495 Dekalb Avenue

495 Dekalb Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 27 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 2 units · Built 1955

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 10 buildings' registrations; 7 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (27 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: High (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

27 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 31 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-03. Newest violation issued 2018-08-02. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2018. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2011-06-20. HPD violation 8985256
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ACTIVE WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2011-06-20. HPD violation 8985255
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE WEST, NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS AND CEILING . AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2018-08-02. HPD violation 12502186
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2018-05-02. HPD violation 12362487
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING BELL-BUZZER INTERCOM SYSTEM AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2011-06-20. HPD violation 8985253
• Class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MAIL BOXES AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2011-06-20. HPD violation 8985252
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 3rd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR HANDLE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3F), issued 2011-06-20. HPD violation 8985254
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES. LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2F), issued 2011-01-07. HPD violation 8757291

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: DEE DEE FOXON LLC. Head officer: DAVID JACOB. Managing agent: DAVID JACOB. This owner has 10 buildings on record, 7 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3019270005, HPD building ID 230261. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Classon Av (G), 4 min walk
• Bedford-Nostrand Avs (G), 4 min walk
• Myrtle-Willoughby Avs (G), 10 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.