561 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 190 HPD housing violations, 170 HPD complaints, 80 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 225.2. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 52 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 34 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 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.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: APPLIANCE (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Noise (1) · Rodent (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1907) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | MACBAIN DEV LLC |
| Head officer | CHERYL IGHODARO |
| Managing agent | PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $721,200 | $324,540 |
| 2026 | $865,000 | $389,250 |
| 2027 | $1,038,000 | $467,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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.
| Subway | Halsey St — J · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Chauncey St — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saratoga Av / Bainbridge St — B7 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Decatur St & Saratoga Ave · 500 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.
528 Bainbridge 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by PRECISE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC — 63 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B14 · C19 · D15 · F11. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,603,877 on 2006-10-06 (lender: United States Department Of Housing), covering 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-07 | Agreement $703,203 — from MACBAIN DEVELOPMENT, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $703,203 | |
| 2015-08-07 | AL&R $703,203 — from MACBAIN DEVELOPMENT, LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $703,203 | |
| 2006-10-06 | Mortgage $702,806 — from MACBAIN DEVELOPMENT LLC to BPD BANK | $702,806 | |
| 2006-10-06 | Mortgage $5,603,877 — from MACBAIN DEVELOPMENT LLC to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING | $5,603,877 | |
| 2006-10-06 | AL&R $5,603,877 — from SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME to MACBAIN DEVELOPMENT LLC | $5,603,877 | |
| 2000-01-20 | Mortgage $309,750 — from ADVANCE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP to SMITH-HAVEN MORTGAGECORP | $309,750 | |
| 1999-11-23 | Mortgage $128,000 — from ATWATER, CARLE to EXECUTIVE MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD | $128,000 | |
| 1996-11-20 | Mortgage $10,670 — from SHEPHERD, ALFRED E.V. to GOULD, CATHERINE | $10,670 | |
| 1996-07-05 | Mortgage $97,500 — from SHEPHERD, ALFRED E V to GMAC MORTGAGE CORP OF PA | $97,500 | |
| 1994-04-25 | Mortgage $60,000 — from SHEPHERD, ALFRED E.V. to PRIME MONEY MANAGEMENT INC | $60,000 | |
| 1988-08-22 | Mortgage $65,000 — from FOWLER, HORTENSE; BROWN, DANIEL; FOWLER, MARK to GREEN, CLINTON U | $65,000 | |
| 1985-05-21 | Mortgage $35,000 — from RICHARDS, DORREL to GREEN, CLINTON U | $35,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 46 |
| 2019 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 28 |
Every one of the 561 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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