398 Mcdonald Avenue

398 Mcdonald Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn, has 3 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (53/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 53/100)

• 3 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 15 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (3 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

3 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 4 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-07-06. Newest violation issued 2026-07-10.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1F), issued 2026-07-10. HPD violation 19052583
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1F), issued 2026-07-10. HPD violation 19052582
• Class A: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1F), issued 2026-07-06. HPD violation 19052581

311 housing complaints

5 in the last 12 months, 5 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Unsanitary Condition (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 398 MCDONALD LLC. Head officer: DAVID BIJUR. Managing agent: DAVID BIJUR. This owner has 15 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 11, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3053320016, HPD building ID 334124. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Church Av (F, G), 1 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (F, G), 10 min walk
• Ditmas Av (F), 11 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.