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1508 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

1 immediately hazardous violation open. 9 open in all. On the state's rent-stabilization list for 2024.

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Open violations
91 · 7 · 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
202270
202300
202400
202530
2026 so far71

Plus 13 violations from 2018 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 7
  • Floors and stairs 4
  • Walls and ceilings 3
Open per apartment
1.5 (9 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
6 May 2026 (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

Last winter (2025–26), the city received heat or hot-water complaints about this building on 1 day.

WinterDaysComplaintsViolations
2025–26110

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.

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood sub floor in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 18 May 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

Hazardous7 open

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

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 13 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 13 May 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Properly repair or replace the broken or defective ventilation system at ceiling in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 18 May 2026Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Refit the door in the entrance, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 13 May 2026Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tile in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 18 May 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of vinyl floor tiles in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 18 May 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2005 +1

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

    Issued 16 May 2018Not complied with 25 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044

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.

  • Provide in accordance with the rules and regulations of this department a waterproof floor and base for the water closet in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 6 May 2026Notice sent out 18 May 2026Floors and stairs§ 27-2064

22 closed violations, plus 12 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 the doors that is missing or defective hinges at door in the entrance, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Dec 2025Violation closed 28 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2044 +3

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations missing in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Dec 2025Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +2

  • Repair, replace or provide an approved and operational carbon monoxide detecting device, installed in accordance with applicable law and rules defective in the entire apartment, 3rd story at north

    Issued 22 Dec 2025Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2026Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045 +3

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

    Issued 15 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 8 Dec 2022§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 15 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 8 Dec 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 2nd story at south

    Issued 15 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 8 Dec 2022Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 15 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 8 Dec 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 15 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 8 Dec 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the south wall in the 4th room from north, 2nd story at south

    Issued 15 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 8 Dec 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 15 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 8 Dec 2022Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls,ceiling and trims in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 11 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 26 Mar 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color east wall behind sink in the kitchen, 1st story

    Issued 11 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2020Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005

  • Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 11 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2020Pests§ 27-2017.4

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

    Issued 11 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment, 1st story

    Issued 11 Dec 2019Violation dismissed 17 Mar 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the front yard

    Issued 13 Oct 2019Violation dismissed 17 Feb 2020Garbage and cleanliness§ 27-2010

  • Replace with new the broken or defective mortise door lock and assembly in the entrance, 1st story

    Issued 11 Dec 2019Violation closed 4 Feb 2020Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective, 1st story at east

    Issued 16 May 2018Violation closed 25 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Properly repair the broken or defective entrance door in the bathroom, 1st story at east

    Issued 16 May 2018Violation closed 25 Jul 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective lock at south entrance door, 1st story at east

    Issued 16 May 2018Violation closed 25 Jul 2018Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the smoke detector defective, 1st story at east

    Issued 16 May 2018Violation closed 25 Jul 2018Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

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

    Issued 16 May 2018Violation closed 25 Jul 2018Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

43 violations on record in total, 9 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.

13 complaints in three years, 11 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise8 / 8
  • Heat and hot water1 / 2
  • Floors and stairs1 / 1
  • Fire and safety equipment1 / 1
  • Walls and ceilings0 / 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.

  • 20251 eviction
  • 20181 eviction

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.

  • 2025No infested units reported (2024 report)
Show 6 earlier reports
  • 2024No infested units reported (2023 report)
  • 20231 of 6 units reported infested (2022 report)
  • 20221 of 6 units reported infested, 1 re-infested (2021 report)
  • 2021No infested units reported (2020 report)
  • 2020No infested units reported (2019 report)
  • 20191 of 6 units reported infested (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

    THE FICANO CREDIT SHELTER TRUST

    Public records list THE FICANO CREDIT SHELTER TRUST as the registered managing agent for this address as of 10 Oct 2025. Source: HPD registration.

  • Owner of record

    JOANNE GUADALUPE

    Public records list JOANNE GUADALUPE as the owner of record for this address as of 10 Oct 2025. 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 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 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.
  3. Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
  4. 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 3032470024 · Block 3247, Lot 24 · Building class C2