501 Mcdonald Avenue

501 Mcdonald Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn, has 6 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (73/100).

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

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 73/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation 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 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (6 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 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 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

6 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 52 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-04-01. Newest violation issued 2025-06-10.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 988 days from issue to close for the 9 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3F), issued 2019-04-01. HPD violation 12990539
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1F), issued 2021-07-23. HPD violation 14453912
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR INOPERATIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1F), issued 2021-07-23. HPD violation 14453908
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). INOPERATIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1F), issued 2021-07-23. HPD violation 14453910
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 3rd room from the east, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 3F), issued 2019-04-01. HPD violation 12990515
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint, window on the west wall, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION WINDOW AT WEST WALL CONVERTED INTO DOOR LEADING TO STREET IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH (apt 1F), issued 2021-07-23. HPD violation 14453933

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 4 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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.

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 0 in 2024, 6 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 501 MCDONALD REALTY LLC. Head officer: MOHAMMAD I HAIDER. Managing agent: 501 MCDONALD AVE LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 26, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3053530081, HPD building ID 334168. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Church Av (F, G), 3 min walk
• Ditmas Av (F), 8 min walk
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (F, G), 13 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.