1517 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

1517 Dekalb Avenue is a 6-unit, 3-story 1931 Bushwick tenement building currently owned by Chaskel Landau. The property has experienced persistent heating issues, with multiple heat and hot water complaints recorded throughout 2024-2025, particularly during the fall of 2024 when there were ten emergency complaints in just over one month. While some complaints were later found to be resolved, several required follow-up inspections that could not be completed due to unit access issues.

More recently, in March 2025, there were two additional heat complaints, one of which resulted in HPD being unable to gain access for inspection. The building has also faced challenges with rodent control, with multiple complaints and inspections showing evidence of rat activity between 2024-2025, despite baiting efforts by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The property has several active violations requiring attention, including two Department of Buildings violations (from 2023 and 2024) for failure to file External Low Pressure Inspections, and multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations related to building safety features such as self-closing doors.

In late 2024, three separate violations were issued regarding self-closing door mechanisms and inadequate heat supply in Unit 1R, though these were subsequently closed. The building's public areas have had issues with unauthorized storage, with violations recorded in 2023 for encumbrances in hallways on multiple floors, though these were also resolved. On a positive note, the building has maintained a bedbug-free status according to reports spanning from 2021 to 2025, with no infestations or related treatment required during these periods.