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68 Mac Dougal Street

1,052Records
14City systems
42Open violations
1150Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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1,052 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 312 HPD complaints, 307 HPD housing violations, 305 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1907
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC
BBL3015310010
BIN3041585

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1150. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations42 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 30).

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

$400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

144 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (24) · ELECTRIC (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12).

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 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC
Head officerMOSES GRUNFELD
Managing agentEQUITY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$594,000 $267,300
2026$713,000 $320,850
2027$856,000 $385,200

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

SubwayRalph Av — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fulton St / Howard Av — B25 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFulton St & Saratoga Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 George W. Carver. 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

68 Mac Dougal 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

144 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EQUITY MANAGEMENT — 42 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B10 · C10 · D6 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
147 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK18 C
1014 Park Place BK16 C
204 Mother Gaston Blvd BK13 C
168 Throop Avenue BK9 A
334 Hart Street BK8 C
957 Bedford Avenue BK8 B
1507 New York Avenue BK8 A
1118 Madison Street BK8 C
1509 New York Avenue BK8 A
289 Classon Avenue BK8 A
832 Quincy Street BK7 B
307 Malcolm X Boulevard BK7 B
1147 Dean Street BK7 C
18 Dodworth Street BK6 B
1372 Putnam Avenue BK6 A
1354 Hancock Street BK6 C
1272 Decatur Street BK6 A
55 Troutman Street BK6 B
737 Miller Avenue BK6 C
1299 Gates Avenue BK6 B
574 Maple Street BK6 C
286 Troutman Street BK6 B
1 St Francis Place BK6 A
68 Mac Dougal Street BK6 F
437 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
1744 63 Street BK6 A
218 Troutman Street BK6 B
628 Wilson Avenue BK6 B
554 Wilson Avenue BK5 F
137 Division Avenue BK4 A
123 Powell Street BK4 A
1022 Bedford Avenue BK4 D
53 Troutman Street BK3 C
481A Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
1167 Greene Avenue BK3 D
872 DeKalb Avenue BK3 A
93 Bleecker Street BK2 D
874 DeKalb Avenue BK2 D
11 Ditmars Street BK2 D
1044 Halsey Street BK2 D
31 Pulaski Street BK2 B
870A DeKalb Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $516,532 on 2017-07-12 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-12Mortgage $516,533 — from 68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $516,533
2017-07-12Agreement $1,255,000 — from 68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,255,000
2014-10-07AL&R $777,500 — from 68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $777,500
2014-10-07Agreement $777,500 — from 68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $777,500
2014-10-07Mortgage $278,500 — from 68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $278,500
2014-07-11AL&R $499,000 — from 68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC $499,000
2014-07-11Mortgage $499,000 — from 68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC $499,000
2014-07-11Deed $750,000 — from 68 MACDOUGAL LLC to 68 MACDOUGAL STREET LLC $750,000
2010-09-29Deed $520,000 — from WEXELL DEVELOPMENT CORP. to 68 MACDOUGAL LLC $520,000
2004-04-23AL&R $266,000 — from GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC to WEXELL DEVELOPMENT CORP $266,000
2004-04-23Mortgage $266,000 — from WEXELL DEVELOPMENT CORP to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC $266,000
1999-12-28Mortgage $140,000 — from BEREQUETTE, ELFRIDA; BEREQUETTE, DEMETRIO to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $140,000
1998-04-20Mortgage $110,000 — from BEREQUETE, ELFRIDA to AMERICAN HOLDING LLC $110,000
1991-08-21Mortgage $20,500 — from PETERS, ROSETTA to CULLINGS, CHARLIE $20,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170346141
20180370138
20190670269
20204140119
2021110201104
20220970299
20230730174
20240410546
2025318503191
2026020702209
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 944Ownership & money 39Health & systems 19

Every one of the 1,052 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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