401 Macon Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01664-0057BIN 3046384

Concern level3 of 4

High

011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 16 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
048 active DOB violation(s)
05Tax lien sold at the city's lien sale — a sign of financial distress
067 DOB fines 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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 12), discharged 2019-03-20.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 16 apartments.

2018 — 16 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1916

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building10 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

940

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-31

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING POST

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2026-08-31RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2026-08-31

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 8, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-08-31

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOOR KNOB AT BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water18

Door/Window9

Plumbing9

Water Leak8

Paint/Plaster7

Unsanitary Condition7

Electric4

Appliance4

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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

264

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential99

Street/Sidewalk54

Unspecified49

Commercial45

Vehicle13

Park2

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — 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

Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

125

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony43

Misdemeanor69

Violation13

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 bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-04-25

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LANDMK-LANDMARK NONE2022-06-07

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2019-01-16Apt 2residential

2019-01-03Apt 13residential

2018-11-20Apt 14residential

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 2019-08-07

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2019-06-10

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2018-10-23

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2017-03-30

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

401 MACON LIVING LLC

Head officer

JOEL BERKOWITZ

Managing agent

ARON FROMOWITZ

10 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1049 BERGEN STREETBROOKLYN 133 WOODBINE STREETBROOKLYN 140 RALPH AVENUEBROOKLYN 144 SUYDAM STREETBROOKLYN 172 IRVING AVENUEBROOKLYN

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.

DEFAULTBoilersClass 22018-03-26$3,125 penalty

DEFAULTBoilersClass 22017-02-14$2,500 penalty

DEFAULTBoilersClass 22017-02-02$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2019-11-07 · $4,100,000

Most recent mortgage2021-09-10 · $775,000

Mortgage2021-09-10$775,000

borrower 401 MACON LIVING LLC · lender SPENCER SAVINGS BANK, SLA

Sale2019-11-07$4,100,000

401 MACON REALTY LLC → 401 MACON LIVING LLC

Mortgage2019-11-07$3,525,000

borrower 401 MACON LIVING LLC · lender BROADVIEW CAPITAL LLC

Sale2017-06-26no recorded price

E&J MACON LLC → 401 MACON REALTY LLC

Mortgage2017-05-03$500,000

borrower E & J MACON LLC, JOHNSON, ERVIN, JOHNSON, ERVIN JR, 2836 W 19 USA LLC · lender MARK J. NUSSBAUM AS NOMINEE

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

The lien was sold in the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner's unpaid property taxes (and possibly water charges) went unresolved through a series of notices, and the debt reached the city's Final Sale list — the lien was sold to a private collector who can add interest and fees.

Years listed

2019

Most recent

Final saleincl. property tax2019-10-01

10-day noticeincl. property tax2019-07-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2019-06-19

60-day noticeincl. property tax2019-05-20

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale