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781 Mac Donough Street

1,006Records
12City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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1,006 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 387 HPD housing violations, 260 HPD complaints, 207 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)MAC & JC INC.
BBL3014980048
BIN3040222

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. 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 (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)MAC & JC INC
Head officerSANDYYUFENG CHEN
Managing agentROL MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,753,000 $105,180
2026$2,101,000 $126,060
2027$1,830,000 $109,800

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Thomas S Boyland St / MacDonough St — B7 · 100 ft
Citi BikeThomas S. Boyland St & Macon St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

781 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 ROL MANAGEMENT — 17 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B4 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1694 Lexington Avenue MN11 B
125 Thames Street BK8 A
53-12 102 Street QN7 A
306 Stanhope Street BK6 B
1231 Broadway BK6 A
614 Wilson Avenue BK4 B
855 Knickerbocker Avenue BK4 D
153 Mac Dougal Street BK3 C
781 Mac Donough Street BK3 C
89 Rockaway Avenue BK3 F
193 Weirfield Street BK3 A
2192 Dean Street BK2 D
249 Ralph Avenue BK2 C
303 Halsey Street BK2 C
629 Sutter Avenue BK2 B
131 Thomas S Boyland St BK2 A
109 Woodbine Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2022-12-12 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-12AL&R $900,000 — from MAC & JC INC. to CATHAY BANK $900,000
2022-12-12Mortgage $900,000 — from MAC & JC INC. to CATHAY BANK $900,000
2022-12-12Deed $1,200,500 — from LOWE, TEWAN to MAC & JC INC. $1,200,500
2022-11-18Sold for $1,200,500 $1,200,500 $400,167
2005-03-08Mortgage $41,000 — from LOWE, TEWAN to J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. FKA BANK ONE $41,000
2004-11-30Mortgage $41,000 — from LOWE, TEWAN to BANK ONE NA $41,000
2004-04-26Mortgage $125,000 — from LOWE, TEWAN to MBNA AMERICA (DELAWARE), N.A. $125,000
2003-04-23Mortgage $250,000 — from LOWE, TEWAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $250,000
2000-12-15Mortgage $176,000 — from LOWE, TEWAN to WALL STREET MORTGAGEBANKERS LTD $176,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017480048
2018107118
201964111
20202002
20212002
202256011
20232002
20241203
20251001
20265027
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The full timeline

Construction 4Housing & tenants 952Ownership & money 45Health & systems 5

Every one of the 1,006 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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