516 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 144 311 service requests, 124 HPD complaints, 88 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 216.3. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1990-12-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
84 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 41 · winter 2025–26: 38). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (36) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · SAFETY (2) · ELEVATOR (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Rodent (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1933) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | PRETORIA, LLC |
| Head officer | LAQUASIA THOMAS |
| Managing agent | NEW START DEVELOPMENT, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,997,000 | $1,348,650 |
| 2026 | $2,919,000 | $1,313,550 |
| 2027 | $2,963,000 | $1,333,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
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.
| Subway | Clark St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Citi Bike | Montague St & Hicks St · 250 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.
63 Montague Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 36 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by NEW START GROUP, INC — 6 buildings, 137 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 530 St Pauls Place | BX | 40 | D |
| 575 Grand Avenue | BK | 27 | F |
| 399 St Marks Avenue | BK | 24 | D |
| 1515 St Johns Place | BK | 20 | F |
| 1374 Boston Road | BX | 14 | D |
| 63 Montague Street | BK | 12 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2014-09-12 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-04 | ASPM $5,444,084 — from 63 MONTAGUE STREET, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,444,084 | |
| 2015-12-09 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from VITRAB, LLC; PRETORIA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-09 | M&CON $6,000,000 — from VITRAB, LLC; PRETORIA, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2015-12-09 | Deed $10,500,000 — from BENCHMARK 63 LLC to PRETORIA, LLC; VITRAB, LLC | $10,500,000 | |
| 2014-09-12 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from BENCHMARK 63 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2014-09-12 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from BENCHMARK 63 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2014-09-12 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from BENCHMARK 63 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-12 | Deed $5,650,000 — from 63 MONTAGUE REALTY LLC to BENCHMARK 63 LLC | $5,650,000 | |
| 2013-11-12 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from BENCHMARK 63 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-12 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from BENCHMARK 63 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2013-11-12 | Mortgage $2,065,853 — from BENCHMARK 63 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,065,853 | |
| 2013-11-12 | Mortgage $594,061 — from 63 MONTAGUE REALTY LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $594,061 | |
| 2013-11-12 | Mortgage $1,340,086 — from 63 MONTAGUE REALTY LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $1,340,086 | |
| 2013-11-12 | Agreement $9,332,743 — from EMMJAY ASSOCIATES LLC; 8282 REALTY CORP.; 63 MONTAGUE REALTY LLC; 275 HENRY REALTY LLC; 23 to AMALGAMATED BANK | $9,332,743 | |
| 2013-11-12 | Agreement $3,663,374 — from 275 HENRY REALTY LLC; EMMJAY ASSOCIATES LLC; 63 MONTAGUE REALTY LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $3,663,374 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| 2018 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2019 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2020 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2021 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
| 2025 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2026 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Every one of the 516 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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