REMOVING OF REAR SHED TO COMPLY WITH ECB VIOLATION # 34840762J AND TO RESTORE TO ORIGINAL CONDITIONS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2018-05-22Job filed: REMOVING OF REAR SHED TO COMPLY WITH ECB VIOLATION # 34840762J AND TO RESTORE TO ORIGINAL CONDITIONS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-01-03Deed — from GRANNUM, CHARLES; GRANNUM, JEFFREY; GRANNUM, COLVIN W to DEKALB FCG, LLC
2017
2017-05-05Deed transfer (nominal price)
2014
2014-03-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-02-06Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.$3,000
2013
2013-09-18311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013-06-21Mortgage satisfied — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.; GRANNUM, COLVIN W; GRANNUM, JEFFREY L; GRANNUM, CHARLES F to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.; EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPEMENT CORP.; GREENPOINT
2013-06-21TL&R — from GRANNUM, COLVIN W; GRANNUM, JEFFREY L; GRANNUM, CHARLES F to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
2012
2012-03-02311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2012-02-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE C/C W/DOB FOR OPEN ECB NOV #34840762J. REMEDY: COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO F$800
2012-02-01311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2012-02-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2012-02-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2012-02-01311: Plumbing — Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective
2012-02-01DOB complaint, category ?
2012-02-01DOB complaint, category ?
2012-02-01DOB complaint, category ?
2012-02-01DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-04-28ECB CLASS - 3 violation: WORK W/O PERMIT ILLEGAL WORK NOTED AT REAR YARD OF PROPERTY AN APPX 19'WIDE X 25'DEEP LONG X 10'HIGH EXTENSION BEEN CONSTRUCTED W/$250
2010-04-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-04-24DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-22311: Food Establishment — Toilet Facility
2010-04-22311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2007
2007-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
2007-02-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2006
2006-11-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-11-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-08-30Job filed: EST COST $28,000 RENOVATE EXIST STORE @1 FL.FOR BAGEL STORE (UG6).ERECT 1 STORY EXT.@ REAR NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRES OR OCC.PROPOSED ADDITIONAL FL.AREA $28,000
2001
2001-07-31DOB violation LANDMK:
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-11-23REL — from EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
1999-11-23Mortgage assigned — from GRANNUM, COLVIN W; GRANNUM, CHARLES F; GRANNUM, JEFFREY L to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP
1999-11-23Agreement — from GRANNUM, COLVIN W; GRANNUM, CHARLES F; GRANNUM, JEFFREY L to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP
1999-11-23REL — from EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
1999-11-23Mortgage $157,500 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP$157,500
1999-11-23Deed — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to GRANNUM, JEFFREY L; GRANNUM, CHARLES; GRANNUM, COLVIN
1999-11-23Mortgage $1,087,061 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP$1,087,061
1999-11-23Mortgage $45,000 — from GRANNUM, JEFFREY L; GRANNUM, COLVIN; GRANNUM, CHARLES to DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPME$45,000
1999-11-23REL — from EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
1999-11-23Mortgage assigned — from EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to GREENPOINT MORTGAGECORP
1999-02-22Mortgage $785,092 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP$785,092
1999-02-22Deed — from NYC HPD to NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
1999-02-22Mortgage assigned — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to CITY OF NEW YORK
1999-02-22Mortgage $1,395,061 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP$1,395,061
1999-02-22Agreement — from NYC HPD to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
1999-02-22Agreement — from NYC HPD to NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
1999-02-22Mortgage assigned — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
1999-02-22Mortgage $59,939 — from NHS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP$59,939
1998
1998-11-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998-11-05Permit AL — ISSUED
1998-10-21ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO SAFE GUARD PUBLIC AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION. TWO HOLES KNOCKED INTO ADJOINTING PROPERTY AT 225 DEKALB AVE
1998-10-20DOB complaint, category ?
1998-08-24Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-05-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998-05-28Permit AL — ISSUED
1997
1997-11-18Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-11-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-06-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-04-17DOB complaint, category ?
1997-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
1997-04-02DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-07-20DOB complaint, category ?
1992
1992-11-02DOB complaint, category ?
1986
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1984
1984-09-24Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to HPD
1982
1982-01-20HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1981
1981-12-03Mortgage assigned — from SMALL BUSINESS ELECTRONIC INVESTMENT; SMALL BUSINESS ELECTRONICS INVESTMENT CO; SMALL BUSI to MIREL LOUIS S; MIREL S LOUIS
1981-12-03Mortgage assigned — from SMALL BUSINESS ELECTRONICS INVESTMENT; SMALL BUSINESS ELECTRONICS INVESTMENT CO to MIREL S LOUIS F; MIREL LOUIS S; MIREL S LOUIS
1980
1980-10-22Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to LST DESIGN COLLABORATIVE
1980-10-22Mortgage — from LST DESIGN COLLABORATIVE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1980-10-22Deed — from LST DESIGN COLLABORATIVE to LSTU COLLABORATIVE INC
1980-04-22LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVAT; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION; LANMARKS PRES
1977
1977-10-21Deed — from FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMIN OF CITY OF NY; FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR OF to CITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEWYORK; TH ECITY OF NEW YORK; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF
1972
1972-04-14Mortgage — from CSOLASANTO JEAN; COLASANTO JEAN; COLASANTO FRANK J; COLASANTO FRANK V; COLASANTO MICHAEL; to SMALL BUSINESS ELECTRONICS INVESTMENT CO
1971
1971-11-03Mortgage — from COLASANTO DOMINICK; COLASANTO MICHAEL; COLASANTO JEAN; COLASANTO FRANK V to SMALL BUSINESS ELECTRONICS INVESTMENT CO
1970
1970-09-21Deed — from COLASANTO DANIEL to COLASANTO MICHAEL

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