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1593 McDonald Avenue

234Records
12City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Mapleton-Midwood (West)
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234 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)VISTA 1593 LLC
BBL3065640052
BIN3172682

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Noise (2) · Bike Rack (2).

Filed construction activity

$50,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)Vista 1593 LLC
Head officerDingyi Chen
Managing agentDingyi Chen
Last registered2026-01-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,758,000 $105,480
2026$1,692,000 $101,520
2027$1,718,000 $103,080

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Crown Bagels & PizzaAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayAvenue N — F · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue N / McDonald Av — B9 · 100 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 226 Alfred De B. Mason
Middle: P.S. 226 Alfred De B. Mason. 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

1593 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.

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: $800,000 on 2018-03-02 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-02AL&R $800,000 — from VISTA 1593 LLC to CATHAY BANK $800,000
2018-03-02Mortgage $800,000 — from VISTA 1593 LLC to CATHAY BANK $800,000
2018-03-02Deed $1,398,000 — from ALAMIA, ANGELO; ALAMIA, ANGELA to VISTA 1593 LLC $1,398,000
2018-02-21Sold for $1,398,000 $1,398,000 $699,000
2017-07-27Mortgage $300,000 — from ALAMIA, ANGELO; ALAMIA, ANGELA to POPCORN 143 LLC $300,000
2008-02-25Agreement $468,000 — from MALAZARTE, VOLTAIRE; MALAZARTE, TERESITA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $468,000
2005-07-05Mortgage $330,000 — from BRASWELL, HUSBAND & WIFE, LINDA CORNELL; BRASWELL, NATHANIEL to MERS $330,000
2003-10-27Agreement $208,500 — from SEABOURNE, LOVELL; SEABOURNE, JOAN; SEABOURNE, PEARL; SEABOURNE, MEGAN to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC $208,500
2003-10-27Mortgage $6,624 — from SEABOURNE, LOVELL; SEABOURNE, JOAN; SEABOURNE, PEARL; SEABOURNE, MEGAN to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC $6,624

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
2019
2020
2021
45
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017015208
2018001506
201900120012
202000101011
202100140014
202256340045
202301350137
202400120214
202503150018
2026003014
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 173Ownership & money 32Health & systems 4

Every one of the 234 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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