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1557 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Built 1931 · 4-story walk-up · 8 apartments

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 5 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
52 · 1 · 2
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
202320
202451
202500
2026 so far00

Plus 23 violations from 2015 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
  • Pests 2
  • Doors and windows 1
Open per apartment
0.6 (5 open across 8 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
2 Aug 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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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 hazardous2 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.

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

    Issued 2 Aug 2024Notice certified late 8 Sept 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 2 Aug 2024Notice certified late 8 Sept 2024Pests§ 27-2017.4

Hazardous1 open

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

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

    Issued 8 Jul 2017Not complied with 7 Sept 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

Non-hazardous2 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.

  • Replace with new the missing washbasin in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Notice sent out 4 Jan 2018§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective linoleum flooring in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Not complied with 2 Apr 2018Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

26 closed violations, plus 6 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.

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

    Issued 2 Aug 2024Violation dismissed 19 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 2 Aug 2024Violation dismissed 19 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective window counter balance lower sash at west wall in the 5th room from east, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Aug 2024Violation dismissed 19 Nov 2024Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 square feet at south wall in the bathroom, 3rd story at south

    Issued 2 Aug 2024Violation closed 24 Sept 2024Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective (inoperative) electrical light fixture at the ceiling in the 1st room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 10 Jul 2023Violation dismissed 31 Oct 2023Electrical§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 10 Jul 2023Violation closed 27 Aug 2023Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors at building entrance, 1st story

    Issued 28 Jul 2021Violation dismissed 28 Oct 2021Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005

  • ×2Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 1st story

    2 issued 21 Dec 2017 to 30 Sept 2020Violation dismissedFire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 21 Dec 2017Violation dismissed 22 Apr 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation closed 10 Apr 2018Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation closed 10 Apr 2018Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective doors of the closet in the 3rd room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation closed 10 Apr 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace the broken or defective faucet fixture of the sink in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation closed 10 Apr 2018Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal ceiling in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation closed 2 Apr 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the walls in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2018Violation closed 2 Apr 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • 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 = 0;, 3rd story at west

    Issued 2 Aug 2017Violation closed 31 Oct 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • 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 = 00; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Sept 2017Violation closed 24 Oct 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective buzzer in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Sept 2017Violation closed 24 Oct 2017Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation riser in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 7 Sept 2017Violation closed 24 Oct 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 7 Sept 2017Violation closed 24 Oct 2017Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... 2 square feet around window recess in the bathroom, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Jul 2017Violation closed 7 Sept 2017Mold and damp§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective intercommunication system in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Jul 2017Violation closed 7 Sept 2017Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 Jul 2017Violation closed 7 Sept 2017Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair and abate unsafe electric wiring condition consisting of exposed electrical wires at outlet at north wall in the 4th room from north, 3rd story

    Issued 8 Jul 2017Violation closed 2 Aug 2017Electrical§ 27-2005

  • 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 a minimum of 100 watts of incandescent light required. (light fixture present)

    Issued 13 May 2015Violation closed 23 Jun 2015Electrical§ 27-2040

37 violations on record in total, 5 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.

7 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Electrical0 / 6
  • Other0 / 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.

No HPD Housing Court cases on record for this building.

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 6 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 2023No infested units reported (2022 report)
  • 2022No infested units reported (2021 report)
  • 2021No 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

    BENJAMIN FRIEDEN

    Public records list BENJAMIN FRIEDEN as the registered managing agent for this address as of 25 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (1 in the records we hold)

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  • Owner of record

    1557 DEKALB LLC

    Public records list 1557 DEKALB LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 25 Sept 2026. Source: HPD registration.

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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 2 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. The city recorded 2 mould violations here, most recently in 2024, all since closed. Closed means the city stopped checking, not that the damp is gone. Ask to look behind furniture and under sinks, and ask what was done the last time; a repaint is not a repair.
  3. 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.
  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

BBL 3032370061 · Block 3237, Lot 61 · Building class C1