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1487 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

12 immediately hazardous violations open. 15 open in all.

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Open violations
1512 · 3
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
202440
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 41 violations from 1988 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 3
  • Doors and windows 1
Open per apartment
2.5 (15 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
11 Jun 2024 (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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Nothing above this section came from a tenant. It is all filed by the city, which means it only holds what somebody reported and an inspector wrote down, not what it is actually like to live here.

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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

This building is not on the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments for 2024. That is not proof none are: an owner who did not register is missing from the list too.

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 hazardous12 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.

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

    Issued 11 Jun 2024Notice sent out 16 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective leading to cellar, hinges defective at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 11 Jun 2024Notice sent out 16 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective to boiler room, latch defective at cellar

    Issued 11 Jun 2024Notice sent out 16 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

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

    Issued 10 Oct 2019Not complied with 12 Jun 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • 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 = 3; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 10 Oct 2019Not complied with 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

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

    Issued 10 Oct 2019Not complied with 12 Jun 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • ×2Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by owner

    2 issued 16 Mar 2005 to 31 Jul 2009First no access to re- inspect violation§ 27-2056.7

  • 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) 1st door frame from east at south wall, north wall in the kitchen, 3rd story at east

    Issued 14 Nov 2005Defect letter issued 12 Jun 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 2nd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 14 Nov 2005Defect letter issued 12 Jun 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) 1st door frame from west at north wall in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 14 Nov 2005Defect letter issued 12 Jun 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

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  • 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) north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 21 Sept 2005Defect letter issued 12 Jun 2024Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

Hazardous3 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 make operable the door between n3 and n4 (sealed shut). in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story at east

    Issued 11 Jun 2024Notice sent out 16 Jun 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing - baluster at public hall stairs, 1st story

    Issued 8 Feb 2010Not complied with 12 Jun 2024Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective entrance 2 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 6 Sept 1989Not complied with 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

Paperwork and notices10 open

The owner failed to file something the city requires, most often the annual property registration or the annual bedbug report. Real violations, and they say something about an owner, but not a condition anyone is living in. Kept out of the count at the top of this page for that reason.

  • ×2File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.

    2 issued 9 Jun 2025 to 4 May 2026Notice sent outPaperwork and notices

  • Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

    Issued 20 Nov 2025Info notice sent out 19 Nov 2025Paperwork and notices§ 27-2107

  • Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd.

    Issued 11 Jun 2024Notice sent out 13 Jun 2024Paperwork and notices§ 26-1103

  • Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.

    Issued 11 Jun 2024Notice sent out 16 Jun 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1

  • Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected

    Issued 11 Jun 2024Notice sent out 13 Jun 2024Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005

  • ×4File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.

    4 issued 8 Apr 2021 to 9 Apr 2024First no access to re- inspect violationPaperwork and notices

30 closed violations, plus 10 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 with new the missing register with fusible link boiler room cellar.

    Issued 9 Jun 1988Violation dismissed 13 Jun 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2005

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures.. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 10 Oct 2019Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Electrical§ 27-2037

  • ×2Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 1st story

    2 issued 8 Feb 2010 to 3 Jul 2012Violation closedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 3 Jul 2012Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 26 May 2010Violation dismissed 12 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Rearrange television and/or radio antenna to be at least 10 feet above roof and not attached to any fire escape or soil or vent line antenna cable at roof

    Issued 26 May 2010Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 62

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 26 May 2010Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 26 May 2010Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector -- in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 8 Feb 2010Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color - ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 8 Feb 2010Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color - walls in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 8 Feb 2010Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly secure the loose -- electrical light fixture to ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 8 Feb 2010Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at east

    Issued 18 Feb 2006Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system, in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 15 Jan 2006Violation dismissed 12 Jun 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 1 Dec 2005Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 1 Dec 2005Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department, ceiling in the bathroom, 3rd story at east

    Issued 14 Nov 2005Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 21 Sept 2005Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules. in the entire apartment, 3rd story at west

    Issued 14 Sept 2005Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector missing, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Mar 2005Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color; west wall, south wall, north wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Mar 2005Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department; 1st door frame from east at south wall, 1st door from east at south wall in the kitchen, 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Mar 2005Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2013

  • Provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules., 1st story at north

    Issued 22 Mar 2005Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin roaches 2 sty east an apartment, section '' ''

    Issued 2 May 1994Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Pests§ 27-2018

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective 1 sty east an apartment alongi., section '' ''

    Issued 29 May 1990Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective plaster clg cellar thru out r26.

    Issued 9 Jun 1988Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Walls and ceilings§ D26-10.01

  • Dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes all balconies northwest bldg.

    Issued 9 Jun 1988Violation closed 12 Jun 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 10 Oct 2019Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 10 Oct 2019Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

65 violations on record in total, 25 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.

14 complaints in three years, 6 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Pests2 / 8
  • Garbage and cleanliness1 / 2
  • Fire and safety equipment2 / 2
  • Leaks and plumbing1 / 1
  • Noise0 / 1

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/Harassment

    Opened 16 Oct 2019

  • Heat and Hot Water

    Opened 27 Jan 2006

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.

No bedbug report on file for this building. That usually means the owner did not file one, not that there is nothing to 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.

The most recent registration on file for this address expired 31 Aug 2025 and has not been renewed since, so it is more than a full cycle old. Whoever is named below may no longer be responsible for the building.

  • Owner of record

    JORGE BUNAY

    Public records list JORGE BUNAY as the owner of record for this address as of 5 Mar 2025. 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 12 open immediately-hazardous violations on this building. Ask which apartments they concern, how many are in the one you would be renting, and when HPD re-inspects.
  2. There were 2 pest complaints here in the last twelve months. 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. This building dates from 1931 and has 4 open lead-paint violations on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
  4. The building's HPD registration is out of date or names nobody we could identify. Ask who the managing agent is and get a name, a phone number and an address in writing before you sign.
  5. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  6. 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

BBL 3032360054 · Block 3236, Lot 54 · Building class C2