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242 DeKalb Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3021050031 · 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

50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · Sewer (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Water System (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1868)
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$2,987,000 $1,344,150
2026$2,390,000 $1,075,500
2027$1,912,000 $860,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Alibi ClubAmericanB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 2025 (1 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-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 · 100 ft
Citi BikeDeKalb Ave & Vanderbilt Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

242 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

50 311 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: $310,000 on 1993-02-08 (lender: Itt Small Bus Finance Cp), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1993-02-08Mortgage $310,000 — from MALICKAL, MAHARANEE; MALIECKAL, JUBIL to ITT SMALL BUS FINANCE CP $310,000
1989-04-11Mortgage $155,000 — from ALTHEA S LEWIS INC; LEWIS, BOBBY GWENDOLYN to EQUITABLE FUNDING CORP; DELUKEY &SHAPIRO,PCP&PSP $155,000
1988-08-26Mortgage $155,000 — from LEWIS, ALTHEA S INC to NEWCO PARTNERS $155,000
1986-12-04Mortgage $102,600 — from ALTHEA S LEWIS INC to EQUITABLE FUNDING CORP; DELUKEY & SHAPIRO PC/PEN $102,600
1986-09-10Mortgage $13,800 — from ALTHEA S. LEWIS INC. to MARKET HOME RESEARCHINC $13,800
1986-01-22Mortgage $165,000 — from ALTHEA S LEWIS INC to AMERICAN S&L ASSN $165,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702204
201802013
20190100111
202006017
202107018
202224017
2023290112
20240150318
20250210122
20260130316
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The last 12 months — 20 records

DateRecord
2026-10-14311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-10-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-10-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-22Boiler inspection
2026-07-18Restaurant inspection: ALIBI CLUB — grade B
2026-06-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-21Restaurant inspection: ALIBI CLUB
2026-04-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-09311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-02-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-26Boiler inspection
2025-11-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-14311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-10-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-10-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-22Boiler inspection
2026-07-18Restaurant inspection: ALIBI CLUB — grade B
2026-06-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-21Restaurant inspection: ALIBI CLUB
2026-04-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-03-09311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2026-02-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-26311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-11-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-26Boiler inspection
2025-11-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-11-07311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-09-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-09-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2025-08-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2025-08-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-05-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2025-05-24311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Disposal
2025-05-24311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Disposal
2025-03-28311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2025-03-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024
2024-12-19311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-12-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2024-12-18Restaurant inspection: ALIBI CLUB — grade A
2024-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-27Boiler inspection
2024-07-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-05Restaurant inspection: ALIBI CLUB
2024-07-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-06-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-27311: Sewer — Manhole Overflow (Use Comments) (SA1)
2024-05-27311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2024-04-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-23311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-02-01311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023
2023-12-01Boiler inspection
2023-11-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-10-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023-09-17311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2023-09-08311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2023-06-28311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2023-06-15311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2023-06-05311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2023-06-02ECB CLASS - 3 violation: OBSERVED AT REAR YARD HAVING ERECTED AN APPROX. 20'LX20'WX10'H CANOPY STRUCTURE ON TOP OF AN ILLEGAL WOODEN DECK. CONSTRUCTED OF W$250
2023-04-12311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2023-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2023-03-31311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022
2022-05-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-03-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: AT REAR OF THE BUILDING CREATED SHED APPRX. 20'X20'. NO PREMIT OR FILING FOUND ON DOB RECORD FOR WORK WHICH DESCRIBE ABOVE., OBTAI$1,250
2022-03-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Debris - Falling Or In Danger Of Falling
2022-03-08DOB complaint, category ?
2022-01-25Boiler inspection
2021
2021-10-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2021-09-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021-08-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-06-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2021-04-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2021-03-09Boiler inspection — defects found
2021-02-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020
2020-10-03311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Restaurant/Bar Not in Compliance
2020-08-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-29Boiler inspection — defects found
2020-01-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-25311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-09-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-09-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-28311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2019-08-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-08-15Boiler inspection
2019-08-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2019-07-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018
2018-07-24Boiler inspection — defects found
2018-06-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2018-03-28311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2017
2017-11-24Deed — from ADG REALTY CO LLC to ADG 242 REALTY CO LLC
2017-09-22311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-09-04311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-30Deed transfer (nominal price)
2016
2016-07-19Mortgage satisfied — from MALIECKAL, JUBIL; MALIECKAL, MAHARANCEE to ITT SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE CORPORATION; BANK OF THE WEST
2015
2015-12-21311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2015-10-09311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2013
2013-06-29311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-02-20311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2011
2011-11-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-10-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-10-27311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2011-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-01-03Mortgage assigned — from GE CAPITAL SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE CORPOR to BANK OF THE WEST
2010
2010-10-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2009
2009-05-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: EXIT DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING. REAR EXIT DOOR AT REAR OF BAR (OLBLA) ALIBI NOT SELF CLOSING. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE DOOR.$250
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-06-16Deed — from MALIECKAL, JUBIL; MALIECKAL, MAHARANEE to ADG REALTY CO. LLC
2005-02-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT.WOOD DECK ERECTED IN REAR YARD AROUND FIRE ESCAPE LADDER. WOOD DECK IS NOT A FIRE PROOF LANDING FOR EGRESS FROM $250
2005-02-26ECB Hazardous violation: EXIT DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING NOTED: DOOR AT REAR OF BAR NOT SELF CLOSINGREMEDY:REPAIR OR REPLACE EXIT DOOR.$350
2003
2003-08-05ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALL 34390382M DEFECT NOTED FRONT FACADE OF BLDG BROWSTUNE IS PALLING AWAY AND W/O HAVING AT NAR$2,000
2003-04-24DOB complaint, category ?
2003-04-24ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL DEFECT NOTED FRONT FACADE OF BUILDING BROWNSTONE IS PULLWAY AWAY AND ALSO HAVING AT NA$800
2002
2002-06-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO HAVE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT TIME OF INSPECTION NOTED UPON INSPECTION OF PREMESIS COF O W
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-03-04DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-09-07DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-10-04Mortgage satisfied — from ALTHEA S LEWIS INC to MARKET HOME RESEARCHINC
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-02-08Mortgage satisfied — from ALTHEA S LEWIS INC to AMERICAN S&L ASSN
1993-02-08Agreement — from ITT SMALL BUS FIN CORP to MALIECKAL, JUBIL; MALIECKAL, MAHARANEE
1993-02-08Mortgage assigned — from MALIECKAL, MAHARANEE; MALIECKAL, JUBIL to ITT SMALL BUS FIN CORP
1993-02-08Mortgage $310,000 — from MALICKAL, MAHARANEE; MALIECKAL, JUBIL to ITT SMALL BUS FINANCE CP$310,000
1993-02-08Deed — from ALTHEA S LEWIS INC/TR OF; GAZES, IAN J/TRUSTEE to MALIECKAL, JUBIL; MALIECKAL, MAHARANEE
1992
1992-10-27Mortgage assigned — from NEWCO PARTNERS to BNL-BANCA NAZIONALEDEL
1990
1990-05-30DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-04-11Mortgage $155,000 — from ALTHEA S LEWIS INC; LEWIS, BOBBY GWENDOLYN to EQUITABLE FUNDING CORP; DELUKEY &SHAPIRO,PCP&PSP$155,000
1988
1988-08-26Mortgage $155,000 — from LEWIS, ALTHEA S INC to NEWCO PARTNERS$155,000
1988-08-26Agreement — from EQUITABLE FUNDING CORP; DELUKEY&SHAPIRO PC P&PSP to NEWCO PARTNERS
1986
1986-12-04Mortgage $102,600 — from ALTHEA S LEWIS INC to EQUITABLE FUNDING CORP; DELUKEY & SHAPIRO PC/PEN$102,600
1986-09-10Mortgage $13,800 — from ALTHEA S. LEWIS INC. to MARKET HOME RESEARCHINC$13,800
1986-01-22Mortgage $165,000 — from ALTHEA S LEWIS INC to AMERICAN S&L ASSN$165,000
1986-01-22Deed — from T.C.B. INVESTMENT ASSOC to ALTHEA S LEWIS INC
1986-01-22Mortgage satisfied — from TCB INVESTMENT ASSOC to DIME SAVS BANK/NY
1981
1981-04-06Mortgage — from TCB INVESTMENT ASSOC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OF NEW YORK
1981-04-06Deed — from ZECCA FRANK M; ZECCA JULIA to TCB INVESTMENT ASSOCI
1980
1980-04-22LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVAT; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION; LANMARKS PRES

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