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469 McDonald Avenue

229Records
10City systems
22Open violations
164.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11218 · Neighborhood: Kensington
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229 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 153 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11218
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)DENJO REALTY CORP.
BBL3053530001
BIN3125226

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 164.7. 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 violations22 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1991-04-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Traffic (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Posting (2) · Obstruction (2).

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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)DENJO REALTY CORPORATION
Head officerKEVIN RYAN
Managing agentDENJO REALTY CORP
Last registered2024-09-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$279,000 $125,550
2026$287,000 $129,150
2027$494,000 $222,300

The city's market estimate has risen 77% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Denny's PubAmericanAMice 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.

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

SubwayChurch Av — F G · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church Av / McDonald Av — B35 · 100 ft
Citi BikeChurch Ave & McDonald Ave · under 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 179 Kensington
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

469 McDonald Avenue

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

31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180516
2019217221
20200516
20210617
20221618
2023213116
2024023326
2025011415
2026111214
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The full timeline

Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 188Ownership & money 13Health & systems 17

Every one of the 229 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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