521 Mcdonald Avenue, Brooklyn

The building carries no open housing violations, but commercial venting and heavy street-level traffic dominate the surrounding three blocks.

A six-unit 1930 Brooklyn property registered under Angela Palazzolo Murdocca. While the building's own record carries no open violations, heavy retail activity and commercial friction define the immediate block face. Three things to know:

Nearby food establishments create potential exhaust and odor bleed for upper units. 13 food establishment calls were logged within three blocks over the past year. Kitchen exhausts and food service venting can push commercial cooking smells or heat into upper residential units through exterior walls and air shafts.

Double-parking and curb blockages concentrate heavily along the avenue. 218 illegal parking calls were logged within three blocks over the trailing 12 months, led by 50 posted sign violations and 63 double-parking reports blocking vehicles or traffic.

Unpermitted alterations and blocked egress filings show up on surrounding parcels. 100 construction and plumbing complaints were filed within three blocks over the last year, driven by 26 unpermitted work reports and 25 blocked egress filings on neighboring parcels.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 84 blocked driveway complaints recorded within three blocks over the trailing 12 months.
• 78 graffiti reports logged across the surrounding three blocks in the past year.
• 22 encampment reports filed within three blocks over the last 12 months.

521 Mcdonald Avenue is a 6-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3053530071). Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1930, this walk-up apartment building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.