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1144 Dekalb Avenue

Brooklyn · 11221 | BBL 3032410008 | BIN 3073745
HPD data as of October 27, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 3 immediately hazardous, about one for every 3 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

24 open HPD violations on record: 10 Class A (non-hazardous), 11 Class B (hazardous), and 3 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Filed by HPD under 1144 De Kalb Avenue — the city’s address directory lists that address and this one as the same building (BIN 3073745).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 6,264 days (about 17 years), on record since 2009.

Violation figures current as of Oct 27, 2026.

An 8-unit building, built in 1901.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 3 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

11
Open HPD
Class B
3
Open HPD
Class C
891
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
8
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
158
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$2,055
ZIP median
rent
1901
Year built
1 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
128 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

City records list 1901 as the year built — older than 92% of the 1,204 buildings we cover in ZIP 11221. The building’s floor space is 2.6 times the size of its lot: 6,232 sq ft of building on a 2,421 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 28, 2026.

1144 Dekalb Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11221. The closest subway is Kosciuszko St (J) (1-minute walk), served by the J, M, and Z lines.

What's the closest subway to 1144 Dekalb Avenue?
Kosciuszko St (J) — a 1-minute walk (109m) from 1144 Dekalb Avenue. Served by the J, M, and Z lines.
Is 1144 Dekalb Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1901, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total33
Open24
Closed9
ⓘ Counted under 1144 De Kalb Avenue, which the city lists as this same building. HPD files violations by street address, and this building is on file under that address rather than the one on this page — common for a corner building recorded on its cross street. The city’s address directory gives both the same building identification number (BIN 3073745), so these are this building’s records.

Oldest open violation: September 2009 · Most recent: April 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2026-04-18 Class B · Apt 2F · 193 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
  • 2026-04-18 Class B · Apt 2F · 193 days open "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTELINE IN BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT…"
  • 2026-04-18 Class B · Apt 2F · 193 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
  • 2026-04-18 Class A · Apt 2F · 193 days open "§ 27-2026 ADM CODE RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL .... IN THE BATHROOM LOCA…"
  • 2023-12-28 Class A · 1,035 days open "§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMIS…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 27, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export.
  • Class C · 3 open · penalty 45 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 11 open · penalty 55 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 10 open · penalty 10 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other1
Plumbing1
Heat0
Mold0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-04-08 · Apt 2F · EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
  • 2026-04-08 · Apt 2F · EMERGENCY · SAFETY
  • 2026-04-08 · Apt 2F · EMERGENCY · SAFETY
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total1
By year
20251
Most recent
  • 2025-02-14 Apt 2F
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total3
Open3
Closed0
Complaints
Total11
Open (active)0
Closed11
Recent open violations
  • 2014-10-22 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2012-09-22 UB-UNSAFE BUILDINGS NONE
  • 2012-05-18 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL
DOB data as of August 16, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20210 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1901. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1901 (125 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors4
Residential units8
Building area (sqft)6,232
Lot area (sqft)2,421
Owner of record (PLUTO)1144 DEKALB LLC
Designations
Council district34
Rent Stabilization
—
Not applicable for this building type.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total158515
Violent1045
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)00
Felonies29151
Misdemeanors96261
Violations2486
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through June 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 83
  • PETIT LARCENY: 62
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 57
  • VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 50
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 40
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,674 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls891
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Commercial: 163
  • Illegal Parking: 127
  • Noise - Residential: 100
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 46
  • Graffiti: 39
By category
Other435
Noise293
Parking150
Rats7
Homeless4
Drinking1
Construction1
Drug0
Trash0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints293
Dominant subtypeCommercial
By subtype
Commercial163
Residential100
Street Sidewalk26
Vehicle4
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility3 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$250–400/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 1185 DEKALB AVENUE 76m · $250–400/mo licensee: MR. DELI & GRILL LLC
  • 1127 BROADWAY 82m · $250–400/mo licensee: JODINE PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.
  • 1124 BROADWAY 83m · $250–400/mo licensee: APONTE, MARTIN
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby25
Elementary (K-5)4
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)2
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (4)
  • P.S. 274 Kosciusko Pre-K-5 · 1 min (64m) · District 32
  • P.S. 026 Jesse Owens Pre-K-5 · 4 min (341m) · District 16
  • P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens Pre-K-5 · 7 min (548m) · District 16
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Madiba Prep Middle School 6-8 · 4 min (341m) · District 16
  • Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business 6-8 · 5 min (424m) · District 16
  • School of Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship 6-8 · 5 min (424m) · District 16
High — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • EBC High School for Public Service - Bushwick 9-12 · 1 min (56m) · District 32
  • Bushwick Leaders High School for Academic Excellen 9-12 · 2 min (181m) · District 32
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines3
Lines served: J · M · Z
Closest 3 stations
  • Kosciuszko St J · 109m · 1 min walk
  • Central Av M · 413m · 5 min walk
  • Myrtle Av M, J, Z · 653m · 8 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby128
Eating (69) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants36
Fast food33
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)38
→ Supermarkets6
→ Convenience32
Pharmacies3
ATMs1
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (20 places selling coffee, of which 18 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby39
A: 27 B: 3 C: 2 Pending: 7
Sample
  • Grade A Christopher's Palace · Latin American
  • Grade A China Garden · Chinese
  • Grade A Bossa Nova Civic Club · American
  • Grade A Happy Fun Hideaway · American
  • Grade A Tex's Chicken & Burgers · Chicken
  • Grade A Bk Bagels · Coffee/tea
  • Grade A Birdy's · American
  • Grade A Santa Panza · Italian
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby74
By category — top 8 of 14 (62 of 74 facilities)
Solid Waste11
Youth Services10
Human Services8
Schools (K-12)8
Child Services And Welfare8
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten8
Parks And Plazas5
City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage4
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Old 83 Precinct Off Street Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Young Jean Lee's Theater Company Cultural Institutions
  • Eng 218 - Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • P.s. 274 Kosciusko Schools (K-12)
  • Old 83 Pct.off Street Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area:

  • Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 11221 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$2,055/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 11221 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$85,122/yr
Median monthly income$7,094/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$2,128/mo
ZIP median rent$2,055/mo
ZIP median rent is 29% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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