1417 De Kalb Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-03235-0049BIN 3073579

Concern level3 of 4

High

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
026 open rent-impairing 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 2019 — essentially all of the building's 6 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2019 — 6

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 building18 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.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3RIssued 1988-01-265+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WINDOW SILL 3 STY NORTH APT 3R FRONT ROOM GONZALES 381 1454. LOCATED AT APT 3R

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3LIssued 1988-01-265+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WINDOW SILL 3 STY SOUTH APT 3L FRONT ROOM GARCIA NO PHONE. LOCATED AT APT 3L

Status: Defect letter issued

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2LIssued 2017-04-105+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2RIssued 2017-04-105+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT STOVE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water1

Unsanitary Condition1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2024-10-16 · closed

Unsanitary ConditionPests2022-05-09 · 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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1583

Noise reports · last 12 mo

132

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk657

Residential600

Commercial127

Vehicle108

Unspecified89

House of Worship2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — 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

473

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony145

Misdemeanor267

Violation61

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 6 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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2016-08-09

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2007-10-30

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

1417 DEKALB AVENUE LLC

Head officer

STEPHEN FICANO

Managing agent

STEPHEN FICANO

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

111 RIDGEWOOD AVENUEBROOKLYN 113 RIDGEWOOD AVENUEBROOKLYN 1429 DE KALB AVENUEBROOKLYN 144 WILSON AVENUEBROOKLYN 151 WILSON AVENUEBROOKLYN

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.

ConstructionClass 22016-11-25$2,400 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-11-11 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1974-09-23 · no recorded price

Sale2022-11-11no recorded price

THE JENNIE FICANO REVOCABLE TRUST, STEPHEN C. FICANO, TRUSTEE → 1417 DEKALB AVENUE LLC

Sale1997-10-01no recorded price

FICANO, STEPHEN → FICANO, JENNIE/TR, JENNIE FUICANO REVOCABLE TRUST, FICANO, STEPHEN/TR, FICANO, STEPHEN C/TR

Sale1978-05-01no recorded price

MAUCERI ANTHONY, FICANO STEPHEN → FICANO STEPHEN

Sale1974-09-23no recorded price

TRANCHINA ANTHONY, TRANCHINA ANDREA → FICANO STEPHEN, MAUCERI ANTHONY

Mortgage1974-09-23no recorded price

borrower MAUCERI ANTHONY, FICANO STEPHEN · lender TRANCHINA ANTHONY, TRANCHINA ANDREA

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