246 Decatur Street

246 Decatur Street in Bedford, Brooklyn, has 12 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (55/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1897

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 55/100)

• 12 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 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 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (12 open), 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: High (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 25 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-05. Newest violation issued 2024-04-09. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

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

• Class B: Lighting defect (entrance). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION BRUNT BULB AT LIGHT FIXTURE AT LOBBY, 1st STORY, issued 2013-10-29. HPD violation 10014488
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK IN THE 1st ENTRANCE FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT B-ROOM 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2013-10-24. HPD violation 10014507
• Class B: Garbage not removed. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL. AT FRONT AREAWAY, issued 2013-08-22. HPD violation 9945891
• Class B: No heat / heating defect (basement). SECTION 65 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT, A PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, CELLAR CENTER., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 1294681
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GYPSUM BLOCK AT STAIR ENCLOSURE TO CELLAR., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 1294682
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT PLASTER CLG OF CELLAR THRU OUT., issued 2008-07-01. HPD violation 1294683
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR missing IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT #2, 2nd STORY (apt #2), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 4474958
• Class B: Electrical defect, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF exposed elecetrical wire extending to 3 sty apt LOCATED AT APT #2, 2nd STORY (apt #2), issued 2007-09-05. HPD violation 4478253

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 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. 2 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: BRYCE MACDONALD. Managing agent: JENNIFER MACDONALD. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 23, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016800017, HPD building ID 231874. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Utica Av (A, C), 4 min walk
• Kingston-Throop Avs (C), 8 min walk
• Ralph Av (C), 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.