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38 Monroe Place

192Records
14City systems
10Open violations
40Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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192 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 311 service requests, 40 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1879
Floors4
Res. units1
ClassA9
Owner (PLUTO)WALSHE, WILLIAM ST. JOHN
BBL3002380019
BIN3001923

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Street Condition (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Harboring Bees/Wasps (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1879)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)38 MONROE PLACE LLC
Head officerRENE ZEMP
Managing agentWESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT
Last registered2020-09-25

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,785,000 $587,100
2026$8,928,000 $535,680
2027$10,848,000 $650,880

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBorough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Clark St — B25 · 400 ft
Citi BikeClinton St & Tillary St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Emily Warren Roebling School. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

38 Monroe Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WESTMINSTER MANAGEMENT — 3 buildings, 335 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
184 Kent Avenue BK333 A
38 Monroe Place BK1 C
100 Pierrepont Street BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,900,000 on 2021-02-11 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-02-11Mortgage $3,900,000 — from SHARKTAIL ENTERPRISES LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,900,000
2021-02-11Deed $7,650,000 — from 38 MONROE PLACE LLC to SHARKTAIL ENTERPRISES LLC $7,650,000
2021-01-22Sold for $7,650,000 $7,650,000 $7,650,000
2019-05-21AL&R $9,300,000 — from 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,300,000
2019-05-21Agreement $9,300,000 — from 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $9,300,000
2019-05-21Mortgage $839,422 — from 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $839,422
2017-05-23Agreement $3,195,412 — from 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC(''MORTGAGOR 10; 38 MONROE PLACE LLC(''MORTGAGOR 38''); 27 MONROE to CIT FINANCE LLC $3,195,412
2017-05-23Agreement $8,000,000 — from 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC(''MORTGAGOR 10; 27 MONROE PLACE LLC(''MORTGAGOR 27''); 38 MONROE to CIT FINANCE LLC $8,000,000
2017-05-23Agreement $9,025,000 — from 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC(''MORTGAGOR 10; 27 MONROE PLACE LLC(''MORTGAGOR 27''); 38 MONROE to CIT FINANCE LLC $9,025,000
2015-11-04AL&R $3,195,412 — from 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 27 MONROEC PLACE LLC to CIT FINANCE LLC $3,195,412
2015-11-04Mortgage $3,195,412 — from 27 MONROEC PLACE LLC; 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 38 MONROE PLACE LLC to CIT FINANCE LLC $3,195,412
2015-01-30Agreement $28,000,000 — from 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 27 MONROE PLACE LLC to CIT FINANCE LLC $28,000,000
2015-01-08Mortgage $9,025,000 — from 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 27 MONROE PLACE LLC to CIT FINANCE LLC $9,025,000
2014-12-22Agreement $28,000,000 — from CIT FINANCE LLC to 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 89 HICKS STREET LLC; 27 MONROE PLACE LLC; $28,000,000
2014-04-21AL&R $28,000,000 — from 89 HICKS STREET LLC; 144 WILLOW STREET LLC; 38 MONROE PLACE LLC; 100 PIERREPONT STREET LLC to CIT FINANCE LLC $28,000,000

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201761213022
20184140110
20190137011
2020001001
2021002507
2022006006
2023002316
2024003014
2025006017
2026003003
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 42Health & systems 7

Every one of the 192 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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