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976 McDonald Avenue

186Records
12City systems
20Open violations
30Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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186 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 HPD housing violations, 22 HPD complaints, 22 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)976 MACDONALD AVENUE LLC
BBL3054390052
BIN3128737

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. In ZIP 11230, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations20 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2004-12-03.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Noise (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,647 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
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)BROCHA FRIEDMAN
Last registered2014-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,635,000 $98,100
2026$1,784,000 $107,040
2027$2,186,000 $131,160

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
El QuintoNot yet graded—
Los ChocomilesMexicanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway18 Av — F · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 18 Av / McDonald Av — B8 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDitmas Ave & McDonald Ave · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry
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

976 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

5 311 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: $85,000 on 2002-10-23 (lender: Lichtenstein, Gitty), covering 8 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-10-23Mortgage $85,000 — from FRIEDMAN, DAVE to LICHTENSTEIN, GITTY $85,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
6
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700101
201800101
201903205
202021205
202100213
202200202
202300213
202402406
202500202
202600101
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 145Ownership & money 19Health & systems 3

Every one of the 186 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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