434 Park Place

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01166-0051BIN 3029190

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 10 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
033 active DOB violation(s)
041 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 10 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 10 apartments.

2018 — 10 units registered2023 — 10

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4CIssued 2005-09-145+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS BATHTUB HOT WATER CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING BATHROOM 4 STY SOUTH APT 4C ER1 , SECTION '' ''

Status: Certified late

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4CIssued 1992-11-025+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WEST WALL PRIVATE HALL ENTRANCE 4 STY NORTH APT 4C ER1 2732307. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4CIssued 1992-11-025+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING NORTHWEST ROOM 4 STY NORTH APT 4C SMALL 230 3749 ER1 2732307. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing2

PlumbingWater Supply2025-02-21 · closed

PlumbingWater Supply2025-02-20 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1295

Noise reports · last 12 mo

108

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk385

Residential349

Helicopter193

Commercial190

Unspecified112

Vehicle63

Park3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

165

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony49

Misdemeanor71

Violation45

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2009-12-31

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2009-03-08

DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND CONTROL OF THE BUILDING OWNER: A MINI PASSENGER BUS HAS STRUCK THE WEST EXTERIOR WALL AT GROUND LEVEL IN APT 1A. MASONARY FACADE WINDOW & TRIM FRAMING FOR INTERIOR WALLS AND CEILINGS ARE ALL CRACKED BROKEN MISSING AND OUT OF PLUMBING

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED1993-08-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2011-03-09

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2008-07-03

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Managing agent

STEPHEN MCDOWELL

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

UnknownClass 22010-11-01$800 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 32009-11-15$500 penalty

ConstructionClass 12009-07-25$1,200 penalty

ConstructionClass 32009-06-12$200 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2014-06-05 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1990-08-23 · $150,000

Sale2014-06-05no recorded price

DRAKE, ELLEN → ELLEN DRAKE, TRUSTEE, ELLEN DRAKE SELF-DECL LIVING TRUST UTD 6/5/2014

Sale2001-07-10no recorded price

JE PARK WASHINGTON INC → MCDOUGALD, JOHNNY, DRAKE, ELLEN

Sale1997-06-23no recorded price

MCDOUGALD, JOHNNY, DRAKE, ELLEN → J.E. PARK WASHINGTONINC

Mortgage1990-08-23$150,000

borrower DRAKE, ELLEN, MC DOUGALD, JOHNNY · lender GREEN POINT SAVS BANK

Sale1990-08-08no recorded price

434 PARK PL CORP → MC DOUGALD, JOHNNY, DRAKE, ELLEN

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale