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394 Mac Donough Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11233 BBL 3016760018 19 units · 4 floors · 1893

This building has a severe track record, and our model predicts major ongoing maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bedford-Stuyvesant
Above average
avg 13.5
48
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 48 recorded HPD violations, above the Bedford-Stuyvesant average of 13.5.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 394 Mac Donough 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 1893
6 or more units
19 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

394 Mac Donough Street is a 4-story, 18-unit old law tenement building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant and owned by Charles Atwell. The property, constructed in 1893, has experienced ongoing heating and hot water system issues, with multiple emergency complaints filed between November and December 2024, indicating persistent building-wide climate control problems. These heating system challenges appear to be a longstanding issue, as evidenced by two Department of Buildings violations regarding boiler conditions from 2023 and 2024, specifically citing problems with the chimney and fire chamber seal, for which penalties were imposed but resolved.

The building has faced several significant maintenance challenges in recent years, including an infestation of roaches in fourth-floor apartment 4F (October 2023), heavy water flow issues (October 2023), and various electrical problems including lighting and no-lighting complaints (November 2023). Multiple violations remain open, including concerns about a broken intercom system, roof leaks affecting the fourth-floor kitchen, and insufficient documentation regarding bedbug reporting requirements (October 2023). However, it's worth noting that bedbug reports from 2019 through 2024 show zero reported infestations, and recent rodent inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025 have passed. While these recent rodent inspections and the absence of bedbug infestations suggest some level of effective maintenance, the recurring heating system problems and outstanding violations indicate ongoing maintenance challenges.

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How 394 Mac Donough 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
7th percentile

Out of 7141 buildings in this neighborhood, 500 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
9.2%
No serious
violations
40.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
50.3%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

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Hazardous violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as hazardous — things like mold, peeling lead paint, or broken heat.

311 housing calls (past 7 years)

311 calls from or about this address logged as housing-related over 7 years.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

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What's in the 394 Mac Donough Street report

Building characteristics
Total units19
Floors4
Year built1893
Gross area16,200 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
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396 Mac Donough St, New York, NY 11233
394 Mac Donough St, New York, NY 11233
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394 Mac Donough Street's landlord & ownership

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Corporate Owner

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Name
394-6-8 Macdonough Housing Corp
Address
364 Stuyvesant Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11233
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2026
Bedbug Filing May 12
Bedbug report filed
0 infested · 0 eradicated
HPD Violation May 07
Class A violation

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