1514 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Built 1931 · 3-story walk-up · 6 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 · 2 · 1
- Public record
- Updated yesterdayFrom the city’s own data (, 311, the courts), refreshed nightly.
Violations issued each year
| Year | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 so far | 0 | 0 |
Counted when issued, whether open or fixed since. Paperwork left out.
See every violation- Found most often since 2022
- Pests 3
- Fire and safety equipment 3
- Leaks and plumbing 2
- Open per apartment
- 0.8 (5 open across 6 apartments)
- Inspector last found a problem
- 26 Jan 2025 (visits that find nothing are not published)
What do these labels mean?Where each of these comes from
- 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.
| Winter | DaysDays with complaints | Complaints | Violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 filingThe 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 violationImmediately 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.
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance, 3rd story at north
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +3
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, 3rd story at north
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2043.1
Hazardous2 open
Class B. A hazardous condition: a leak, mould, a defective floor. The owner has 30 days to correct it.
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood flooring at sink cabinet in the kitchen, 1st story at north
Issued 26 Jan 2025Notice sent out 26 Jan 2025Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2005
Properly repair or replace the broken or defective intercom system from building entrance door to the answering unit at south wall in the foyer, 3rd story at north
Issued 6 Nov 2024Notice sent out 6 Nov 2024Entry, buzzer and mail§ 27-2005
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.
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from east, 1st story at north
Issued 26 Jan 2025Notice sent out 26 Jan 2025Floors and stairs§ 27-2005
Paperwork and notices4 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.
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box
Issued 3 May 2023Notice sent out 3 May 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2045
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 3 May 2023Notice sent out 3 May 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2005
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 3 May 2023Notice sent out 3 May 2023Paperwork 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 3 May 2023Notice sent out 3 May 2023Paperwork and notices§ 27-2046.1
6 closed violations, plus 1 closed paperwork filingsShow fewer
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.
Properly repair the broken or defective missing mortise lock and handle at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
Issued 28 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2023Doors and windows§ 27-2005
Repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen, 1st story at north
Issued 28 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 29 Jan 2023Leaks and plumbing§ 27-2026
Abate the infestation consisting of rodents rats at basement
Issued 28 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 28 Dec 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 28 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 28 Dec 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4
Abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment, 1st story at north
Issued 28 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 28 Dec 2022Pests§ 27-2017.4
Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective in the entrance, 1st story at north
Issued 28 Sept 2022Violation dismissed 28 Dec 2022Fire and safety equipment§ 27-2005 +2
16 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 complaintComplaints 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.
4 complaints in three years, 0 of them in the last twelve months.
- Entry, buzzer and mail0 / 1
- Floors and stairs0 / 1
- Heat and hot water0 / 1
- Mold and damp0 / 1
Last twelve months / last three years. The solid part of each bar is the last twelve months.
Court records
Court recordHousing 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.
7A
Opened 15 Feb 2008
Heat and Hot Water
Opened 12 Dec 2007
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.
- 20241 eviction
Filings
Public filingBuilding 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)
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- 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)
Ownership and management
Public filingAssociations 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
DAFNONAS ESTATES,LTD
Public records list DAFNONAS ESTATES,LTD as the registered managing agent for this address as of 21 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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Owner of record
1514 REALTY LLC
Public records list 1514 REALTY LLC as the owner of record for this address as of 21 Aug 2025. Source: HPD registration.
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What to ask at the viewing
1514 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leaks and plumbing come up on this building's record. Ask which apartments were affected and whether the cause was ever found: 0 complaints in the last twelve months.
- 4 open violations for not filing something the city requires, usually the annual registration or the annual bedbug report. Nothing anyone lives in, but it is the record's plainest measure of whether this owner follows through.
- Ask what the deposit is, exactly what can be deducted from it, and how and when it comes back.
- 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
Yes. HPD lists 5 open housing violations: 2 immediately hazardous, 2 hazardous and 1 non-hazardous. Paperwork filings, such as a late registration, are not counted.
Since 2022, HPD inspectors have written the most violations here for pests (3), fire and safety equipment (3) and leaks and plumbing (2).
On 26 Jan 2025. HPD only publishes inspections that found something, so a later visit that found nothing would not show here.
The owner registered at least one rent-stabilized apartment here with the state for 2024. The list does not say which apartments. A tenant can ask the state for an apartment's rent history to be sure.
No heat or hot-water complaints or violations were recorded here in the 2025–26 heat season.
City marshals carried out 1 residential eviction here since 2017. The record says nothing about why, and most follow a case for unpaid rent.
Not yet. Reviews come from people who lived here, and none has been published for this building.
BBL 3032470027 · Block 3247, Lot 27 · Building class C2