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298 Mac Donough Street

242Records
16City systems
3Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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242 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 311 service requests, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1888
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)MONTE ROSA REALTY INC.
BBL3016750001
BIN3047065

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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 100% 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 0. 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 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-02-26.

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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · Street Condition (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

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 (1888)
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)MONTE ROSA REALTY, INC
Head officerSTEPHAN J GRUBEN
Managing agentMONTE ROSA REALTY, INC
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,102,800 $496,260
2026$1,323,000 $595,350
2027$1,588,000 $714,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
PeachesSoul FoodBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 2022 (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

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lewis Av / MacDonough St — B15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeLewis Ave & Decatur St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School. 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

298 Mac Donough Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2003-03-05 (lender: The Roslyn Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-07-03AL&R $800,000 — from MONTE ROSA REALTY INC. to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $800,000
2013-07-03Deed $1,700,000 — from GREENWOOD, MONIQUE; POGUE, GLENN to MONTE ROSA REALTY INC. $1,700,000
2003-03-05Mortgage $400,000 — from GREENWOOD, MONIQUE; POGUE, GLENN to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $400,000
1998-01-23Mortgage $112,000 — from GREENWOOD, MONIQUE A; POGUE, GLENN D to GREENPOINT BANK $112,000
1988-11-21Mortgage $70,000 — from ELCOCK, EILEEN; ELCOCK, RONALD; ELCOCK, LAWRENCE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $70,000
1984-11-21Mortgage $54,800 — from ELCOCK, RONALD M A/K/A; ELCOCK, RONALD; ELCOCK, HORACE E to HUD $54,800

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170220123
2018082212
20190120214
20200170219
20213100114
202204037
2023380213
20240100313
202505049
202604026
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 176Ownership & money 20Health & systems 23

Every one of the 242 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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