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1510 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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

2 immediately hazardous violations open. 10 open in all.

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Open violations
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Public record
Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.

Violations issued each year

None issued since 2022. 39 violations before that, the first in 2007.

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Open per apartment
1.7 (10 open across 6 apartments)
Inspector last found a problem
2 Oct 2019 (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 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.

  • 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) baseboard at south wall, south wall, west wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at north

    Issued 15 Aug 2011Certification postponment denied 13 Sept 2011Lead 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) baseboard at south wall, baseboard at west wall, north wall, south wall, east wall, west wall in the 2nd room from north, 3rd story at west

    Issued 1 Jul 2007Defect letter issued 28 Mar 2010Lead paint§ 27-2056.6

Hazardous5 open

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

  • Properly repair the broken or defective counter balance at lower window sash, north wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 5 Sept 2019Not complied with 3 Oct 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures at north and west wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019False certification 7 Sept 2019Electrical§ 27-2037

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2019False certification 7 Sept 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing wall cabinet at east wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019False certification 7 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Abate the nuisance consisting of roaches, 2nd story at south

    Issued 23 Dec 2011Not complied with 27 Feb 2012Pests§ 27-2018

Non-hazardous3 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.

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 4th room from east, the kitchen, the bathroom, the 1st room from east, the foyer, 1st story at north

    Issued 18 Dec 2013Notice sent out 22 Dec 2013Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 5th room from east, the bathroom, the 4th room from east, 2nd story at north

    Issued 15 Aug 2011Notice certified late 16 Feb 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department, north wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at north

    Issued 15 Aug 2011Notice certified late 16 Feb 2012Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

Paperwork and notices7 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.

  • ×6File 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.

    6 issued 8 Apr 2021 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

29 closed violations, plus 7 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.

  • Remove all encumbrances consisting of household items at public hall, 2nd story

    Issued 2 Oct 2019Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2020Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +1

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department north wall in the private hallway, 2nd story at east

    Issued 2 Oct 2019Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Properly repair the broken or defective electrical outlet at west and north walls in the foyer, 2nd story at east

    Issued 2 Oct 2019Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2020Electrical§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 2 Oct 2019Violation dismissed 20 Jan 2020Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling walls and all trims in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 29 Dec 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and trims in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation dismissed 29 Dec 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2013

  • Arrange and make self-closing the doors, in the entrance, 2nd story at east

    Issued 5 Sept 2019Violation dismissed 4 Dec 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +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 = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 2 Oct 2019Violation closed 18 Nov 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1

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

    Issued 2 Oct 2019Violation closed 5 Nov 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 5 Sept 2019Violation closed 3 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2045

  • Replace with new the missing electric outlet cover at west wall in the 3rd room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 5 Sept 2019Violation closed 3 Oct 2019Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing, 2nd story at east

    Issued 5 Sept 2019Violation closed 3 Oct 2019Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2046.1

  • Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at wash basin in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 5 Sept 2019Violation closed 3 Oct 2019Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective metal tin ceiling in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective bell and buzzer intercom system from 1st story public hall vestibule to apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Electrical§ 27-2037

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Pests§ 27-2017.4

  • Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 sq feet at ceiling, 4 sq feet at north wall, 2 sq feet at south wall, 2 sq feet at east wall and 2 sq feet at west wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Mold and damp§ 27-2017.3

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Floors and stairs§ 27-2005

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

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the missing electrical outlet cover at north wall in the kitchen, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Electrical§ 27-2005

  • Replace with new the broken or defective window glass at upper window sash in the 1st room from north, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Doors and windows§ 27-2005

  • Properly repair the broken or defective ventilation system at south wall in the bathroom, 2nd story at east

    Issued 14 Jul 2019Violation closed 7 Sept 2019Walls and ceilings§ 27-2005

  • Provide ready access to buildings heating system, at public hall, 1st story

    Issued 14 Dec 2013Violation dismissed 11 Mar 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2033

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

    Issued 14 Dec 2013Violation dismissed 9 Mar 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2029

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

    Issued 14 Dec 2013Violation dismissed 9 Mar 2014Heat and hot water§ 27-2031

53 violations on record in total, 17 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.

1 complaint in three years, 1 of them in the last twelve months.

  • Noise1 / 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.

4 cases, all closed.

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 12 Nov 2009

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 7 Mar 2008

  • Comprehensive

    Opened 14 Oct 2005

  • Tenant Action

    Opened 25 Apr 2005

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.

  • 2019No infested units reported (2018 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 and managing agent

    ILLIMANI INC

    Public records list ILLIMANI INC as the owner of record and the registered managing agent for this address as of 29 Aug 2024. 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 1 mould violation here, most recently in 2019, 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 2019). 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 2 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.
  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

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