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1939 McDonald Avenue

77Records
10City systems
21Open violations
10Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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77 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 22 HPD housing violations, 17 311 service requests, 13 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1932
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)RUSSO REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC
BBL3066580072
BIN3177193

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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 11223, 79% 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 violations21 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2004-12-01.

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: Derelict Vehicles (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1932)
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)1937-39-41 REALTY LLC
Head officerVECTOUR ALHALABI
Managing agentVECTOUR ALHALABI
Last registered2024-09-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,925,000 $115,500
2026$1,964,000 $117,840
2027$2,357,000 $141,420

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Daddy's CafeAmericanA—

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 5 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

SubwayKings Hwy — F · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / McDonald Av — B82 B82-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 215 Morris H. Weiss
Middle: I.S. 228 David A. Boody. 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

1939 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: $146,250 on 2020-02-14 (lender: Peoples United Bank National Association), covering 3 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
2020-02-14AL&R $146,250 — from 1937-39-41 REALTY LLC to PEOPLES UNITED BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $146,250
2020-02-14AL&R $2,047,500 — from 1937-39-41 REALTY LLC to PEOPLES UNITED BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,047,500
2020-02-14Mortgage $146,250 — from 1937-39-41 REALTY LLC to PEOPLES UNITED BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $146,250
2020-02-14Mortgage $2,047,500 — from 1937-39-41 REALTY LLC to PEOPLES UNITED BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,047,500
2020-02-14Deed $2,925,000 — from RUSSO REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC; AGRUSA REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC to 1937-39-41 REALTY LLC $2,925,000
1990-08-30Mortgage $195,000 — from AGRUSA, ANTHONY; RUSSO, SALVATORE to COLLARO, ARMANDO $195,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711103
201800000
201901001
2020047011
202101001
202211002
20230200121
202401012
202542118
202600011
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 50Ownership & money 14Health & systems 4

Every one of the 77 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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