879 Dekalb Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11206
Claimed
•20 Units
•Built in 1931
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 3
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
Building Report
Available Listings In 879 Dekalb Avenue
Stuyvesant Heights
879 Dekalb Avenue #9
$3,298
3 beds•1 bath•Est. Mar 2025
Future
Stuyvesant Heights
879 Dekalb Avenue #6
$2,915
3 beds•1 bath•Est. Mar 2025
Future
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In the past three years, this building had:
28 complaints
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Building complaint and pricing history broken down by month.
The latest rodent inspection reports.
Existing or upcoming construction projects in the building and area.
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Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from
NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311.
The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed
as resolved by the city.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 2 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.05 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
1
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 13, 2020: section 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
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
D
879 Dekalb Owner LLC
3(23)
Corporate Owner•
23 Properties•225 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 18
M
814 Macon Owner LLC
2.9(5)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•26 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
M
419 Marcus Garvey Owner LLC
2.4(4)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•28 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
S
Summit 637 Sterling Place LLC
3.3(4)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•26 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
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Building Ratings
Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
Noise Levels
Owner Responsiveness
Pest Control
Water Pressure
Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
--% of renters approve of this owner
Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (3)
2 stars
Over 2 years ago
879 Dekalb Ehh 😕
Former Tenant
Pros:
This apartment building was decent for my first apartment love that it has a virtual keypad to get in the building love that my apartment came with a washer dryer dishwasher nice bathroom good lighting from all windows. Very convenient lots of stores on the block supermarket on one corner a 99 cent store and Family dollar next door dominoes across the street. 38 bus stop steps away from the building 15 & 43 bus stop on the corners of the block G M & J train few blocks away 10 min walk to all trains.
Cons:
Nice but lots of cons when I viewed my apartment everything looked great when I moved in there was a large hole in my ceiling from water damage it took the Landlord 5 months to fix. Over the course of the 5 months the water damage got worse and moved to the bedrooms. When we needed any maintenance it took weeks to get a response. In the winter don’t expect heat. It’s currently winter and I haven’t had any heat. The whole building doesn’t have heat. The hot water in my apartment goes out once in a blue but my neighbors have had different experiences some have had little to no hot water at all. As far as space if your looking for a spacious apartment this isn’t the building for you. The rooms are small no closet space and barely any living room space. I opted out of buying a couch since I don’t have much living room space or plan on staying here for another year. Pest control sucks I’m on the 5 floor and there are many little rodents. I’ve had 1 or 2 and thanks to my dog she catches and kills them but my neighbors have worse experiences. There’s big rats on the first floor the garbage sits right in front the building which brings them into the building. Speaking of garbage the garbage maintenance was terrible at first the building was getting fine after fine but over the past few months they’ve gotten it together and try to maintain the garbage more than once a week. Overall I wouldn’t recommend this building to anyone the apartments are not worth the price people are paying 2000 - 3000 for BS. My contract says that after 1 year my rent will go up to 3300 and my apartment isn’t even worth that. Theres a lot the landlord needs to work on. 10 out of 10 DON’T RECOMMEND
Advice to owner:
Do Better
4.88 stars
Over 2 years ago
Like the area and the building
Former Tenant
Pros:
I guess I got lucky I haven’t had a single issue. Very quiet. Thick walls. Neighbors cook me food every once in a while lol
Cons:
Everything is fine. The owner Alex seems nice and the property manager answered all my emails when I was moving in. Haven’t talked to them Since
Advice to owner:
Please renew my lease in June :)
1.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Worst landlord in NYC (Choice NY Management)
Former Tenant
Pros:
Moving out of the building.
Cons:
- rats everywhere
- no heat; boiler would constantly stop working and it would take weeks for the landlord to acknowledge it
- neighbors smoke cigarettes and weed in the hallways all day
- poor windows that so little to trap street lose. Dekalb is an extremely busy street
- overall awful response from landlord with everything. They barely lift a finger to fix the most mundane issue, and essentially ignore you when something serious occurs. Look at their Yelp reviews vs their Google review (which make them look better than what they are! They must give free rent or other concessions for positive Google reviews)
- no heat; boiler would constantly stop working and it would take weeks for the landlord to acknowledge it
- neighbors smoke cigarettes and weed in the hallways all day
- poor windows that so little to trap street lose. Dekalb is an extremely busy street
- overall awful response from landlord with everything. They barely lift a finger to fix the most mundane issue, and essentially ignore you when something serious occurs. Look at their Yelp reviews vs their Google review (which make them look better than what they are! They must give free rent or other concessions for positive Google reviews)
Advice to owner:
Choice NY Management....Sell the building and let a decent company run it. Take your title as Slumlords and go.