1345 De Kalb Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03234-0054BIN 3325496

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 8 apartments
028 of those issued in the last 3 years
036 open rent-impairing violation(s)
045 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 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 4 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1931

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

131

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.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2142 ADM CODE - THE PREMISES OR APTS. HAVE BEEN VACATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED UNTIL SO ORDERED AFTER PROOF OF COMPLIANCE FOR UNIT #CC UNDER VACATE # 260739 AT CELLAR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§ 27-2089 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAVE BEEN VACATED BY AN ORDER OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND CANNOT BE REOCCUPIED EXCEPT FOR CARETAKER, UNTIL (1) AN APPLICATION AND PLAN FOR THE WORK REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE HAVE BEEN FILED WITH AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, WHERE REQUIRED, (2) SUCH WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY THE OWNER AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS WHERE REQUIRED, (3) WHERE REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS, A NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN OBTAINED AND (4) THE DEPARTMENT HAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT SUCH DWELLING IS HABITABLE. APT 1L (1ST STY, S-1) APT 1R (1ST STY N-1), APT 2L (2ND STY S-1), APT 2R (2ND STY, N-1), APT 3L (3RD STY, S-1), APT 3R (3RD STY N-1), APT 4L (4TH STY S-1), APT 4R (4TH STY, N-1) VACATE ORDER #260327

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3LIssued 2026-10-09RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3L, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2026-01-23

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FIRE DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water14

General9

Plumbing9

Door/Window7

Unsanitary Condition6

Paint/Plaster2

Flooring/Stairs2

Water Leak1

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

873

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential459

Street/Sidewalk232

Unspecified74

Vehicle54

Commercial49

House of Worship5

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 noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

304

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony98

Misdemeanor151

Violation55

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 OPTIONAL2026-01-08

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT FRONT OF BUILDING WINDOW OUT ON 2ND AND 4TH FLOORS. IN HALLWAYS SMOKE DAMAGE AND CEILINGS OPEN. IN APT 1L CEILING IN FOYER OPEN NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OBSERVED.

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 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

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-01-24Apt 4Lresidential

2018-08-22Apt 3Lresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

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.

CLOSEDOpened 2017-05-02

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2014-04-01

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2011-02-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-05-09

Access Warrant - lead

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

FELIX DEKALB LLC

Head officer

JACOB DAVIDOVICS

Managing agent

FELIX DEKALB LLC

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

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

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.

ConstructionClass 12026-05-14$2,500 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2008-08-05 · $999,950

Most recent mortgage2018-06-28 · $932,819.91

Mortgage2018-06-28$932,819.91

borrower FELIX DEKALB LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-05-07$628,304.73

borrower FELIX DEKALB LLC · lender INVESTERS BANK

Sale2008-08-05$999,950

NIEVES, FELIX, NIEVES, ANGELA → FELIX DEKALB LLC

Mortgage2008-08-05$750,000

borrower FELIX DEKALB LLC · lender NIEVES, ANGELA, NIEVES, FELIX

Mortgage1998-09-04$129,000

borrower NIEVES, ANGELA, NIEVES, FELIX · lender ROMANO, KENNETH

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

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale