Four open Class C pest violations across three apartments, paired with recurring winter heat calls.
This small five-unit walk-up carries four open Class C violations for roaches and mice across three different apartments. On top of the active pest record, building-wide heat dropouts show up repeatedly in cold weather. Three things to know:
Hazardous roach and rodent citations cover more than half the building. Inspectors logged four Class C violations in 2023 for roaches and mice in Apt 1, Apt 2L, and Apt 3R. Over two years later, all four sit uncertified on the building's file. In a five-unit property, having open hazardous pest citations across three separate apartments means infestations move easily through shared walls and risers.
Cold-weather heating outages recur regularly. Eight calls for missing heat and hot water have come in since late 2025, including building-wide outages in December 2025, March 2026, and April 2026. For a five-apartment walk-up, repeated building-wide calls over a single winter point to an unreliable central heating system.
Surrounding blocks run active with late-night noise and curb friction. 198 residential noise complaints and 100 illegal parking calls were logged within three blocks over the last year. The noise calls lean heavily on banging and pounding (110 calls), while parking issues cluster around 33 blocked hydrants and 18 blocked sidewalks along nearby curb space.
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161 Mac Dougal Street is a 5-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3015260045). Brix tracks 4 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1909, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 52 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed April 26, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on July 22, 2014 for $865,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 15/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 2L at 161 Mac Dougal Street has 2 open violations.
Unit 3R at 161 Mac Dougal Street has 1 open violation.
Unit 1 at 161 Mac Dougal Street has 1 open violation.
Unit 5 at 161 Mac Dougal Street has no violations, last sold in 2014 for $865K.
Unit 3A at 161 Mac Dougal Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 3C at 161 Mac Dougal Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 3L at 161 Mac Dougal Street has no open violations (9 past violations).
Unit 2R at 161 Mac Dougal Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 1A at 161 Mac Dougal Street has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 1B at 161 Mac Dougal Street has no open violations (15 past violations).
Unit 1D at 161 Mac Dougal Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
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