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420 McDonald Avenue

41Records
8City systems
1Open violations
16Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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41 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 311 service requests, 3 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)420 MCDONALD LLC
BBL3053320023
BIN3124455

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 16. In ZIP 11218, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-01-10.

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (1) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Air Quality (1) · UNSANITARY 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)420 MC DONALD AVENUE
Head officerDAVID BIJUR
Managing agentDAVID BIJUR
Last registered2025-02-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$609,000 $274,050
2026$716,000 $322,200
2027$638,000 $287,100

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

SubwayChurch Av — F G · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: McDonald Av / Church Av — B67 B69 · 200 ft
Citi BikeChurch Ave & McDonald Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 230 Doris L. Cohen
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

420 McDonald Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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 DAVID BIJUR — 10 buildings, 36 units. Grades across the portfolio: C9 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3015 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK5 C
3013 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK5 C
2914 Ft Hamilton Parkway BK4 C
420 McDonald Avenue BK4 C
59 Louisa Street BK4 C
569 7 Street BK4 C
399 Flatbush Avenue BK3 C
43 Dahill Road BK3 C
498 2 Street BK2 D
1757 East 16 Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $362,212 on 2016-04-29 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-09Agreement $2,060,000 — from 398 MACDONALD LLC; 420 MACDONALD LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $2,060,000
2021-06-09Mortgage $905,892 — from 420 MACDONALD LLC; 398 MACDONALD LLC to SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA $905,892
2021-06-09Deed $1,550,000 — from RJW UPTOWN ESTATES LLC to 420 MCDONALD LLC $1,550,000
2021-05-19Sold for $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $387,500
2016-04-29Agreement $780,000 — from RJW UPTOWN ESTATES, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $780,000
2016-04-29Mortgage $362,213 — from RJW UPTOWN ESTATES, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $362,213
2009-11-25Agreement $460,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to WALLACE, ROBERT J; RJW UPTOWN ESTATES LLC $460,000
2009-11-25Mortgage $214,038 — from RJW UPTOWN ESTATES, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $214,038
2004-04-22Mortgage $150,000 — from WALLACE, ROBERT J to THE 30'S FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY CORP $150,000
2002-02-20Mortgage $273,750 — from WALLACE, ROBERT J to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $273,750

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171001
20183003
20190011
20201001
20211607
20222002
20230000
20242002
20253003
20263003
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The full timeline

Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 21Ownership & money 18Health & systems 1

Every one of the 41 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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