Free Building Background Check

198 Mac Dougal Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11233 BBL 3015330018 5 units · 3 floors · 1910

While historically clean, our model detects a rising risk of severe maintenance issues in the next 12 months.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bedford-Stuyvesant
At or below average
avg 13.5
5
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Bedford-Stuyvesant average of 13.5.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 198 Mac Dougal Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1910
6 or more units
5 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

AI insights require an account

Sign in or create a free account to read the AI-generated summary for this building.

How we score buildings

How 198 Mac Dougal Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
21th percentile

Out of 7141 buildings in this neighborhood, 1500 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
31.1%
No serious
violations
56.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
12.5%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Hazardous violations, property manager's portfolio

Hazardous violations across all buildings this manager is registered on.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

Don't stop here — this is just the surface.

The full report adds 30+ data sets, complete violation history, landlord portfolio and court record. Or keep reading free:

What's in the 198 Mac Dougal Street report

Building characteristics
Total units5
Floors3
Year built1910
Gross area6,000 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Who's behind the building

198 Mac Dougal Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Machull Development Associates
Address
294 Sumpter St 1fl
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

Portfolio data hidden

Sign up to see all properties owned by this landlord, with risk grades for each.

Create free account
What residents say

Reviews from 198 Mac Dougal Street tenants

Real experiences from people who have lived here. Share your honest feedback to help others make informed decisions.

Share your experience — Help other renters by leaving an honest review

Loading reviews…

On the map

Compare nearby alternatives

This building and nearby alternatives, color-coded by risk level. Click any marker to explore.

Buildings nearby
Loading…
The story over time

198 Mac Dougal Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
Bedbug Filing Jan 09
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated

See all 11 events

Full history back to 2021 — violations, complaints, permits, bedbug filings, and more.

Unlock full timeline
Every record we have

Full data for 198 Mac Dougal Street apartments

30+ public city datasets for this address — searchable and sortable.

Side by side

How 198 Mac Dougal Street compares to the neighborhood

This building against comparable properties in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Toggle filters to narrow the peer group.

Loading comparables…
Checking out an apartment?

Look up the next building before you sign

Most renters check three or four buildings. Search any NYC address free — no account needed to see the rating.

Simple pricing

Get the full picture

Every plan unlocks the complete report: all 30+ record sets, full history, landlord portfolio and court record, plus PDF & Excel exports.

Report Bundle

For the buildings you're deciding on right now

$10 one-time

~$3.33 per building. No subscription ever. Each credit unlocks one building's premium report for 30 days.

  • 3 full AI-powered reports
  • Download PDF reports
  • Advanced safety analysis
  • Compare multiple buildings
  • Credits never expire until you use them
  • Full public records (200 rows per dataset)
Buy 3 Reports — $10

Apartment Hunter

For a wide search across many buildings

$39 one-time

30 reports — ~$1.30 each. No subscription ever.

  • 30 full AI-powered reports
  • Download PDF reports
  • Advanced safety analysis
  • Compare multiple buildings
  • Credits never expire until you use them
  • Full public records (200 rows per dataset)
Buy 30 Reports — $39

Cancel anytime · Data sourced from NYC Open Data, HPD, DOB, DOF & the courts

Watch 198 Mac Dougal Street
Get an email the moment a new violation or complaint is filed.