435 De Kalb Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01924-0059BIN 3055133

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 active DOB violation(s)

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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 6

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.

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Rent regulation

The building

1905

Built

Floors

Residential units

Mixed residential / commercial

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building15 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

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.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition4

Water Leak3

Electric2

Paint/Plaster1

Water LeakHeavy Flow2024-08-13 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionMold2024-07-08 · closed

Water LeakDamp Spot2024-06-14 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

536

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential268

Street/Sidewalk121

Unspecified92

Commercial32

Vehicle18

Park5

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. 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 noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

445

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony113

Misdemeanor233

Violation99

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.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-12-01

NOTICE OF ORDER TO STOP WORK IMMEDIATELY DUE TO CONTRACTOR WITHDRAWAL FOR PERMIT B01127563-I1

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Dekalb Lofts LLC

Head officer

Jacob Fulop

Managing agent

Dekalb Lofts LLC

15 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1027 PUTNAM AVENUEBROOKLYN 104 GRAHAM AVENUEBROOKLYN 1255 43 STREETBROOKLYN 1439 FULTON STREETBROOKLYN 148 MESEROLE STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2021-12-28 · $3,310,000

Most recent mortgage2023-06-27 · $380,000

Mortgage2023-06-27$380,000

borrower DEKALB LOFTS LLC · lender MODERN BANK, NA

Mortgage2022-01-04$1,400,000

borrower DEKALB LOFTS LLC · lender BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC

Mortgage2022-01-04$795,000

borrower DEKALB LOFTS LLC · lender BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC

Sale2021-12-28$3,310,000

GONZALEZ, ERNESTO → DEKALB LOFTS LLC

Mortgage2021-12-28$1,925,000

borrower DEKALB LOFTS LLC · lender BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC

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.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale