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156 Mac Donough Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3018560008 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. 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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Curb Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$751,000 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 (1893)
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)BEMIT DISCRETIONARY TRUST
Head officerAMANDA FEENSTRA
Managing agentBROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,800,000 $108,000
2026$2,279,000 $136,740
2027$1,985,000 $119,100

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Utica Av — A C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Throop Av / MacDonough St — B43 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAlbany Ave & Fulton St · 600 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

156 Mac Donough 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

4 311 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 BROWNSTONE MANAGEMENT LLC — 97 buildings, 821 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B12 · C15 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
112 East 2 Street BK114 B
875 St Marks Avenue BK49 A
430 Clinton Avenue BK47 A
627 DeKalb Avenue BK35 A
412 8 Avenue BK32 B
6402 23 Avenue BK32 B
1325 Herkimer Street BK32 A
1 Rockwell Place BK25 A
101 East 2nd Street MN22 A
156 Sackett Street BK20 A
404 8 Avenue BK17 A
207 8 Avenue BK16 A
180 Sterling Place BK16 A
466 15 Street BK16 A
82 Green Street BK16 A
101 Prospect Park SW BK15 A
222 Parkville Avenue BK13 A
91 Diamond Street BK10 A
67 Cambridge Place BK9 B
23 East 69 Street MN9 A
658 Park Place BK9 A
351 South 3 Street BK9 A
136 St Marks Place BK9 A
265 20th Stret BK8 A
100 St Marks Place BK8 B
743 Union Street BK8 A
114 Remsen Street BK7 A
924 Sterling Place BK7 A
1570 Prospect Place BK7 A
8301 5 Avenue BK6 A
399 4 Avenue BK6 A
84 Saratoga Avenue BK6 A
116 Palmetto Street BK6 B
140 5 Avenue BK6 B
149 Bleecker Street BK6 B
401 4 Avenue BK6 A
888 Lorimer Street BK5 A
107 Prospect Park West BK5 A
932 President Street BK5 C
158 Union Street BK4 D
34 Tompkins Place BK4 A
182 13 Street BK4 A
239 Washington Avenue BK4 A
187 7 Avenue BK4 A
71 Pierrepont Street BK4 A
2208 Ditmas Avenue BK3 A
387 Sterling Place BK3 A
678 Sterling Place BK3 A
934 Pacific Street BK3 D
14 Cambridge Place BK3 A
76 North 6th Street BK3 A
69 Clarkson Avenue BK3 A
673 Bergen Street BK3 A
499 Willoughby Avenue BK3 A
334 East 35 Street BK3 D
112 Brooklyn Avenue BK3 C
1351 Bushwick Avenue BK3 A
1552 Pacific Street BK3 A
55-10 111 Street QN3 C
52 Ft Greene Place BK3 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $40,000 on 1986-10-15 (lender: Liberty Mtge Bankingltd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-06-05Deed $1,700,000 — from LESSANE, SHIRLEY ANN to BEMIT DISCRETIONARY TRUST; BEMIT PTY LTD, AS TRUSTEE $1,700,000
2018-05-29Sold for $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $850,000
1986-10-15Mortgage $40,000 — from LESSANE, SHIRLEY ANN; LESSANE, SHIRLEY A/AKA to LIBERTY MTGE BANKINGLTD $40,000
1982-07-07Mortgage $4,000 — from BUIE, TERESA; LESSANE, SHIRLEY A to CITIBANK, N.A. $4,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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2018000224
20198000917
2020111003
2021201003
2022000011
2023003003
2024002013
2025001012
2026003014
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-04-01311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-01311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-10311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-01311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2026-04-01311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2026-03-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-10311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2025
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-27311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2024-06-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-11-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-10-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-08-08311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-06-21Certificate of occupancy Final
2021-06-21Certificate of occupancy Final
2020
2020-08-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2020-08-20311: COVID-19 Non-essential Construction — Construction
2020-08-20DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-30Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2019-12-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-11-15Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2019-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-09-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2019-09-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-07-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-07-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-07-01Job filed: INSTALLATION OF CONSTRUCTION FENCE$1,000
2019-06-30Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-06-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2019-05-26Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-05-15Job filed: SELECT JOIST REPLACEMENT WITH NEW LVL'S IN ADDITION TO SELECT SISTERING OF EXISTING JOISTS. INSTALLATION OF STEEL RAISED REAR YARD DECK. NEW C OF O TO
2019-05-14Asbestos abatement: Removal — Jabco Contracting, Inc.
2019-05-13Job filed: ALT-1 APPLICAITON SUBMITTED FOR CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING THREE FAMILY DWELLING TO A TWO FAMILY DWELLING AS PER PLANS FILED HERE WITH. NEW C OF O TO B$750,000
2019-04-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-03-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018
2018-09-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-05Deed $1,700,000 — from LESSANE, SHIRLEY ANN to BEMIT DISCRETIONARY TRUST; BEMIT PTY LTD, AS TRUSTEE$1,700,000
2018-05-29Sold for $1,700,000$1,700,000
2018-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-06-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RB Missed Recycling - M/G/Pl
2012
2012-06-11311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2012-06-11311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2012-06-11311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2011
2011-03-04311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Missing (Emergency) (SA3)
2001
2001-12-21Mortgage satisfied — from LESSANE, SHIRLEY ANN; LESSANE, SHIRLEY A to LIBERTY MORTGAGE BANKING LTD
1987
1987-09-09Mortgage assigned — from LIBERTY MTGE BANKING to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MTGE
1987-07-08Mortgage satisfied — from BUIE, TERESA; LESSANE,SHIRLEY ANN to CITIBANK NA
1986
1986-10-15Deed — from LESSANE, SHIRLEY ANNAKA; BUIE, TERESA; LESSANE, SHIRLEY A to LESSANE, SHIRLEY ANN
1986-10-15Mortgage $40,000 — from LESSANE, SHIRLEY ANN; LESSANE, SHIRLEY A/AKA to LIBERTY MTGE BANKINGLTD$40,000
1986-02-10Mortgage satisfied — from LESSANE, SHIRLEY A; BUIE, TERESA to CITIBANK NA
1986-02-10Mortgage satisfied — from BUIE, TERESA; LESSANE, SHIRLEY A to CITIBANK NA
1982
1982-07-07Mortgage $4,000 — from BUIE, TERESA; LESSANE, SHIRLEY A to CITIBANK, N.A.$4,000
1981
1981-09-11Mortgage — from LESSANE SHIRLEY ANN to CITIBANK N A
1981-09-11Deed — from HAMLET IRENE DECD; HMLETT HORACE M EXEC OF; HAMLETT IRENE MCALPIN; HAMLETT IRENE M to BUIE TERESA; LESSANE SHIRLEY ANN
1981-08-21RTXL — from HAMLETT IRENE M
1971
1971-09-27LDMK — from LAND MARKS PRESERVATION COMM; CITY OF NY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMM; LANDMARKS PRESERVATI

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