549 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 180 HPD housing violations, 143 311 service requests, 102 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 15. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 10 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2010-05-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Street Condition (1).
$86,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1903) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 137 MACDONOUGH RESIDENCES, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT CASTELLANO |
| Managing agent | Tri-Hill Management |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,620,000 | $729,000 |
| 2026 | $1,938,000 | $872,100 |
| 2027 | $1,586,000 | $713,700 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | Kingston-Throop Avs — C · 550 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Throop Av / MacDonough St — B43 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Marcus Garvey Blvd & Macon St · 900 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
137 Mac Donough 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B13 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315 Seigel Street | BK | 51 | A |
| 563 West 140 Street | MN | 26 | B |
| 103 Smith Street | BK | 24 | A |
| 2419 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 22 | C |
| 173 West 141 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 212 East 25 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 1043 Sterling Place | BK | 17 | A |
| 28 East 125 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 352 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | B |
| 542 West 147 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 126 West 139 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 932 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 938 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 300 Lincoln Road | BK | 12 | B |
| 101 Grove Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 137 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 285 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 103 Grove Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 99 Grove Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 144 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 293 Stuyvesant Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 24 Cedar Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 3 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 820 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 836 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 824 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 278 Albany Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 531 83 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 4110 4 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $218,147 on 2020-04-16 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-16 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2020-04-16 | AL&R $1,700,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2020-04-16 | Mortgage $218,147 — from 137 MACDONOUGH RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $218,147 | |
| 2017-03-22 | Mortgage $638,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH RESIDENCES, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $638,000 | |
| 2017-03-22 | Agreement $1,538,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH RESIDENCES, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $1,538,000 | |
| 2015-11-12 | AL&R $900,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $900,000 | |
| 2015-11-12 | Agreement $900,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH RESIDENCES, LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI | $900,000 | |
| 2015-11-06 | Deed $10,000,000 — from 8 MONMOUTH PINES HOLDINGS LLC; 137 MACDONOUGH STREET, LLC; 300 PALMETTO PARTNERS LLC; 1509 to 137 MACDONOUGH RESIDENCES, LLC; 300 PALMETTO RESIDENCES, LLC; 235 MXB RESIDENCES, | $10,000,000 | |
| 2015-02-27 | Deed $1,700,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH CORP. to 137 MACDONOUGH STREET, LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2015-02-27 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH STREET, LLC to PROGRESS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2005-05-16 | Mortgage $290,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH CORP. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $290,000 | |
| 2005-05-16 | AL&R $290,000 — from WALL STREET MORTGAGE BANKERS LTD DBA POW to 137 MACDONOUGH CORP. | $290,000 | |
| 1992-08-11 | Mortgage $130,000 — from 137 MACDONOUGH CORP to GARFIELD, SETH; GARFIELD, ROBERT | $130,000 | |
| 1989-10-24 | Mortgage $90,000 — from MORRIS, ANTHONY K to GARFIELD, ROBERT; GARFIELD, SETH | $90,000 | |
| 1989-10-24 | Mortgage $13,500 — from MORRIS, ANTHONY K to BOVELL, MONICA; WILLIAMS, LORRAINE M; WILLIAMS, REGINALD M | $13,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 2018 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2019 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 113 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 85 |
| 2023 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Every one of the 549 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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