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243 DeKalb Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3020920066 · 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-03-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (4) · Food Poisoning (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$27,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1867)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,012,000 $180,720
2026$2,791,000 $167,460
2027$2,981,000 $178,860

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Roman'sItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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.

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

SubwayClinton-Washington Avs — G · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Lafayette Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: De Kalb Av / Vanderbilt Av — B38 · under 50 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Vanderbilt Ave · 200 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

243 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

6 311 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: $499,000 on 2005-09-06 (lender: Cimmino, Anna). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-09-06Mortgage $499,000 — from RAO, SAMUELE; RAO, ANTONINA to CIMMINO, ANNA $499,000
2005-09-06Deed $600,000 — from CIMMINO, ANNA to RAO, ANTONINA; RAO, SAMUELE $600,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001001
2018001001
20195772021
2020007007
2021004004
2022001001
2023000000
2024002013
2025013015
2026001001
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-06-09311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-12-10Restaurant inspection: ROMAN'S — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-09311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025
2025-12-10Restaurant inspection: ROMAN'S — grade A
2025-09-22311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2025-09-22311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-09-22DOB complaint, category ?
2025-09-20311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024
2024-07-30311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2024-07-07311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2024-05-17Restaurant inspection: ROMAN'S — grade A
2022
2022-03-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021
2021-10-24311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-07-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-03-31311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2021-03-28311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2020
2020-10-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2020-07-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-19311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020-07-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2020-07-18311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2019
2019-12-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-12-04Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2019-11-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-11-07Job filed: REMOVAL & RE-INSTALLATION OF VENEER STONES AT FRONT FACADE AS SHOWN ON PLANS TO ADDRESS VIOLATIONS # 34414004Z, 35407767H, 35400906R . NO CHANGES $20,000
2019-08-31311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-07-24DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2019-07-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35407767H ISSUED ON 4-27-2019 AND TO FILE A CERTIFICA$625
2019-05-06Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2019-05-01Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE$7,500
2019-04-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2019-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-29DOB violation C: FTM:STONE FACADE FROM 2FL TO ROOF ALONG DEKALB AVE WAS BULGING INWARDS TOWARDS THE INT'R OF BLDG ALONG THE 3FL&ROOF LEVELS.STONES@P
2019-04-29DOB violation IMEGNCY: INSTALL APPROX. 30 LINEAR FEET OF SWS ALONG EXP#1.SWS SHALL PROTECT THE ENTIRE FRONT(EXP#1) OF 243 DEKALB AVENUE.SWS SHALL ALSO
2019-04-28311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2019-04-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2019-04-27DOB complaint, category ?
2019-04-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING CODE COMPLIANT NOTED: AT THE FRONT, FACADE IS IN DISREPAIR. NUMEROUS SECTIONS OF DECORATIVE STONES A$1,250
2019-03-05Deed — from RAO, SAMUELE; RAO, ANTONINA to 243 DEKALB AVE. LLC
2019-02-21Deed transfer (nominal price)
2019-01-25311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018
2018-06-03311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint
2017
2017-02-06311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2016
2016-02-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-02-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-10-16Mortgage satisfied — from RAO, ANTONINA; RAO, SAMUELE to CIMMINO, MICHAEL
2015-03-12HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2015-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-30HPD class C: SECTION 27-2029 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st A
2015-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014
2014-07-30311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2014-07-24311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2013
2013-03-25311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2013-03-01311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Broken/Making Noise (SB)
2012
2012-07-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-12-06311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Broken/Making Noise (SB)
2011-11-18311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2011-09-27311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2011-01-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 36 15 16 32A 50AB 50A-FUSIBLE LINK FIRE DAMPER MISSING ON FRESH AIR INTAKE 50B-BOILER ROOM NOT A STORAGE ROOM$500
2011-01-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 50AB 50A-WORK W/O A PERMIT 28-105.1 50B-NO WORK PERMIT FILED W/ DOB FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 3 NEW BOILERS$800
2011-01-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 36 15 16 32A 50AB 50-FUSIBLE LINK MISSING ON FRESH AIR INTAKE 50B-BOILER ROOM NOT A STORAGE ROOM$500
2011-01-31ECB CLASS - 2 violation: 36 15 16 32A 50AB 50A-FUSIBLE LINK FIRE DAMPER MISSING ON FRESH AIR INTAKE 50B-BOILER ROOM HOT A STORAGE ROOM$500
2010
2010-11-03311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2010-11-03DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-01311: Consumer Complaint — Sidewalk Blocked
2009
2009-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-11-06Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM CHANGING PIPING AND NOZZLES ONLY AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT OFF VALVE PREVIOUSLY FILED U$3,000
2009-11-06Job filed: MODIFY EXISTING KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM CHANGING PIPING AND NOZZLES ONLY AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT OFF VALVE PREVIOUSLY FILED U$3,000
2009-10-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-10-21DOB violation C:
2009-09-21DOB complaint, category ?
2009-08-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2007
2007-03-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2007-02-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2007-02-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2007-02-23HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2006
2006-12-08City emergency repair (OMO): (public area) install, approx. 10 l.f. of wooden handrail at stairs between 1st and 2nd floors. remove all work related $389
2006-11-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-31Job filed: INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS SHOWN ON PLAN.NO CHANGE IN USE,EG RESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2006-10-26DOB complaint, category ?
2006-09-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2006-09-05DOB complaint, category ?
2006-09-05DOB complaint, category ?
2006-08-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2006-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-07-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-29Job filed: RENOVATE EXIST. RESTAURANT$61,000
2005
2005-09-06Mortgage $499,000 — from RAO, SAMUELE; RAO, ANTONINA to CIMMINO, ANNA$499,000
2005-09-06Deed $600,000 — from CIMMINO, ANNA to RAO, ANTONINA; RAO, SAMUELE$600,000
2005-08-10DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-12-05DOB complaint, category ?
2003-12-05ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL HAZARDOUS DEFECTS IS SECTION OF STONE WORK MISSING 3 STORY FRONT OF BLDG ALSO MORTAR JOINST$800
2003-02-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2002
2002-06-03DOB complaint, category ?
1999
1999-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-08-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-05-01RTXL — from CIMMINO, JOSEPH/ESTOF
1989
1989-09-28Deed — from CIMMINO, JOSEPH/EXECOF to CIMMINO, ANNA
1980
1980-04-22LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVAT; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION; LANMARKS PRES
1978
1978-01-16Deed — from CIMMINO ANNA; CIMMINO RALPH to CIMMINO JOSEPH

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