Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.
HPD enforcement
Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 5), discharged 2012-12-24.
The building
1931
Built
5
Floors
22
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Evictions
7
Executed, all time
4
Last 3 years
2025-11-14Apt 11residential
2025-07-28Apt 14residential
2025-03-14Apt 19residential
2025-03-14Apt 19residential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
Housing court
23
Cases on record
0
Open now
13
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
With a judgment
Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.
CLOSED
Comp Supplemental Cases
CLOSEDOpened 2025-01-22
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2022-02-07
Heat / hot water
CLOSEDOpened 2021-06-15
Comp Supplemental Cases
Bedbug history
No bedbugs reported
The owner filed 11 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
Lost by default
DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.
DOB building violations
0
Active
5
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Concern level3 of 4
High
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 22 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
044 evictions executed in the last 3 years
How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.
311 complaints from tenants
80
All time
17
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water37
Door/Window13
Plumbing8
Unsanitary Condition6
Paint/Plaster4
Flooring/Stairs4
Water Leak2
Electric2
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
The owner registered 22 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 22 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 21 units registered2023 — 22
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2Issued 2024-11-25RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: Certification rejected by HPD
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-11-165+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING
§ 53,187,231 M/D LAW & DEPT RULES & REG. PROVIDE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM YARD TO STREET BY FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FOR WHICH APPLICATION MUST BE FILED FOR APPROVAL,OR BY UNLOCKED DOOR OR GATE IN FENCE TO ADJOINING PREMISES WITH CONSENT OF ADJACENT OWNER. YARD AT NORTH
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2012-09-115+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING
§ 53,187,231 M/D LAW & DEPT RULES & REG. PROVIDE MEANS OF EGRESS FROM YARD TO STREET BY FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FOR WHICH APPLICATION MUST BE FILED FOR APPROVAL,OR BY UNLOCKED DOOR OR GATE IN FENCE TO ADJOINING PREMISES WITH CONSENT OF ADJACENT OWNER.
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
879 DEKALB OWNER LLC
Head officer
ALEXANDER HORN
Managing agent
Cobble Hill Management
29 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.
Neighborhood crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
325
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
27
≈ per month
Felony120
Misdemeanor149
Violation56
NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.
Ownership & money
Speculation watch
·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
8
Recorded sales
14
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2018-12-06 · $6,900,000
Most recent mortgage2026-05-05 · $444,858.87
Mortgage2026-05-05$444,858.87
borrower TPA S LLC · lender WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Mortgage2022-02-22$250,000
borrower 319 MALCOLM X OWNER LLC, 419 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC, 654 PUTNAM OWNER LLC, 879 DEKALB OWNER LLC, 804 MACON OWNER LLC, 810 MACON OWNER LLC, 808 MACON OWNER LLC, 814 MACON OWNER LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
Mortgage2018-12-06$5,708,965
borrower 879 DEKALB OWNER LLC, 804 MACON OWNER LLC, 419 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC, 810 MACON OWNER LLC, 654 PUTNAM OWNER LLC, 808 MACON OWNER LLC, 319 MALCOLM X OWNER LLC, 829 HALSEY OWNER LLC, 421 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC, 814 MACON OWNER LLC · lender PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
Sale2018-12-06$6,900,000
IWC 879 DEKALB LLC → 879 DEKALB OWNER LLC
Mortgage2018-12-06$6,546,314.1
borrower 319 MALCOLM X OWNER LLC, 814 MACON OWNER LLC, 829 HALSEY OWNER LLC, 879 DEKALB OWNER LLC, 419 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC, 421 MARCUS GARVEY OWNER LLC, 810 MACON OWNER LLC, 808 MACON OWNER LLC, 804 MACON OWNER LLC, 654 PUTNAM OWNER LLC · lender PACIFIC WESTERN BANK
From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.
