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1641 McDonald Avenue

114Records
13City systems
5Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11230 · Neighborhood: Mapleton-Midwood (West)
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114 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 HPD complaints, 23 311 service requests, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11230
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)1641 MCDONALD CORP
BBL3065830081
BIN3173553

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.7. 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

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2003-03-13.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (7) · Illegal Parking (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Non (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$67,500 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 (1)
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$1,099,000 $65,940
2026$1,114,000 $66,840
2027$1,152,000 $69,120

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Las BanderasMexicanA—
Las Banderas Mexican GrillMexicanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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.

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 N — F · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue N / McDonald Av — B9 · 400 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

1641 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

12 311 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: $560,000 on 2024-01-04 (lender: Velocity Commercial Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-04Mortgage $560,000 — from 1641 MCDONALD CORP to VELOCITY COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC $560,000
2024-01-04Deed $800,000 — from 1641 MCDONALD AVENUE LLC to 1641 MCDONALD CORP $800,000
2023-12-19Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
1999-09-17Mortgage $85,000 — from CHU, PUI KUEN JON to REPUBLIC CONSUMER LENDING GROUP INC $85,000
1984-12-24Mortgage $31,000 — from LOBEL, SIEGFRIED to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $31,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
2018002013
2019020013
2020001012
2021001012
2022110024
2023000134
2024005319
2025016018
2026101024
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 11Health & systems 14

Every one of the 114 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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