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280 Mac Dougal Street

288Records
13City systems
2Open violations
3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Ocean Hill
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288 recorded events, 1970–2025, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 HPD complaints, 63 311 service requests, 53 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1907
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)KOHN, YITZCHOK
BBL3015340027
BIN3041720

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 3. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-07-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · GENERAL (1) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$14,000 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 (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)Yizchok Kohn
Managing agentBLUE ELM INC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$727,200 $327,240
2026$873,000 $392,850
2027$1,048,000 $471,600

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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-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: Broadway / Granite St — B20 Q24 · 550 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Furman Ave · 600 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

280 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

10 311 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 BLUE ELM INC — 26 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
37 South 10 Street BK21 B
1319 East New York Avenue BK11 B
Amboy Street BK9 C
156 Skillman Street BK8 A
158 Rutledge Street BK8 A
158 Skillman Street BK8 A
231 Chester Street BK7 A
997 Clarkson Avenue BK7 A
1259 51 Street BK7 A
280 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
1833 Park Place BK6 A
275 Milford Street BK6 B
127 Miller Avenue BK6 B
31 Locust Street BK5 C
876 Kent Avenue BK4 B
490 Marion Street BK3 D
678 Jamaica Avenue BK3 A
492 Marion Street BK3 D
680 Jamaica Avenue BK3 C
221 Quincy Street BK3 F
1200 Myrtle Avenue BK3 B
589 Hart Street BK3 C
51 Lee Avenue BK3 A
1234 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
92 Pilling Street BK2 C
1077 Halsey Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $687,695 on 2020-05-21 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-21Mortgage $687,696 — from JACOBOWITZ, MEYER; KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS $687,696
2014-02-25Deed $932,500 — from COLLADO, OCTAVIO to KOHN, YITZCHOK; JACOBOWITZ, MEYER $932,500
2014-02-25Mortgage $637,500 — from JACOBOWITZ, MEYER; KOHN, YITZCHOK to MERS $637,500
2005-10-20Deed $649,500 — from NORAK LLC. to COLLADO, OCTAVIO $649,500
2005-10-20Mortgage $129,900 — from COLLADO, OCTAVIO to CITIBANK, N.A. $129,900
2005-10-20Mortgage $454,650 — from COLLADO, OCTAVIO to AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE, INC. $454,650
2002-07-05Mortgage $451,908 — from CLOVEY-MILLAR, LISA to NEW YORK MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD $451,908

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700140115
20181790118
2019423009
2020002316
2021004004
2022001001
2023014005
2024005005
202500100010
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 226Ownership & money 26Health & systems 3

Every one of the 288 recorded events, 1970–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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