920 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 548 311 service requests, 103 HPD complaints, 59 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.5. In ZIP 10012, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
280 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (127) · Outdoor Dining (79) · Boilers (39) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Obstruction (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (3).
$2,604,264 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (38) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MARTIN BLUM |
| Managing agent | ISAAC BENISHAI |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,104,000 | $3,646,800 |
| 2026 | $7,439,000 | $3,347,550 |
| 2027 | $7,755,000 | $3,489,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Pet/Animal), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Houston St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / West Houston St — M55 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Carmine St & 6 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
79 Mac Dougal Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
280 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,642,206 on 2020-02-20 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-20 | AL&R $38,000,000 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $38,000,000 | |
| 2020-02-20 | Agreement $38,000,000 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $38,000,000 | |
| 2020-02-20 | Mortgage $10,642,207 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $10,642,207 | |
| 2014-01-13 | AL&R $30,000,000 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $30,000,000 | |
| 2014-01-13 | Agreement $30,000,000 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $30,000,000 | |
| 2014-01-13 | Mortgage $16,625,127 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $16,625,127 | |
| 2010-05-07 | AL&R $14,000,000 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $14,000,000 | |
| 2010-05-07 | Agreement $14,000,000 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $14,000,000 | |
| 2010-05-07 | Mortgage $2,433,072 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,433,072 | |
| 2003-06-26 | Agreement $13,000,000 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $13,000,000 | |
| 2003-06-26 | Mortgage $2,805,720 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,805,720 | |
| 2000-03-09 | Mortgage $183,750 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $183,750 | |
| 1998-09-04 | Mortgage $7,426,191 — from MACDOUGAL & SIXTH REALTY LLC to CITIBANK, NA | $7,426,191 | |
| 1995-06-30 | Mortgage $700,000 — from TOASA CORPORATION N.V. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $700,000 | |
| 1990-06-20 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from TOASA CORP N.V. to MANUFACTURERS HANO TR CO | $1,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 37 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 134 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 54 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 80 |
| 2024 | 18 | 19 | 122 | 0 | 4 | 163 |
| 2025 | 4 | 30 | 123 | 0 | 5 | 162 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 53 |
Every one of the 920 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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