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717 Mac Donough Street

154Records
12City systems
0Open violations
11.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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154 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 HPD housing violations, 27 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)W 717 LLC
BBL3014970041
BIN3040164

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 11.7. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Rodent (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$717,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)W 717 LLC
Head officerallie dweck
Managing agentW 991 LLC
Last registered2025-07-02

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,874,000 $112,440
2026$2,333,000 $139,980
2027$2,032,000 $121,920

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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.

Getting around

SubwayHalsey St — J · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / MacDonough St — B7 · 150 ft
Citi BikeDecatur St & Saratoga Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 005 Dr. Ronald McNair. 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.

Report a problem to 311

717 Mac Donough Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by W 991 LLC — 2 buildings, 7 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9-91 Wyckoff Avenue QN4 D
717 Mac Donough Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,100,000 on 2018-05-02 (lender: Modern Bank N.A.), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-02Mortgage $7,100,000 — from W 717 LLC; W 433 LLC; W ONDERDONK 314 LLC; W 6830 LLC; W 991 LLC to MODERN BANK N.A. $7,100,000
2018-05-02AL&R $7,100,000 — from W 433 LLC; W 991 LLC; W 717 LLC; W 6830 LLC; W ONDERDONK 314 LLC to MODERN BANK N.A. $7,100,000
2017-10-25Deed $59,693 — from DYLANG LLC to WEISSBERG FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST; HUGH J. FREUND, TRUSTEE $59,693
2017-10-19Sold for $59,692 $59,692 $19,897
2016-04-13Deed $950,000 — from HALL-BELL, SONIA; BROWN, CHRISTOPHER; BROWN, MILVERTON to W 717 LLC $950,000
2016-03-31Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $316,667
2009-11-24Mortgage $244,000 — from BROWN, DORETTA G to AMERICAN DREAM MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. $244,000
2007-02-01Mortgage $171,000 — from BROWN, DORETTA G to MERS $171,000
2004-07-09Mortgage $130,000 — from BROWN, DORETTA G to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $130,000
2003-03-07Mortgage $102,800 — from BROWN, DORETTA; BROWN, STANELY to AMERICAN DREAM MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC $102,800
1996-08-19Mortgage $65,000 — from BROWN, STANLEY; BROWN, DORETTA G to DELTA FUNDING CORP $65,000
1995-10-11Mortgage $4,500,000 — from BROWN, STANLEY; BROWN, DORETTA G to DELTA FUNDING CORP $4,500,000
1990-06-07Mortgage $9,850 — from BROWN, STANLEY; BROWN, DORETTA to ATLANTIC BANK OF NY $9,850

Ten-year activity

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2017
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170184114
201810298038
2019200002
2020113005
2021201003
2022015017
2023002013
2024006017
2025000213
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 84Ownership & money 51Health & systems 6

Every one of the 154 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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