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1436 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

3 immediately hazardous violations open. 7 open in all.

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Open violations
73 · 4
Public record
Updated todayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

Violations issued each year
YearHazardousNon-hazardous
202250
202300
202430
202520
2026 so far00

Plus 60 violations from 1997 to 2021. Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.

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Found most often since 2022
  • Heat and hot water 6
  • Fire and safety equipment 2
  • Doors and windows 1
Open per apartment
1.2 (7 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
15 Jan 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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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 hazardous3 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.

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat from an approved central heating system, or an approved system of gas or electrical heating in good operating condition for the dwelling unit in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Notice certified late 13 Feb 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2028 +1

  • Provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 5 Jan 2024Notice certified late 23 Jan 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

  • Correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is on a deteriorated subsurface that is unstable or unsound using exclusive interim controls. ceiling in the 2nd room from east -l, 1st story

    Issued 15 Dec 1999First no access to re- inspect violation 10 May 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.5

Hazardous4 open

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

  • Replace or repair the self-closing the doors that is missing or defective entrance 3 sty west an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 23 Apr 1997First no access to re- inspect violation 10 May 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective entrance to 1 sty an apartment.

    Issued 23 Apr 1997First no access to re- inspect violation 10 May 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective entrance to 2 sty an apartment.

    Issued 23 Apr 1997First no access to re- inspect violation 10 May 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective entrance to 3 sty an apartment.

    Issued 23 Apr 1997First no access to re- inspect violation 10 May 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

63 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.

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeding the maximum temperature of 130 degrees at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment, 1st story at west

    Issued 15 Jan 2025Violation dismissed 17 Apr 2025Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system door lock at basement at boiler room

    Issued 5 Jan 2024Violation dismissed 31 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 5 Jan 2024Violation dismissed 24 Mar 2024Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

  • 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, 1st story at west

    Issued 2 Apr 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2022Lead 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) east wall in the 2nd room from north, 1st story at west

    Issued 2 Apr 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2022Lead 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 kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 2 Apr 2013Violation closed 25 Sept 2022Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective fire door in the 4th room from north at west, 1st story at west

    Issued 8 May 2022Violation dismissed 10 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

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

    Issued 8 May 2022Violation dismissed 10 Aug 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Remove the illegal fastening consisting of an unacceptable electromagnetic locking device install at the building front door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 May 2022Violation dismissed 31 Jul 2022Doors and windows§ 27-2005 +1

  • Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 May 2022Violation dismissed 31 Jul 2022Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

  • Provide security in the event of a power outage by means of an acceptable mechanical heavy duty lock and latch set at the building front door at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 8 May 2022Violation dismissed 31 Jul 2022Electrical§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 8 May 1997Violation closed 10 May 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective entrance to 1 sty an apartment.

    Issued 23 Apr 1997Violation closed 10 May 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective.. in the entrance, 1st story at north

    Issued 11 Sept 2019Violation dismissed 17 Dec 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2

  • Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at lobby, 1st story

    Issued 11 Mar 2015Violation dismissed 9 Sept 2015Super and management§ 27-2053

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wood partition erected creating rooms for sleeping in cellar which is part of 1st sty north duplex an apartment

    Issued 30 Jan 2015Violation dismissed 2 Aug 2015§ 300

  • File plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wood partition erected creating rooms for sleeping in cellar which is part of 1st sty south duplex an apartment

    Issued 30 Jan 2015Violation dismissed 2 Aug 2015§ 300

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint walls & ceilings kitchen 2 sty west an apartment aviles 452 4968 er1 95015885., section '' ''

    Issued 8 May 1997Violation closed 27 Jul 2015Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Remove or cover in a manner approved by the department the peeling lead paint west wall 1 sty east an apartment kitchen ranicrez 443 5249.

    Issued 8 May 1997Violation closed 27 Jul 2015Lead paint§ 27-2013

  • Discontinue use of rooms for living, disconnect plumbing fixtures and properly seal pipe connections bathroom and rooms for sleeping in the cellar which is part of 1st sty north duplex an apartment

    Issued 30 Jan 2015Violation dismissed 7 Jun 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2081

  • Discontinue use of rooms for living, disconnect plumbing fixtures and properly seal pipe connections bathroom and rooms for sleeping in cellar which is part or 1st sty south duplex an apartment

    Issued 30 Jan 2015Violation dismissed 7 Jun 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2081

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2014Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 12 May 2014Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 12 May 2014Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 12 May 2014Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 12 May 2014Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of bedbugs in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2014Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 12 May 2014Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at west

    Issued 12 May 2014Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 19 Mar 2014Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

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

    Issued 9 Nov 2013Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector that is missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Nov 2013Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector inoperative, 1st story at west

    Issued 2 Apr 2013Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice, 1st story

    Issued 2 Apr 2013Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 1st story

    Issued 2 Apr 2013Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Pests§ 27-2018

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

    Issued 2 Apr 2013Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation, ceiling in the kitchen, 1st story at west

    Issued 2 Apr 2013Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective frame at east window in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Feb 2013Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the north wall above the east window in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 16 Feb 2013Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Refit window in the 1st room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 3 Jan 2012Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective and make operable north east window in the 4th room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 30 Nov 2011Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 30 Nov 2011Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower sash east 1 window at north wall in the 1st room from east at south, 2nd story at west

    Issued 17 Jan 2011Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter top at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at west

    Issued 17 Jan 2011Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at west

    Issued 8 May 2010Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Replace with new the broken or defective marble saddle in the bathroom, 2nd story

    Issued 1 Feb 2010Violation closed 1 Feb 2015§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ***window counter balance upper and lower sash.*** in the 1st room from north, 2nd story

    Issued 8 Feb 2009Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counterbalance, lower sash at west 1 window in the 4th room from east, 2nd story

    Issued 24 Dec 2008Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold... at ceiling and walls in the bathroom, 2nd story at north

    Issued 17 Dec 2006Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Mold and damp§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 17 Dec 2006Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 4 Aug 2006Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 24 Jan 2006Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice and roaches in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 25 Jun 2001Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of rodents rats evidence present. at cellar

    Issued 4 Apr 2001Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 10 Oct 2000Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vermin mice in the kitchen, 2nd story

    Issued 14 Sept 2000Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Pests§ 27-2018

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counterbalance at lower sashes at windows tru-out in the entire apartment, 2nd story

    Issued 14 Sept 2000Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective upper and lower window glass in the entire apartment -r, 2nd story

    Issued 7 Sept 2000Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Doors and windows§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 7 Apr 2000Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell at door in the entrance -l, 1st story

    Issued 7 Apr 2000Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling bathroom 1 sty east an apartment., section '' ''

    Issued 5 Sept 1997Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls & ceiling 1 sty west an apartment bathroom.

    Issued 8 May 1997Violation closed 1 Feb 2015Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water in the kitchen, 3rd story

    Issued 9 Nov 2013Violation dismissed 2 Feb 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2005 +1

76 violations on record in total, 7 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.

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

  • Heat and hot water0 / 2
  • Pests0 / 2
  • Garbage and cleanliness0 / 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.

  • Access Warrant - lead

    Opened 25 Jun 2013

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 15 Apr 2010

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 permit currently in force. 1 permit filed in the last five years.

Show 1 expired or finished

  • Mechanical Systems

    MECHANICAL FILING TO ADDRESS WWOP VIOLATION#35113333R. NEW HEATING/COOLING AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS PROPOSED

    Issued 21 Jul 2023Expired 21 Aug 2023

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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 7 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)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 2019No infested units reported (2017 report)
  • 2018No 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

    YHT MANAGEMENT INC

    Public records list YHT MANAGEMENT INC as the registered managing agent for this address as of 4 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.

    Other buildings listed under this agent (3 in the records we hold)

    No combined rating for this agent yet. A portfolio rating needs at least 5 verified reviews across 2 or more buildings; currently 0.

  • Owner of record

    1436 DEKALB LLC

    Public records list 1436 DEKALB LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 4 Aug 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 3 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 1 mould violation here, most recently in 2006, 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 2025). 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. This building dates from 1931 and has 1 open lead-paint violation on record. If a child under six will live here, ask what testing and remediation has been done and ask for it in writing.
  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 3032460022 · Block 3246, Lot 22 · Building class C2