1417 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

1417 Dekalb Avenue is a 3-story, 6-unit residential building in Bushwick, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Joanne Guadalupe. The property has faced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably a serious heat and hot water emergency affecting the entire building in October 2024, which resulted in HPD inspections and violations.

In March 2024, a defective boiler was identified, leading to an Environmental Control Board violation with a $625 penalty related to an unregistered Weil McLain boiler. The building has also required various repairs and improvements, including several violations issued in November 2024 for broken exterior walls' mortar joints, defective self-closing doors, and safety equipment issues in apartment 1R such as hot water, smoke detector, and carbon monoxide detector problems. Additional violations include an alteration requiring legalization in apartment 1R, where a wood panel wall created an unauthorized extra room.

The building's maintenance history shows a mixture of problems and improvements, with mostly passing results in recent rodent inspections (seven consecutive passes from 2020 to 2025) and no bedbug infestations reported in the past five years. While the property has generally maintained a clean record in terms of pests and bedbugs, the recent pattern of heat/hot water issues, boiler problems, and safety equipment violations in 2024-2025 suggests ongoing building system maintenance challenges. The property has also undergone some exterior maintenance work, as evidenced by violations related to mortar joint repairs on the north and west exterior walls.