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1597 McDonald Avenue

245Records
14City systems
0Open violations
36.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Mapleton-Midwood (West)
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245 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)ALY88 REALTY LLC
BBL3065830001
BIN3173506

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 36.7. 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.

$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Illegal Dumping (5) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$605,625 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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$1,846,000 $110,760
2026$1,982,000 $118,920
2027$1,726,000 $103,560

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (1 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue N / McDonald Av — B9 · under 50 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

1597 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

25 311 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: $412,106 on 2024-11-18 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-11-18AL&R $85,000,000 — from ALY88 REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $85,000,000
2024-11-18M&CON $850,000 — from ALY88 REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $850,000
2024-11-18Mortgage $412,106 — from ALY88 REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $412,106
2024-08-21Sold for $790,000 $790,000 $395,000
2019-03-14Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $75,000
2016-03-15Mortgage $530,000 — from ALY88 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $530,000
2016-03-15Deed $1,269,000 — from ALAMIA, ANGELO; CARDINALE, ROSE; GRISANTI, CATERINA to ALY88 REALTY LLC $1,269,000
2016-03-15AL&R $530,000 — from ALY88 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $530,000
2016-02-25Sold for $1,269,000 $1,269,000 $634,500
2013-09-20Mortgage $430,000 — from 1597 MCDONALD REALTY LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $430,000
2013-09-20AL&R $430,000 — from 1597 MCDONALD REALTY LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $430,000
2004-08-11Mortgage $419,900 — from SEMPLE, SHIRWIN; GLENN-SEMPLE, DONNA to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $419,900
2004-08-03Agreement $231,000 — from VINCENT, VICKLYN M; VINCENT, DAPHNE V to PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. $231,000
2004-08-03Mortgage $90,292 — from VINCENT, VICKLYN M; VINCENT, DAPHNE V to MERS $90,292
2004-06-03Agreement $253,456 — from LATHAM, CELIA A to MERS $253,456

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172580015
20182080111
2019006118
2020006118
2021004015
202200110112
2023004015
2024177126143
20250490215
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 118Ownership & money 53Health & systems 13

Every one of the 245 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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