# 653 Mac Donough St, Brooklyn What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/653-mac-donough-street-brooklyn > These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked. ## In one line 18 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and heat or hot water and walls, floors and stairs and doors and windows and fire safety and gas and structure and facade (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) ## The building - **Year built:** 1905 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) - **Stories:** 3 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) - **Homes:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12) ## Worth knowing - 18 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about pests and heat or hot water and walls, floors and stairs and doors and windows and fire safety and gas and structure and facade - 8 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2022–2026 are still open - City stormwater map shows deep flooding (1 ft+) at this building in a moderate storm today - City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out) - 65 open HPD violations about building conditions ## Also on record - City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario ## Clean in the records - Boiler inspection filed Jul 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) - No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## Building systems - **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19) - **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-19) - **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30) - **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20) - **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03) - **Basement:** Unknown (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## Violations and complaints - **HPD violations:** 65 open: 65 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (16), fire safety (10), doors and windows (9), pests (7); 18 immediately hazardous (class C). 5 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 117 violations on record in all, 2014–2026 — the 70 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **DOB violations:** 23 open: 17 about building conditions, 5 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) - **Resident complaints to the city:** 1 safety (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20) ## More systems - **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30) - **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Am Redflash (Extg) 2-S-11 AM REDFLASH (EXTG) 2-S-11), registration expired since Jan 1900 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20) - **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19) - **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-19) - **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-19) - **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25) ## Permits and work - **Permit history:** 4 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** Shed permit active now (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19) - **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24) ## By apartment 2 of 6 apartments named in a city record: - Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/653-mac-donough-street-brooklyn/unit/3a - Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/653-mac-donough-street-brooklyn/unit/3b ## Registered with the city - HOWARD AVENUE DEVELOPMENT LP (Agent, Registration Contacts) - HOWARD AVENUE DEVELOPMENT, LP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts) - HOWARD AVENUE DEVELOPMENT L.P. (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data)) ## More - Every record behind this card: https://blueflo.tech/b/653-mac-donough-street-brooklyn/records - The same card as JSON: https://blueflo.tech/v1/buildings/653-mac-donough-street-brooklyn - Ask about any building from an assistant (MCP): https://blueflo.tech/mcp - Report something wrong: https://blueflo.tech/dispute?slug=653-mac-donough-street-brooklyn - How to use this data: https://blueflo.tech/llms.txt