A turn-of-the-century Stuyvesant Heights building with an entirely blank operational record.
This six-unit building on Decatur Street has stayed completely off the operational radar. There are zero open building violations and almost no history of complaints against the address itself. Three things to know:
A completely clean slate under the city's housing codes. The building has zero open violations, zero active complaints, and no recent history of emergency repairs. For an 1897 walk-up, a blank slate like this usually means a hands-on owner who handles maintenance before any complaints get filed.
Curb space is highly contested on the surrounding blocks. There were 137 illegal parking complaints within three blocks over the last year, but they aren't double-parkers blocking traffic. Instead, 69 of those calls were for improper use of parking permits, and another 37 were for parking sign violations — meaning competition for legal street spots is fierce.
Tree canopy and lot upkeep are the main block-level concerns. Within a few blocks, there were 59 maintenance calls last year — almost half of which were for overgrown grass and weeds on vacant lots. Another 38 calls were for damaged trees, mostly involving fallen limbs and branches, which is typical for these tree-lined Bed-Stuy blocks.
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278 Decatur Street is a 6-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3016800033). This building is associated with Clarke, Marilyn E. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1897, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The building last changed hands on February 29, 2008 for $450,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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