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1111 McDonald Avenue

159Records
11City systems
24Open violations
30Penalty rate

159 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 41 311 service requests, 28 HPD complaints, 27 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)1111-1115 MCDONALD REALTY CO. LLC
BBL3065040032
BIN3170385

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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 violations24 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-31.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate (1).

Filed construction activity

$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,275,000 $136,500
2026$2,302,000 $138,120
2027$2,330,000 $139,800

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
McDonald Avenue DinerAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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

SubwayAvenue I — F · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue I / McDonald Av — B11 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 192 - The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry
Middle: P.S. 121 Nelson A. Rockefeller. 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

1111 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

2 311 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: $207,958 on 2016-08-18 (lender: Vnb New York,llc), covering 2 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
2016-08-18AL&R $785,000 — from 1111-1115 MCDONALD RELATY CO LLC to VNB NEW YORK,LLC $785,000
2016-08-18Agreement $785,000 — from 1111-1115 MCDONALD RELATY CO LLC to VNB NEW YORK,LLC $785,000
2016-08-18Mortgage $207,959 — from 1111-1115 MCDONALD RELATY CO LLC to VNB NEW YORK,LLC $207,959
2014-12-10Agreement $600,000 — from 1111-1115 MCDONALD REALTY CO. LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $600,000
2014-12-10AL&R $600,000 — from 1111-1115 MCDONALD REALTY CO. LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $600,000
2014-12-10Mortgage $130,022 — from 1111-1115 MCDONALD REALTY CO. LLC to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $130,022
2003-05-28Mortgage $100,000 — from FARGHLI, ABDEL R; FARFGHLI, ABDELRAOUF to YAMPOLSKY, RONALD $100,000
2003-05-28Mortgage $600,000 — from FARGHLI, ABDEL R; FARFGHLI, ABDELRAOUF to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $600,000
2002-01-15Mortgage $45,000 — from FARGHLI, ABDEL R to KALOGIANNIS, KONSTANTINOS $45,000
1992-07-27Mortgage $240,000 — from FARGHLI, ABDEL R to KALOGIANNIS, KONSTANTINO $240,000
1992-04-03Mortgage $240,000 — from FARGHLI, ABDEL R. to KALOGIANNIS,KONSTANTINOS $240,000
1983-09-29Mortgage $17,700 — from KALOGIANNIS, KONSTANTINO to APOSTOLAKIS, EMMANUEL $17,700

Ten-year activity

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2018
75
2019
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2021
2022
2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201702103
201830306
20190372075
202000101
202100101
202200202
202300112
202410225
202510102
202600112
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 96Ownership & money 26Health & systems 5

Every one of the 159 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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