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554 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn

BIN 3049615BBL 3017780038Block 1778 · Lot 38Built 19314 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
$43,800.00 recorded as due
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554 Dekalb Avenue at a glance

554 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn has 19 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and $43,800.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 1 eviction at this building. It last sold on Oct 29, 2019 for $3,300,000. The most recent record is dated Jul 20, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
12
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
7
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$43,800.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
4.33
9 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
1
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
19
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 20, 2026
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Health score for 554 Dekalb Avenue

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 1,751 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 12
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $43,800
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 554 Dekalb Avenue

Showing the 300 most recent of 1,751 records; the CSV has the full history. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 554 Dekalb Avenue

$43,800.00 is recorded as due across the 39 summonses below, out of $65,730.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 554 Dekalb Avenue
049855997KJul 1, 2026FAIL TO RECYCLE ORGANIC WASTE 9 OR MORE DWELLING UNITS 1STSep 29, 2026Pending$100.00
049611244PMay 13, 2026FAIL TO RECYCLE ORGANIC WASTE 9 OR MORE DWELLING UNITS 1STAug 11, 2026Pending$100.00
0221083309Aug 27, 2025DEFACEMENT OF ROADWAY OR SIDEWALKDec 4, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$750.00
1735101Aug 12, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING AND ALL PARTS THEREOF IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED APPROX. 5'-4" OF THE CURB IS NOT MAINTAINED WITH MULTIPLE CRACKS AND OR BROKEN PIECES OF THENov 19, 2025Admitted the violation—
039156832RAug 12, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERNov 19, 2025Admitted the violation—
039135096PJan 9, 2025OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY CERT OF OCCUP AND BUILDING DEPTMar 19, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$500.00
039135097RJan 9, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNERMar 19, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$500.00
039135098ZJan 9, 2025WORK WITHOUT A PERMITMar 19, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$500.00
1210471Jan 9, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING AND PARTS THEREOF IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. ILLEGAL OFF-STREET PARKING MAINTAINED WITHOUT DOB APPROVAL CONTRARY TO ZR 25-62, BC 3202.2.2.4, AND/OR DOT SPECIFICATIONS, CREATING A HMar 19, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$500.00
1210485Jan 9, 2025WORK WITH OUT A PERMIT. OBSERVED AN APPROX. 16FT H X 12 FT W MECHANICAL ROLL DOWN GATE INSTALLED AT EXPOSURE #2. NO PERMIT ON FILE FOR WORK PERFORMED., OBTAIN PERMIT OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITIONMar 19, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$500.00
1210175Jan 9, 2025OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE COFO OR BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS. OBSERVED A MOTOR PARKED ON AN ILLEGAL PARKING PAD AT EXPOSURE 2 (DEKALB AVENUE ENTRANCE) C OF O #3049615-0000003 ISSUED 01/14/2022Mar 19, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$500.00
0219489308Jan 8, 2025DEFACEMENT OF ROADWAY OR SIDEWALKApr 17, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$750.00
1828046Dec 16, 2024FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED ANNUAL BOILER INSPECTION REPORTS FOR LOW-PRESSURE BOILER 30000066946Y0001 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT. 1RCNY 103-01(D)(1) REQUIRES THAT AN ANNUAL INSPECTION REPORT FOMar 12, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
037032259XDec 16, 2024FAILURE TO FILE COMPLETE BOILER INSPECTION REPORTMar 12, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)$3,125.00
048480945YJul 9, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEOct 7, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)—
048502916JJun 25, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLESep 23, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048425800LMay 9, 2024IMPROPER RECEPTACLE ALL BUSINESSES 1STNov 4, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
048289838NApr 10, 2024DIRTY SIDEWALKJun 24, 2024Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0207984902Dec 8, 2022DEFACEMENT OF ROADWAY OR SIDEWALKJun 1, 2023Defaulted (did not respond)$750.00
047470443ZMay 3, 2022STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCEAug 5, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047452011XApr 22, 2022LOOSE RUBBISH 1ST OCCURRENCEJul 21, 2022Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047227908JAug 22, 2021STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESNov 26, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
0213251610Jun 28, 2021DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREASep 30, 2021Defaulted (did not respond)$300.00
047063453YDec 19, 2020SNOW,ICE DIRT ON SIDEWALKSMar 16, 2021Pending—
035539588RNov 5, 2020WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONST. DOCUMENTS AND OR APPROVED AMEFeb 11, 2022Found in violation—
035539592JNov 5, 2020FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROP AFFECTED BY CONST OPERATIONSFeb 11, 2022Found in violation—
1619819Nov 5, 2020WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS &/OR AMENDMENTS-TENANT PROTECTION PLAN"TPP". AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT A 4 STY ALT,I OBSERVED A LIVING TENANT ON 3RD FL AT A ACTIVE JOB SITE WHERE WORKERSFeb 11, 2022Found in violation—
035539593LNov 5, 2020CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILED TO PERFORM DUTIES PER CODEFeb 11, 2022Found in violation$10,000.00
035539591HNov 5, 2020MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONSFeb 11, 2022Found in violation—
378658Nov 5, 2020SEC. 3303.7.2 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 4 STY ALTERATION BLDG ON ACTIVE JOB SITE. I OBSERVED NO FIRE EXSTINGUISHERS ON NONE OF THE FLOORS ON SITE. MISSING FIRE EXSTINGUIHSERS NNOT MOUNTEDFeb 11, 2022Found in violation—
035539589ZNov 5, 2020WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONST. DOCUMENTS AND OR APPROVED AMEFeb 11, 2022Found in violation—
378104Nov 5, 2020WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS &/OR AMENDMENTS-SITE SAFETY PLAN. AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT A 4 STY ALT,I OBSERVED A ARIEL LIFT STATION ON THE STREET BEING USED FOR FACADE WORK EXP#1 W/OFeb 11, 2022Found in violation—
1656836Nov 5, 2020CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FAILED TO PERFORM HIS/HERS DUTIES PER CODE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT A 4 STY ALT,I OBSERVED POOR SAFETY MEASURESTHROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE JOB SITE. CORNER DELI OPEN FOR PUBLIC W/O WINDOWFeb 11, 2022Found in violation$10,000.00
1619820Nov 5, 2020FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SAFETY MEASURES. AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT A 4 STY ALT. I OBSERVED POOR SAFETY MEASURES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE JOB SITE. CORNER DELI OPEN FOR PUBLIC W/O WINDOWS INSTALLED ABOVE FLOORS 3&4,INADFeb 11, 2022Found in violation—
0212358457Oct 8, 2020DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAMar 2, 2021Pending—
035509992LSep 25, 2020ILLEGALLY ENGAGING IN ANY BUSI.OR OCCU. WITHOUT A REQUIRED LICENSEMar 19, 2021Found in violation$5,000.00
984011Sep 25, 2020SEC. 28-401.4 ILLEGALLY ENGANGING IN ANY BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION W/O A REQUIRED LICENSE OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION. NOTE: AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION RESPONDING TO A COMPLAINT,I OBSERVED ACTIVE WORK BEING DONE ONMar 19, 2021Found in violation$5,000.00
0210052206Dec 12, 2019DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJan 17, 2020SETTL IN-VIO—
011645235JJul 27, 2018PERMITSOct 16, 2018Found in violation—

Marshal evictions at 554 Dekalb Avenue

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 554 Dekalb Avenue
Jan 18, 2017ResidentialGROCERY STOREPossessionJustin Grossman84213/16

Ownership history for 554 Dekalb Avenue

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3017780038), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 554 Dekalb Avenue
Oct 29, 2019Nov 8, 2019$3,300,000554 Dekalb LLCMorales, Wilfredo, Morales, AlfredoDeedView ↗
Nov 27, 1978Nov 27, 1978—Morales Alfredo, Morales WilfredoDaniels NormanDeedView ↗
Jun 15, 1976Jun 15, 1976—Daniels NormanNoxid Rlty CORP Etal Deft, Baumann Frank G RefDeedView ↗
Nov 4, 1974Nov 4, 1974—Noxid Realty CORPDaniels NormanDeedView ↗

Financing record for 554 Dekalb Avenue

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 554 Dekalb Avenue
Dec 20, 2023Mortgage assignment—Sig Rcrs A/B Mf 2023 Venture LLCView ↗
Dec 20, 2023Assignment of assignment—Sig Rcrs A/B Mf 2023 Venture LLCView ↗
Mar 13, 2023Satisfaction of mortgage—Conventus LLCView ↗
Nov 3, 2021Mortgage and consolidation$4,200,000Signature BankView ↗
Nov 3, 2021Assignment of leases and rents$4,200,000Signature BankView ↗
Oct 22, 2021Mortgage assignment—Signature BankView ↗
Oct 22, 2021Mortgage assignment—Signature BankView ↗
Oct 29, 2019Mortgage$2,600,000Conventus LLCView ↗
Oct 29, 2019Mortgage$300,000Conventus LLCView ↗
Nov 27, 1978Mortgage—Daniels NormanView ↗
Jan 27, 1975Mortgage—Jamaica Savs BankView ↗
Nov 4, 1974Mortgage—Daniels NormanView ↗
—Satisfaction of mortgage—Daniels, NormanView ↗
—Mortgage assignment—Weiss, MarjorieView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.