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1591 McDonald Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3065640053 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class3
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 87% 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 20. 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

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Boilers (1) · Drinking (1) · Water System (1) · Missed Collection (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 (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)KJJ 1591 INC
Head officerMU LING FENG
Managing agentmuling feng
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,377,000 $82,620
2026$1,324,000 $79,440
2027$1,343,000 $80,580

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jack's CuisineJewish/KosherA—

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).

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

SubwayAvenue N — F · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue N / McDonald Av — B9 · 100 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

1591 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

7 311 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: $400,000 on 2014-02-27 (lender: Vincent Purpura And Domenica Pietrovicci). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-16Deed $903,000 — from 1591 REALTY CORP to KJJ 1591 INC $903,000
2020-06-04Sold for $903,000 $903,000 $903,000
2014-02-27Deed $900,000 — from PIETROVICCI, DOMENICA; PURPURA, VINCENT to 1591 REALTY CORP. $900,000
2014-02-27Mortgage $400,000 — from 1591 REALTY CORP. to VINCENT PURPURA AND DOMENICA PIETROVICCI $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
2018005016
2019115018
2020003306
20210090110
2022000000
2023033028
2024025029
2025002013
2026001012
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-09-18311: Dead Animal — Opossum
2026-08-06Boiler inspection

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-18311: Dead Animal — Opossum
2026-08-06Boiler inspection
2025
2025-10-18311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2025-09-10Boiler inspection
2025-08-26311: Water System — Hydrant Leaking (WC1)
2024
2024-11-04Restaurant inspection: JACK'S CUISINE
2024-08-08Boiler inspection
2024-05-06311: Drinking — In Public
2024-05-01311: Boilers — Boiler - Defective/Inoperative/No Permit
2024-05-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BURNHAM MODEL# KIN5. SEAL HOLES IN CEILING, MISSING OUTSIDE FRESH AIR, MISSING EMERGENCY SWITCH OUTSIDE BOILER ROOM DOOR, BOILER R
2024-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-01311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2024-01-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-01311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023
2023-11-28HPD 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
2023-08-23Boiler inspection
2023-07-10311: Street Condition — Pothole
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-05-24Restaurant inspection: JACK'S CUISINE — grade A
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2021
2021-12-03Restaurant inspection: JACK'S CUISINE — grade B
2021-11-22311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2021-05-16311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2021-05-01311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2021-03-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-02-26311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2021-01-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-11-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-16Mortgage satisfied — from 1591 REALTY CORP to PURPURA, VINCENT; PIETROVICCI, DOMENICA
2020-06-16Deed $903,000 — from 1591 REALTY CORP to KJJ 1591 INC$903,000
2020-06-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-04Sold for $903,000$903,000
2020-01-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-11-20311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2019-11-20DOB complaint, category ?
2019-09-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-16Boiler inspection
2019-04-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-02-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-10-26Boiler inspection
2018-05-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-05-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-02311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-11-17Boiler inspection
2017-08-24311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2016
2016-08-19311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-07-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-04-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014
2014-03-24Deed — from THE PURPURA PRESERVATION TRUST to PURPURA, VINCENT; PIETROVICCI, DOMENICA
2014-02-27Deed $900,000 — from PIETROVICCI, DOMENICA; PURPURA, VINCENT to 1591 REALTY CORP.$900,000
2014-02-27Mortgage $400,000 — from 1591 REALTY CORP. to VINCENT PURPURA AND DOMENICA PIETROVICCI$400,000
2013
2013-06-10311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2012
2012-11-20Deed — from PURPURA, MARIA; PURPURA, ANGELO to ANGELO PURPURA AS TTEE PURPURA PRESERVAT; MARIA PURPURA, AS TTEE, PURPURA PRESERVA
2012-10-16311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2011
2011-04-05311: Consumer Complaint — Credit Card Limitations Not Posted
2009
2009-12-02DEED COR — from PURPURA, ANGELO to PURPURA, MARIA; PURPURA, ANGELO
2005
2005-10-07Mortgage satisfied — from PURPURA, ANGELO to WARM, SAMUEL; WARM, GITTEL; WARM A/K/A, GITEL
2001
2001-10-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-10-09Job filed: INSTALLING OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. N O CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUP NCY.$3,000
2001-08-29Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-08-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-08-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-08-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION , NEW FLOOR AND CEIL ING. RENOVATION EXISTING BATHRO M. REMOVE AND REPLACE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT ON ROOF. N$20,000
2001-08-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION , NEW FLOOR AND CEIL ING. RENOVATION EXISTING BATHRO M. REMOVE AND REPLACE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT REPLACE EXISTING HVAC UNIT ON ROOF. N$20,000
1994
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1978
1978-06-08Deed — from WARM SAMUEL; WARM GITTEL to PURPURA ANGELO
1978-06-08Deed — from PURPURA ANGELO to PURPURA MARIA; PURPURA ANGELO
1978-06-08Mortgage — from PURPURA ANGELO to WARM SAMUEL; WARM GITTEL
1973
1973-08-03SAGE — from KOTEL ROSE; KOTEL LOUIS
1973-08-02Deed — from KUDES ANTHONY to WARM GITTEL; WARM SAMUEL
1970
1970-04-01Deed — from KOTEL ROSE; KOTEL LOUIS to KUDES ANTHONY
1970-04-01Mortgage — from KUDES ANTHONY to KOTEL ROSE; KOTEL LOUIS

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