530 Mcdonald Avenue

530 Mcdonald Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn, has 19 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (57/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 57/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• Had 6 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (19 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

19 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 3 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 92 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-10-12. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 62 days from issue to close for the 2 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the north, east wall, kitchen, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, NORTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3R), issued 2006-10-24. HPD violation 6429017
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, south wall, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) BASEBOARD AT SOUTH WALL, CEILING, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3R), issued 2006-10-23. HPD violation 6425516
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3R), issued 2006-10-23. HPD violation 6425518
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st door from the north, east wall, foyer, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3R), issued 2006-10-23. HPD violation 6425515
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the north, east wall, 3rd room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING, 1st CLOSET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL DOOR, 1st DOOR FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WALL CABINET FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3R), issued 2006-10-23. HPD violation 6425517
• Class B: Fire escape defect. , 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSE HOLD ITEMS AT REAR AT FIRE ESCAPE AT EAST , 3rd STORY, issued 2015-10-01. HPD violation 10879579
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 3rd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3R), issued 2015-09-29. HPD violation 10879566
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, 3rd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 3R, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3R), issued 2015-09-29. HPD violation 10879571

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 1 DOB violation 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: 529 MCDOANLD AVE LLC. Head officer: MOHAMMED S FORHAD. Managing agent: 302 BERRIMAN BR 2022 INC.. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3053520024, HPD building ID 334190. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Church Av (F, G), 4 min walk
• Ditmas Av (F), 7 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (F, G), 14 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.