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198 Mac Dougal Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3015330018 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP20.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 34. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · WATER LEAK (1).

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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)MACHULL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES
Head officerPELHAM BOLLERS
Managing agentURBAN STRATEGIES MGMT CORP
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$730,000 $328,500
2026$876,000 $394,200
2027$1,051,000 $472,950

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

SubwayRockaway Av — C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Chauncey St — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Thomas S Boyland St / MacDougal St — B7 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Rockaway Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

198 Mac Dougal Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN STRATEGIES MGT CORP — 53 buildings, 520 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
807 Saratoga Avenue BK40 A
1741 Pitkin Avenue BK32 B
61 Riverdale Avenue BK27 A
2092 Dean Street BK27 A
607 Jerome Street BK20 B
747 Blake Avenue BK20 B
218 Grafton Street BK20 A
450 Herzl Street BK16 B
463 Herzl Street BK16 A
2102 Dean Street BK15 B
733 Dumont Avenue BK15 C
775 Blake Avenue BK12 B
2166 Fulton Street BK12 B
2176 Fulton Street BK12 B
903 Saratoga Avenue BK11 B
38 Somers Street BK9 B
287 Sumpter Street BK8 C
98 Hull Street BK8 A
749 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
753 Mac Donough Street BK8 F
139 Hull Street BK8 B
747 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
763 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
135 Hull Street BK8 B
759 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
755 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
358 Bainbridge Street BK7 C
2108 Fulton Street BK7 B
2255 Strauss Street BK6 A
198 Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
210 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
141 Rockaway Avenue BK6 A
2256 Strauss Street BK6 A
54 Lott Avenue BK6 A
321 Sumpter Street BK6 A
2031 Union Street BK6 B
57 Sutter Avenue BK6 C
59 Sutter Avenue BK6 B
2035 Union Street BK6 A
159A Mac Dougal Street BK6 B
80 Newport Street BK6 C
147 Rockaway Avenue BK5 D
2160 Fulton Street BK5 F
2158 Fulton Street BK5 C
27 Truxton Street BK4 B
29 Truxton Street BK4 A
2184 Fulton Street BK4 A
2204A Fulton Street BK4 D
30 Lott Avenue BK4 D
420 Chauncey Street BK3 D
2138 Fulton Street BK3 D
171 Sumpter Street BK3 F
808 Saratoga Avenue BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,538,009 on 1999-09-28 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 14 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
1999-09-28Mortgage $4,538,009 — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD $4,538,009
1985-03-06Mortgage $25,000 — from GALLO, STEPHEN to NUCCIO, PAUL $25,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
16
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171203
20180011
20191001
20200617
20210505
20220202
20230404
20240404
202519010
2026015116
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The last 12 months — 18 records

DateRecord
2026-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCAT
2026-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2026-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APA
2026-09-10HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH, 1ST FROM WEST AT NORTH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2026-08-23311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-23Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCAT
2026-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN AC
2026-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVI
2026-09-10HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APA
2026-09-10HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH, 1ST FROM WEST AT NORTH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2026-08-23311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-23Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-07-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-07-14311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-06-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025
2025-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-08-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-07-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-06-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-23311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-01-30FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-01-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024
2024-11-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-11-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-04-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-01-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-12-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2023-07-06HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR ...DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2023-07-06HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). ..DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOU
2023-02-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-03-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-06-11HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH A
2021-06-11HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT UPPER WINDOW SASH IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3A,
2021-05-19HPD class A: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOU
2021-05-19HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, 2ND S
2021-02-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-08-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-05-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-05-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-03-03311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2020-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2020-02-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-02-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019
2019-01-10FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-02-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-08-11HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT A
2017-07-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-07-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016
2016-10-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-10-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-07-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-07-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-04-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-04-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-03-08311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2015
2015-12-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-10-13HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-12-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014-03-11311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-03-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2013
2013-02-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012
2012-08-15CTOR — from CITY OF NEW YORK to CITY OF NEW YORK
2012-08-13HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B,
2012-08-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY
2011
2011-09-07HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE LINE AT SINK , IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, APARTME
2008
2008-04-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2008-04-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AT NORTH IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st
2008-04-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CERAMIC TILES AT EAST WALL IN THE 4th BATHROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1
2008-04-15HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE ELECTRIC OUTLET COVER PLATE AT WEST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st ST
2008-04-15HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st ROOM FR
2008-04-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2008-04-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-04-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-04-14Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2008-04-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-12-18HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-10-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-10-03Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-05-22Agreement — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD
2000-05-22Agreement — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD
2000-03-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-03-02Agreement — from NYC HPD to NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FD C
1999
1999-09-28Agreement — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to CITY OF NEW YORK
1999-09-28Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK to MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP
1999-09-28Mortgage $4,538,009 — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to NYC HPD$4,538,009
1999-09-28Agreement — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to CITY OF NEW YORK
1999-09-28Mortgage assigned — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LP to CITY OF NEW YORK
1999-09-28Deed — from NYC HPD to MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES L.P.
1999-09-28CNTR — from MACHULL REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES L.P. to NYC HPD
1999-06-28Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-06-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-03-12Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
1997
1997-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-02-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-02-25Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-12-29DOB violation B:
1986
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1986-05-28Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1985
1985-03-06Mortgage $25,000 — from GALLO, STEPHEN to NUCCIO, PAUL$25,000
1982
1982-10-27Deed — from STATE SAVINGS to GALLO, STEPHEN
1980
1980-08-11Deed — from DAVIS JANIE H to DAVIS LEXIE L JR
1974
1974-11-29Deed — from EVANS ERNEST to DAVIS LEXIE L JR; FAISON DELORES; EVANS PECCOLIA

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