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209 Mac Donough Street

292Records
12City systems
13Open violations
31.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11216 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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292 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 163 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11216
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)209 MACDONOUGH LLC
BBL3018530045
BIN3053422

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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 31.7. 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 violations13 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1991-06-27.

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

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (43) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Rodent (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Non (1).

Filed construction activity

$95,240 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1910)
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)209 MACDONOUGH; 209 MACDONOUGH LLC
Head officerGEORGE LIN
Managing agentGEORGE LIN
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$600,000 $270,000
2026$720,000 $324,000
2027$864,000 $388,800

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Zaca SaladJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint 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.

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / MacDonough St — B15 · 50 ft
Citi BikeMarcus Garvey Blvd & Macon St · 250 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

209 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

47 311 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: $653,133 on 2015-02-19 (lender: Melrose Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-02-19Agreement $1,100,000 — from 209 MACDONOUGH LLC to MELROSE CREDIT UNION $1,100,000
2015-02-19Mortgage $653,133 — from 209 MACDONOUGH LLC to MELROSE CREDIT UNION $653,133
2015-02-19AL&R $1,100,000 — from 209 MACDONOUGH LLC to MELROSE CREDIT UNION $1,100,000
2012-05-30Mortgage $476,000 — from 209 MACDONOUGH LLC to MELROSE CREDIT UNION $476,000
2012-05-30AL&R $476,000 — from 209 MACDONOUGH LLC to MELROSE CREDIT UNION $476,000
2011-03-07Deed $530,000 — from 209 MCDONOUGH STREET LLC to 209 MACDONOUGH LLC $530,000
2008-09-08Mortgage $400,000 — from 209 MCDONOUGH STREET LLC to IAVARONE BROS. OF WANTAGH INC. $400,000
2007-12-21Mortgage $300,000 — from ALBERT, KIM to PROMPT MORTGAGE PROVIDERS OF NORTH AMERI; GALPERN, LOUIS $300,000
2001-06-27Mortgage $200,000 — from ALBERT, KIM to EQUICREDIT $200,000
1996-08-19Mortgage $110,000 — from GARCIA, DONALD to FHB FUNDING CORP $110,000
1992-08-26Mortgage $12,000 — from GARCIA, DONALD to TAFURI, ANN $12,000
1990-07-25Mortgage $3,000 — from GARCIA, DONALD to PEREZ, VIOLET M $3,000
1989-02-23Mortgage $80,000 — from GARCIA, DONALD to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $80,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20178410022
201801607
2019219012
202000628
20210030030
20220017219
202300819
20240017219
20250022527
20260011112
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 196Ownership & money 37Health & systems 13

Every one of the 292 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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