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166 Macon Street

BROOKLYN, NY 11216 BBL 3018510028 2 units · 2 floors · 1899

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Bedford-Stuyvesant
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 166 Macon Street rent-stabilized?

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Built before 1974
Built 1899
6 or more units
2 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

The three-unit, two-story brownstone at 166 Macon Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by William Yeung and built in 1899, has shown a concerning pattern of rodent activity over the past two years, though recent inspections indicate improvement. Between May 2022 and 2023, the building consistently passed rodent inspections, maintaining a clean record for over a year. However, in 2024, there were two instances of rat activity detected in May and November, with the building successfully passing subsequent compliance inspections in both cases. Most recently, in 2025, the property passed its June rodent inspection, which suggests improved conditions.

The building has experienced two significant Department of Buildings complaints in recent years. In September 2021, there was a complaint regarding work being performed without the proper permits in the occupied multiple dwelling, though inspectors were unable to gain access during their second final attempt. More recently, in July 2024, there was a complaint about a missing permit, but this was resolved quickly within two weeks, with the August 1 inspection finding no violations at the time. While the building has had its share of issues, particularly regarding rodent activity and permit compliance, the most recent inspections suggest some improvement in both building conditions and regulatory compliance.

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How we score buildings

How 166 Macon 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
95th percentile

Out of 7141 buildings in this neighborhood, 6784 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
92.1%
No serious
violations
6.3%
Some violations
(1–9)
1.7%
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.

Emergency violations, property manager's portfolio

Emergency violations across buildings under this property manager.

Minor violation rate, property manager's portfolio

Per-building minor violation rate across the property manager's portfolio.

Failed rodent inspections, landlord's portfolio

Health dept. rodent inspection failures across the landlord's portfolio.

Building characteristics
Total units2
Floors2
Year built1899
Gross area2,820 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

166 Macon Street's landlord & ownership

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Individual Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
William Yeung
Address
38-08 Union Street 11e
Flushing, NY 11354
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