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298 Macon Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3018530031 · 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, AEP8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 26.7. In ZIP 11216, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Damaged Tree (1) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$45,000 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 (1872)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)BEN BATROS; REBECCA J HAMILTON
Managing agentTURF COMPANY
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,104,000 $126,240
2026$1,788,000 $107,280
2027$1,557,000 $93,420

The city's market estimate has fallen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayKingston-Throop Avs — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcus Garvey Blvd / MacDonough St — B15 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMarcus Garvey Blvd & Macon St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 044 Marcus Garvey. 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

298 Macon 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TURF COMPANY — 60 buildings, 624 units. Grades across the portfolio: A44 · B7 · C7 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 4 Avenue BK44 A
411 West 44 Street MN34 A
57 Front Street BK31 A
624 Howard Avenue BK23 A
630 Howard Avenue BK23 A
178 Concord Street BK21 A
238 St Marks Avenue BK20 A
943 St Marks Avenue BK19 A
175 Amity Street BK17 A
10104 4 Avenue BK16 A
942 Eastern Parkway BK16 B
365 St Johns Place BK16 A
249 16 Street BK16 A
2233 Caton Avenue BK15 A
195 Hawthorne Street BK14 A
2022 Beverley Road BK13 A
748 Flatbush Avenue BK12 B
8 Old Fulton Street BK11 A
432 Grand Street BK10 A
236 East 6 Street MN10 A
311 East 10 Street MN10 A
384 Maple Street BK10 A
362 Eastern Parkway BK10 A
922 8 Avenue BK9 A
174 Clermont Avenue BK9 A
441 3 Street BK8 A
394 Prospect Avenue BK8 A
340 14 Street BK8 A
201 St James Place BK8 A
737 Bergen Street BK8 A
790 St Johns Place BK8 A
358 Eastern Parkway BK8 A
150 Chambers Street MN8 A
54 Willow Street BK8 A
44 Duffield Street BK8 A
42 Duffield Street BK8 A
203 8 Avenue BK8 A
233 Devoe Street BK7 A
94 Wyckoff Street BK7 A
463 West 22 Street MN6 A
148 Chambers Street MN6 A
56 Willow Street BK6 A
54 1 Place BK5 B
1239 Dean Street BK5 C
83 1 Place BK5 C
430 Henry Street BK4 B
120 Hart Street BK4 C
1084 Dean Street BK4 C
5 Front Street BK4 C
578 Sterling Place BK4 B
228 Clinton Street BK4 C
81 St Marks Place BK4 A
65 South Oxford Street BK4 B
37 Vanderbilt Avenue BK3 D
292 Van Brunt Street BK3 A
298 Macon Street BK3 C
143 Clinton Avenue BK3 A
218 Baltic Street BK3 D
105 Ryerson Street BK3 B
455A Myrtle Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2013-08-10 (lender: Fifth Third Mortgage Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-08-10Deed $950,000 — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL; THOMAS, GABRIELLE to HAMILTON, REBECCA; BATROS, BEN $950,000
2013-08-10Mortgage $700,000 — from BATROS, BEN; HAMILTON, REBECCA to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY $700,000
2004-08-10Mortgage $375,000 — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $375,000
1996-02-26Mortgage $55,000 — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL; THOMAS, GABRIELLE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $55,000
1992-12-21Mortgage $105,000 — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $105,000
1990-06-05Mortgage $100,000 — from THOMAS, GABRIEL; THOMAS, JOSEPH to FIRST DEPOSIT NAT'LBK $100,000

Ten-year activity

530
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
4
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20181001
20191001
20200000
20212103
20223014
20232002
20242013
20252013
20263014
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-08-17311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-07-06311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2026-03-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-17311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-07-06311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2026-03-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-08-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-10HPD 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
2024
2024-11-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-06-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-10HPD 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
2023
2023-11-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-03-23HPD 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
2022
2022-11-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-10-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-25HPD 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
2022-02-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021
2021-05-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-12HPD 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
2021-03-26LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2019
2019-09-29311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-01-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2016
2016-05-02Job filed: INSTALL PEDESTAL STYLE DECK ON EXIST 1 STORY ROOF IN REAR OF BLDG. AND METAL STAIR TO REAR YARD.$15,000
2016-05-02Job filed: INSTALL PEDESTAL STYLE DECK ON EXIST 1 STORY ROOF IN REAR OF BLDG. AND METAL STAIR TO REAR YARD.$15,000
2016-05-02Job filed: INSTALL PEDESTAL STYLE DECK ON EXIST 1 STORY ROOF IN REAR OF BLDG. AND METAL STAIR TO REAR YARD.$15,000
2015
2015-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-10-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-02-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2013
2013-10-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-09-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-09-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-08-10Deed $950,000 — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL; THOMAS, GABRIELLE to HAMILTON, REBECCA; BATROS, BEN$950,000
2013-08-10Mortgage $700,000 — from BATROS, BEN; HAMILTON, REBECCA to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY$700,000
2013-07-31Mortgage satisfied — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2013-07-17Job filed: A2$150,000
2013-07-17Job filed: A2$150,000
2008
2008-01-04Mortgage satisfied — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL to CAPITAL ONE, N.A.; GREENPOINT BANK; THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK; NORTH FORK BANK
2004
2004-10-07Mortgage satisfied — from THOMAS, GABRIELLE; THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF NEW YORK, FSB
2004-08-10Mortgage $375,000 — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK$375,000
1997
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-02-26Mortgage satisfied — from THOMAS, GABRIEL; THOMAS, JOSEPH to FIRST DEPOSIT NATIONAL BANK
1996-02-26Mortgage $55,000 — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL; THOMAS, GABRIELLE to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK$55,000
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-12-21Mortgage $105,000 — from THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK$105,000
1990
1990-06-05Mortgage $100,000 — from THOMAS, GABRIEL; THOMAS, JOSEPH to FIRST DEPOSIT NAT'LBK$100,000
1984
1984-02-16Mortgage satisfied — from HOWE, JOHN LESLIE to METROPOLITAN SAVINGSBK
1983
1983-11-23Mortgage satisfied — from HOWE, JOHN L to HOWE, ALFRED S; PEASE, PEARL; DE BOURG, CLAIRE
1983-11-23Deed — from HOWE, JOHN L to THOMAS, JOSEPH; THOMAS, GABRIEL
1977
1977-11-23Mortgage — from ;HOWE JOHN L to PEASE PEARL; HOWE ALFRED S; DEBOURG CLAIR
1977-11-07Deed — from HOWE MELVILLE J; DEBOURG CLAIRE; HOWE ALFRED INDIVID & AS EXECUTOR OF; PEASE PEARL to HOWE JOHN L
1977-11-07Deed — from HOWE RORANNE F; HOWE RORANNE to HOWE JOHN LEDIE
1977-11-07Mortgage — from HOWE JOHN L to METROPOLITAN SAVINGS BANK

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