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1531 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 apartments

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 15 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
151 · 13 · 1
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202200
202300
2024453
2025257
2026 so far00

Plus 1 violation from 2010 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Fire and safety equipment 20
  • Leaks and plumbing 16
  • Walls and ceilings 11
Open per apartment
2.5 (15 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
10 Jul 2025 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?
Tenant-reported
A resident's firsthand account of living here, moderated before it publishes, and labelled with whether we verified they lived there.
Official violation
A city inspector visited and recorded a code violation. HPD's own words, and its own hazard class.
Public complaint
A complaint somebody made to a city system, through HPD or 311. A report, not a finding: nobody has necessarily inspected it.
Public filing
A permit, a registration, a bedbug report: a document the owner filed with the city because the law requires it.
Court record
A Housing Court case HPD brought against the owner, or an eviction a city marshal carried out. A court's record: a case is an allegation until it ends in a finding.
Insufficient data
Not enough current information here to infer a pattern either way.

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Heat season

No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here last winter (2025–26). That is the city's record: it only holds what somebody reported.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26000

The rules, 1 October to 31 May: from 6am to 10pm, when it is below 55°F outside, the apartment must be at least 68°F; overnight it must be at least 62°F whatever the weather. Hot water must be at least 120°F all year. A tenant without heat can report it to 311.

Rent stabilization

Public filing

The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments, or how many.

Source: Rent Guidelines Board building list, from the state's 2024 registrations. To know about one apartment, a tenant can ask the state for its rent history through Ask HCR.

City violations

Official violation

Immediately hazardous1 open

Class C. HPD considers the condition an immediate danger: no heat in winter, no hot water, lead paint where a child lives, a broken lock on the front door. The owner has 24 hours to correct it.

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 1, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 2 in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 24 Apr 2025Not complied with 12 Jun 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

Hazardous13 open

Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch at entrance door at building entrance, 1st story

    Issued 22 Apr 2025Not complied with 10 Jul 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at north

    Issued 21 Mar 2025Not complied with 10 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of loose exposed wiring at east wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Oct 2024Not complied with 25 Dec 2024Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Oct 2024Not complied with 25 Dec 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 17 Oct 2024Not complied with 25 Dec 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 17 Sept 2024Not complied with 25 Dec 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet.. in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 28 Aug 2024Not complied with 25 Dec 2024§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective laminated floor tiles in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Jun 2024Not complied with 28 Aug 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Feb 2024Notice sent out 22 Feb 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Feb 2024Notice sent out 22 Feb 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

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  • Refit door in the 1st private hallway from east, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Feb 2024Notice sent out 22 Feb 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective water supply pipe at water closet in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Feb 2024Notice sent out 22 Feb 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Feb 2024Notice sent out 22 Feb 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

Non-hazardous1 open

Class A. The least serious band: chipped plaster, a missing cabinet, a peeling ceiling in a hallway. The owner has 90 days to correct it.

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration drop ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 16 Sept 2024Notice sent out 17 Sept 2024Walls and ceilings§ 300

66 closed violations, plus 8 closed paperwork filings

Closed means HPD recorded the violation as corrected, or dismissed it. Both appear here, because the difference matters and only HPD’s own status line says which it was.

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at entrance door at building front, 1st story

    Issued 22 Apr 2025Violation closed 6 Jan 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration of drop ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 14 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 14 Dec 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). that is defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 10 Jul 2025Violation dismissed 11 Nov 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the north wall in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 24 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 22 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the east wall and south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 24 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 22 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration acoustic tiles dropped ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 24 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 22 Oct 2025Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 24 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 22 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at west

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 13 Oct 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 13 Oct 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing kinckstand doorstop installed at door in the entrance, 2nd story at west

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 14 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective hinges at door leading to public hall in the 5th room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 11 Jun 2025Violation dismissed 14 Sept 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of slide bolt with lockable device install at door in the entrance, 2nd story at south

    Issued 24 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 24 Aug 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly secure the loose hinges at the 2nd door from south at west in the 1st room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 24 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 24 Aug 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 24 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 24 Aug 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 24 Apr 2025Violation dismissed 24 Aug 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair leaky water closet flush pipe connection in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation closed 10 Jul 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Remove device preventing door from being self-closing consisting of kickstand at entrance door in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 21 Feb 2025Violation closed 4 Jul 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 21 Feb 2025Violation dismissed 26 Jun 2025Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet, in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 15 May 2025§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective connection waste water line at wash basin in the bathroom, 3rd story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 15 May 2025§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective connection drain line at wash basin in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 15 May 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 15 May 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wires at north wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 15 May 2025Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair the flushing apparatus and maintain same so as to flush effectively the water closet in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 15 May 2025§ 27-2026

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 27 Apr 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 27 Apr 2025Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of house hold items at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 24 Dec 2024Violation dismissed 22 Apr 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove all obstructions and repair all defects in waste line at sink in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 24 Dec 2024Violation dismissed 22 Apr 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 20 Apr 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective at hinges in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 21 Feb 2025Violation closed 23 Mar 2025Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • ×2Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at north

    2 issued 22 Feb 2024 to 17 Sept 2024Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective concrete tread 1st from bottom at building front, stoop

    Issued 6 Oct 2024Violation dismissed 17 Feb 2025§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective mortise lock at building front entrance door

    Issued 6 Oct 2024Violation dismissed 17 Feb 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit entrance door in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 28 Aug 2024Violation closed 22 Jan 2025Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeding the maximum temperature of 130 degrees at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 17 Oct 2024Violation dismissed 12 Jan 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective upper sash glass pane, at 2nd window from west, at north wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Oct 2024Violation closed 25 Dec 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 17 Oct 2024Violation closed 25 Dec 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures at bathtub in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 28 Aug 2024Violation closed 25 Dec 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2024

  • ×2Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 27 Jul 2024 to 22 Aug 2024Violation dismissedLeaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of slide bolt with eye arranged to be pad locked installed at door in the entrance, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2024Violation dismissed 18 Dec 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2024Violation dismissed 18 Dec 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective connection washbasin waste line in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2024Violation dismissed 18 Dec 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • ×2Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 27 Jul 2024 to 22 Aug 2024Violation dismissedFloors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • ×2Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    2 issued 27 Jul 2024 to 22 Aug 2024Violation dismissedLeaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective... at public hall, 3rd story

    Issued 20 Jun 2024Violation closed 28 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Provide adequate supply of cold water for the fixtures..... in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Jun 2024Violation closed 28 Nov 2024§ 27-2024

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at ceiling in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2024Electrical§ 27-2037

  • Repair the broken or defective connection wasteline under washbasin in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2024§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2024Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at west wall west wall in the foyer, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration acoustic ceiling tiles in the bathroom, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Jul 2024Violation dismissed 20 Oct 2024Walls and ceilings§ 300

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 2, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 0 in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2024Violation closed 8 Oct 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story at south

    Issued 22 Aug 2024Violation closed 8 Oct 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Jun 2024Violation closed 7 Oct 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 0, wg to replace = 1, wg to repair = 0 in the kitchen, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Feb 2024Violation closed 7 Oct 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color unkeyed plaster approx. 10 sq.ft at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Jul 2024Violation closed 16 Sept 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Jul 2024Violation closed 9 Sept 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead content and that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface - using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) west wall in the 3rd room from east, 2nd story at south

    Issued 27 Jul 2024Violation closed 9 Sept 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Jun 2024Violation closed 28 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 20 Jun 2024Violation closed 28 Aug 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following minimum 100 watts of incandescent light required

    Issued 10 Oct 2010Violation closed 1 Jan 2013Electrical§ 27-2040

89 violations on record in total, 15 of them open. The count at the top of this page counts habitability violations only.

Complaints to the city

Public complaint

Complaints are reports made to the city. They are not confirmed findings. They come from HPD and from 311, and the same problem can appear more than once if more than one neighbour called.

68 complaints in three years, 2 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Leaks and plumbing2 / 20
  • Doors and windows0 / 10
  • Floors and stairs0 / 9
  • Fire and safety equipment0 / 8
  • Pests0 / 6
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 4
  • Heat and hot water0 / 4
  • Electrical0 / 4
  • Mold and damp0 / 3

Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.

Court records

Court record

Housing Court cases

Cases the city’s housing department (HPD) brought against the owner, usually to force repairs or restore heat. A case is an allegation; where the court recorded an outcome, it is shown.

2 cases, all closed.

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 27 Jun 2024

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 12 Jun 2024

Evictions

Residential evictions carried out by a city marshal since 2017. Most follow a case for unpaid rent, so a count here is not by itself a finding about the building or the landlord. We show how many, never which apartment.

No marshal evictions recorded at this building since 2017.

Filings

Public filing

Building permits

No DOB permits filed for this building in the last five years.

Annual bedbug report

Every multiple dwelling in New York must file this once a year. A report of zero infested units is good news. No report is not: failing to file is itself a violation.

  • 2026No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 7 earlier reports
  • 2025No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2024No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 report)

Ownership and management

Public filing

Associations come from registration records and may be incomplete. Owners register with HPD once a year, so a change of hands can go unrecorded for a full cycle.

  • Registered managing agent

    ARON PAULINO

    Public records list ARON PAULINO as the registered managing agent for this address as of 14 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    1531 DEKALB LLC

    Public records list 1531 DEKALB LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 14 Jul 2026. Source: HPD registration.

Wrong company, wrong date, or a change that is not reflected here? Report a correction.

What to ask at the viewing

Drawn from this building’s record above. They are questions, not conclusions: the point is to find out, in the twenty minutes you get inside, what the public record cannot tell you.

  1. The city currently has one open immediately-hazardous violation on this building. Ask which apartment it concerns, whether it has been corrected, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. The owner has filed a bedbug report for this building (most recently for the year ending 2026). Ask when the building was last treated, how often an exterminator comes, and whether treatment covers the whole line of apartments or only the one that complained.
  3. Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 2 complaints in the last twelve months.
  4. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  5. Ask who to call when something breaks, what happens after hours and at weekends, and how long a repair normally takes.

Ask for anything that matters in writing; an email after the viewing is enough. We are not your lawyer and this is not legal advice.

Questions about this building

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