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970 Dekalb Avenue

Brooklyn · 11221 | BBL 3016020013 | BIN 3043244
HPD data as of October 27, 2026
A
Compliance verdict — Clean record — no open violations

HPD’s records show no open housing-code violations for this building as of Oct 27, 2026.

Filed by HPD under 970 De Kalb Avenue — the city’s address directory lists that address and this one as the same building (BIN 3043244).

A 12-unit building, built in 1931.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 13 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

0
Open HPD
Class B
0
Open HPD
Class C
578
311 calls
12 months to Jul 2026
n/a
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
12
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
144
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through June 2026
$2,055
ZIP median
rent
1931
Year built
6 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
102 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 2.9 times the size of its lot: 14,720 sq ft of building on a 5,000 sq ft lot.

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

970 Dekalb Avenue sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11221. The closest subway is Myrtle Av (M,J,Z) (6-minute walk), served by the J, M, and Z lines.

What's the closest subway to 970 Dekalb Avenue?
Myrtle Av (M,J,Z) — a 6-minute walk (486m) from 970 Dekalb Avenue. Served by the J, M, and Z lines.
Is 970 Dekalb Avenue subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1931, 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
Total2
Open0
Closed2
ⓘ Counted under 970 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 3043244), so these are this building’s records.
By severity class
Class A0 open · 1 closed
Class I0 open · 1 closed
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.
HPD Complaints
No HPD complaints filed in the past 12 months. No tenant has formally escalated a condition to HPD; could indicate clean upkeep, or that issues are being handled before reaching HPD.
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total13
Open13
Closed0
Complaints
Total0
Open (active)0
Closed0
Recent open violations
  • 2008-01-03 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 2008-01-03 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
  • 2006-01-06 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
DOB data as of July 29, 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 file0
Infested (last 3 yr)0
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 1931. 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 built1931 (95 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors4
Residential units12
Building area (sqft)14,720
Lot area (sqft)5,000
Owner of record (PLUTO)NYC HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION
Designations
Council district36
Rent Stabilization
—
BBL not found in the Who Owns What database — typically a small portfolio outside that dataset's coverage, or a recently created tax lot. Rent-stabilization status cannot be confirmed here without a DHCR records request. (As of July 29, 2026.)
Energy Efficiency (LL84)
Energy benchmarking (Local Law 84) — 2024
Energy efficiency gradeNot scored
Site EUI—
Recent years
2024Not scored
2023Not scored
2022Not scored

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through June 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total144476
Violent1736
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)02
Felonies43150
Misdemeanors62195
Violations29101
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: 100
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 61
  • PETIT LARCENY: 60
  • GRAND LARCENY: 36
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 32
Borough context: Brooklyn (12 mo): 79,674 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls578
Top complaint types
  • Noise - Residential: 122
  • Illegal Parking: 50
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 33
  • Water System: 30
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 25
By category
Other361
Noise146
Parking52
Rats13
Construction5
Trash1
Drug0
Drinking0
Homeless0
311 data as of July 29, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints146
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential122
Street Sidewalk21
Vehicle3
Commercial0
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
  • 960 DEKALB AVE 47m · $250–400/mo licensee: 960 SUMMER DELI GROCERY CORP
  • 148 LEWIS AVE 116m · $250–400/mo licensee: GONZALEZ, MARGARITO
  • 98 1/2 LEWIS AVENUE 154m · $250–400/mo licensee: LEWIS AVE. GROCERY CORP.
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby21
Elementary (K-5)6
Middle (6-8)6
High (9-12)1
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens Pre-K-5 · 1 min (111m) · District 16
  • P.S. 304 Casimir Pulaski K-5 · 5 min (392m) · District 16
  • P.S. 025 Eubie Blake School Pre-K-5 · 5 min (395m) · District 16
Middle — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business 6-8 · 5 min (386m) · District 16
  • School of Business, Finance and Entrepreneurship 6-8 · 5 min (386m) · District 16
  • P.S. 308 Clara Cardwell Pre-K-8 · 6 min (513m) · District 16
High — closest 3 by walk (1)
  • Frederick Douglass Academy IV Secondary School 9-12 · 5 min (386m) · District 16
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby2
Unique lines3
Lines served: J · M · Z
Closest 2 stations
  • Myrtle Av M, J, Z · 486m · 6 min walk
  • Kosciuszko St J · 645m · 8 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby102
Eating (48) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants23
Fast food25
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)35
→ Supermarkets2
→ Convenience33
Pharmacies3
ATMs1
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (17 places selling coffee, of which 16 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 nearby23
A: 20 B: 1 C: 1 Pending: 1
Sample
  • Grade A Jade · American
  • Grade A Bunton's World Famous · Bottled Beverages
  • Grade A Buntopia Bk · Chinese
  • Grade A Domino's · Pizza
  • Grade A Mao Mao · Thai
  • Grade A Cloverwish · American
  • Grade A Paragon · American
  • Grade A And Botani · Coffee/tea
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby76
By category — top 8 of 13 (68 of 76 facilities)
Youth Services16
Child Services And Welfare13
Schools (K-12)10
Human Services9
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten8
Parks And Plazas6
Health Care3
Solid Waste3
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Young Jean Lee's Theater Company Cultural Institutions
  • Kosciuszko Street Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Madiba Prep Middle School Schools (K-12)
  • Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School Ii Schools (K-12)
  • Jesse Owens Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Whitelaw Reid Academy Of Arts And Business Schools (K-12)

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • 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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