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490 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01941 • Lot 0020 • Zip: 11205

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 490 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11205
Block: 01941
Lot: 0020
BBL: 3019410020
Unified address ID: 3019410020

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: R7A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 12,240 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 160 ft x 79 ft
Built FAR: 4.58
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 13

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 1 to 6 Stories (O5)
Year built: 1969
Last altered: 2018
Floors: 6
Total units: 8
Residential units: 0
Building area: 56,112 sq ft
Building dimensions: 140 ft x 79 ft
Basement: None/No Basement
Owner: BSD SUITES LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $4,111,000
Total assessment: $1,849,950
Land assessment: $96,300
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: ARBERN BROOKLYN COMM

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jul 13, 2026 $27,524

    Alteration CO

    Plan Examiner Review

  2. DOB NOW filing Jul 13, 2026 $55,000

    Alteration CO

    Plan Examiner Review

  3. DOB NOW filing Jul 13, 2026 $34,100

    Alteration CO

    Plan Examiner Review

  4. DOB NOW filing May 26, 2026 $263,760

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  5. DOB NOW filing Apr 1, 2026 $200,175

    Alteration CO

    Objections

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 26, 2025 $220,000

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  2. Sale Aug 21, 2025 $0

    Changed hands

    500 DEKALB AVENUE

  3. Sale Aug 21, 2025 $0

    Changed hands

    500 DEKALB AVENUE

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB filing Feb 2, 2023 $387,100

    Alteration Type I

2022

  1. DOB filing Mar 10, 2022 $523,549

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION ON ALL FLOORS, DIVICING THE FLOOR AREA TO INDIVIDUAL OFFICES. NEW OPENIN ON EXTERIOR WILL FOR WIN...

  2. DOB filing Feb 24, 2022 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS AND WORK-TYPES FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALT. II JOB NUMBER: 321903464

2021

  1. Permit issued Nov 30, 2021

    AL

    JSB WORKS INC

  2. Permit issued Oct 27, 2021

    PL / PL

    B&B MECH PLBG & HTG LLC

  3. Permit issued Jun 24, 2021

    EW / OT

    JSB WORKS INC

  4. Permit issued Jun 24, 2021

    EW / OT

    JSB WORKS INC

  5. Permit issued Apr 22, 2021

    EW / OT

    JSB WORKS INC

  6. Permit issued Apr 22, 2021

    EW / OT

    JSB WORKS INC

2020

  1. DOB violation Sep 25, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2019

  1. DOB violation Jun 26, 2019

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  2. ECB violation Jun 5, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION# 35384442K ISSUED ON 03/26/19 AND TO F...

  3. ECB violation May 28, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35407651X.ISSUED ON 03-15-19 AND TO FI...

  4. ECB violation Mar 26, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTIONOPERATIONS. OBSERVED WORK IN PROGRESS FOR INSTA...

  5. ECB violation Mar 15, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED BRICK...

2018

  1. Sale Dec 13, 2018 $23,250,000

    Changed hands

    500 DEKALB AVENUE

  2. ECB violation Mar 11, 2018 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35176597Z ISSUED ON 07/05/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUAN...

2017

  1. ECB violation Nov 26, 2017 $400

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION#35176597Z ISSUED ON 07/05/17 AND TO FIL...

  2. DOB filing Apr 27, 2017 $14,000

    Alteration Type II

    FILING TO OBTAIN PERMIT FOR 4-HVAC UNITS AND DUNAGE ON ROOF TOP.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  3. DOB filing Apr 25, 2017 $8,500

    Alteration Type II

    HEREWITH FILING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF DUNAGE AND AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT PERMIT AS PER DRAWINGS.NO CHANGE IN USE...

  4. DOB filing Apr 25, 2017 $7,500

    Alteration Type II

    HEREWITH FILING AND OBTAINING PERMIT FOR 2 HVAC UNITS AS PER PLAN.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2016

  1. DOB violation Dec 14, 2016

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

2005

  1. Sale Jul 1, 2005 $0

    Changed hands

    500 DEKALB AVENUE

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
DEKALB CENTER, LLC
JOSEPH HEIMAN
Owner
ARBERN BROOKLYN COMMER. PROP
LAWRENCE BERNSTEIN
Owner
ARJERN BROOKLYN COMM. PROP LLC
LAWRENCE BERNSTEIN
Owner
MI TIERRA
ALEJANDRINA SANTANA
Owner
Arbern Realty
Frank Ingegno
Owner
NA
HARRY BOYLE
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
Not Applicable
ORANGEBURG, NY, 10962
Owner
ROYAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, 07677
Owner
RAFAEL VELOZ
FLUSHING, NY, 11358
Owner
WIFI CONSTRUCTION LLC
Albany, NY, 12203
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY ONE
100A BROADWAY
SUITE 238
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
100A BROADWAY
SUITE 238
BROOKLYN, NY, 11249
PARTY 2
55 NORTHERN BOULVARD
SUITR 202
GREAT NECK, NY, 11021
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
345 PARK AVE
NEW YORK, NY, 10154
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
345 PARK AVE
NEW YORK, NY, 10154
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
199 LEE AVE STE 201
BROOKLYN, NY, 112118919
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
999 CENTRAL AVENUE SUITE 302
WOODMERE, NY, 11598
PARTY 1
199 LEE AVENUE
UNIT 201
BROOKLYN, NY, 11211
GRANTEE/BUYER
199 LEE AVE STE 201
BROOKLYN, NY, 112118919
ASSIGNOR
1601 BRYAN STREET
DALLAS, TX, 75201

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner