Is 503 Mcdonald Ave rent stabilized?
503 Mcdonald Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Kensington, Brooklyn (11218). It has about 6 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 503 Mcdonald Avenue — or 503 Mcdonald Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218.
How this building compares
With about 6 apartments it is smaller than 73% of the 195 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Kensington. HPD lists 20 open violations here, about 3.3 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 27 violations on record at the address, 1 is class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and it is still open. Tenants have filed 12 HPD complaints at the address, none of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Kensington |
| ZIP | 11218 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 6 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3053530079 |
Owner & management
| Owner | THOMAS LEE 503 Mcdonald AVE #2 · brooklyn, NY 11218 |
| Managing agent | JOE LY |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 20 open / 27 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 12 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 3, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 503 Mcdonald Ave rent stabilized?
503 Mcdonald Ave in Kensington, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 503 Mcdonald Ave?
503 Mcdonald Ave (BBL 3053530079) has about 6 residential apartments and was built in 1930, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.