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242 Macon Street

85Records
7City systems
50Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)
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85 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 HPD housing violations, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)JOYCE CALHOUN
BBL3018520041
BIN3053376

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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

Open HPD violations50 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 1986-08-14.

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

No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 (1899)
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)WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA
Head officerJOHN A DICARO
Managing agentCPM SERVICES USA INC
Last registered2002-06-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,031,000 $121,860
2026$1,726,000 $103,560
2027$1,648,000 $98,880

The city's market estimate has fallen 19% 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Nostrand Av — A C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / MacDonough St — B43 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMarcus Garvey Blvd & Macon St · 850 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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

242 Macon 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

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 CPM SERVICES USA INC — 20 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C19. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
242 Macon Street BK3 C
738 Dumont Avenue BK2 C
1847 Prospect Place BK2 C
170-22 90 Avenue QN2 C
4513 Avenue H BK2 C
218-04 132 Road QN2 C
112-20 203 Street QN2 C
80-74 87 Avenue QN2 C
1269 St Marks Avenue BK2 C
115-26 147 Street QN1 C
117-31 168 Street QN1 C
137-47 Carson Street QN1 C
113-18 204 Street QN1 C
227-35 112 Road QN1 C
114-37 116 Street QN1 C
115-91 223 Street QN1 C
63 Carol Place SI1 C
22 Elizabeth Street SI1 C
5-22 Beach 65 Street QN1 A
111-30 166 Street QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $146,000 on 2022-07-18 (lender: Citizens Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-18Mortgage $146,000 — from CALHOUN, JOYCE to CITIZENS BANK NA $146,000
2003-01-02Mortgage $38,100 — from CALHOUN, JOYCE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS ; ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $38,100
2003-01-02Mortgage $304,875 — from CALHOUN, JOYCE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS ; ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $304,875
1999-02-10Mortgage $235,050 — from STRONG, ANNETTE; STRONG, SAKINA; STRONG, LA'SHAY to AMERITRUST NATIONALMORTGAGE BANKERS INC $235,050

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702002
201802002
201901001
202000000
202102002
202225119
202302002
202402013
202502013
202601012
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The full timeline

Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 62Ownership & money 13Health & systems 4

Every one of the 85 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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