789 Mac Donough Street
789 Mac Donough Street in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, has 5 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).
Co-op (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 41 units · Built 1930
A limited-equity co-op held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation: the residents own shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval, and HDFC co-ops often limit sublets and resale prices. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized. How HDFCs are ranked
StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)
- 5 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
- The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
- A co-op: renting here is a sublet, usually with board approval and a time limit; units are not rent-stabilized.
- Repairs: Low (5 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
- Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
- Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026
Housing code violations (HPD)
5 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. 5 issued in the last 12 months. 12 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2026-01-30. Newest violation issued 2026-03-23.
HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.
- Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 5th floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5G), issued 2026-03-23. HPD violation 18728940
- Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST, SOUTH, AND NORTH WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5G), issued 2026-03-23. HPD violation 18728941
- Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1D), issued 2026-01-30. HPD violation 18602728
- Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd room from the north, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1D, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1D), issued 2026-01-30. HPD violation 18602729
- Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, bathroom, 5th floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5G, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5G), issued 2026-03-23. HPD violation 18738512
311 housing complaints
7 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (3), Water Leak (2), Heat/Hot Water (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).
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: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
- 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units
Buildings department (DOB)
2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 7 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.
Evictions and housing court
0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.
Rent stabilization
No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.
Owner and management
Owner: 789 MacDonough Streer HDFC. Head officer: John F Thomas. Managing agent: 789 MacDonough Streer HDFC. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Sep 11, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 3014990020, HPD building ID 334928. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- Halsey St (J), 3 min walk
- Chauncey St (J, Z), 5 min walk
- Rockaway Av (C), 9 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 5 open (4 class B, 1 class A) | −10 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | 7 | −8 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | None reported | 0 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | 2 open DOB violations, 1 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000 | 0 |
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.