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74 Montague Street

875Records
18City systems
5Open violations
7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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875 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 236 311 service requests, 154 HPD complaints, 108 DOB complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1910
Floors8
Res. units59
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)68 MONTAGUE STREET LLC
BBL3002470028
BIN3002035

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-07-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 20).

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Noise (5) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Rodent (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,375,580 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (59)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)68 MONTAGUE STREET LLC
Head officerZACHARY BORNSTEIN
Managing agentMPI C/O OLSHAN PROPERTIES
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$11,843,000 $5,329,350
2026$11,355,000 $5,109,750
2027$11,210,000 $5,044,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Citi BikeMontague St & Hicks St · 200 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

74 Montague Street

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

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MPI C/O OLSHAN PROPERTIES — 10 buildings, 781 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
52 Clark Street BK141 A
440 West 34 Street MN134 B
347 West 55 Street MN96 A
173 West 78 Street MN84 A
385 Ft Washington Avenue MN61 A
74 Montague Street BK59 A
144-32 35 Avenue QN58 A
331 Columbus Avenue MN56 A
395 Ft Washington Avenue MN55 A
810 West 183 Street MN37 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $230,300 on 2014-05-02 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-12-02Agreement $10,900,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 68 MONTAGUE STREET LLC $10,900,000
2018-05-01RPTT&RET $152,310 — from T/U/W OF GERTRUDE OLSHAN; MORTON L. OLSHAN, AS TRUSTEE to MICHAEL OLSHAN, AS TRUSTEE; OLSHAN FAMILY 2016 GST EXEMPT TRUST; ANDREA OLSHAN, AS TRUSTEE $152,310
2018-05-01RPTT&RET $458,765 — from MORTON L. OLSHAN, AS TRUSTEE; T/U/W OF GERTRUDE OLSHAN to STRULETZ, ALLAN; ELLEN J. ZIMMERMAN TRUST U/A/D 3/16/95; OLSHAN, MICHAEL E; STURLETZ, HOWA $458,765
2018-01-08RPTT&RET $1,829 — from MALL PROPERTIES, INC. to ANDREA OLSHAN, TRUSTEE; JAY D. WAXENBERG, AS TRUSTEE; OLSHAN FAMILY 2016 GST EXEMPT TRUST $1,829
2017-12-18Agreement $10,900,000 — from 68 MONTAGUE STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $10,900,000
2017-12-18RPTT&RET $11,089,914 — from ESTATE OF JACK NADRICH; JONATHAN V. FOLKMAN, AS TRUSTEE; GAIL R BLEECKER TRUST; ESTATE OF to ANDREA OLSHAN, AS TRUSTEE; JAY WAXENBERG, AS TRUSTEE; OLSHAN FAMILY 2016 GST E $11,089,914
2017-12-18AL&R $10,900,000 — from 68 MONTAGUE STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $10,900,000
2017-12-18Mortgage $10,017,184 — from 68 MONTAGUE STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $10,017,184
2017-12-18RPTT&RET $18,294,756 — from ELLEN J. ZIMMERMAN, AS TRUSTEE; OLSHAN , MORTON L; ELLEN J. ZIMMERMAN TRUST U/A 3/16/95; to 68 MONTAGUE STREET LLC $18,294,756
2014-05-02Agreement $975,000 — from 68 MONTAGUE L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $975,000
2014-05-02Mortgage $230,300 — from 68 MONTAGUE L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $230,300
2014-05-02AL&R $975,000 — from 68 MONTAGUE L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $975,000
2005-02-16Agreement $900,000 — from 68 MONTAGUE L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $900,000
2005-02-16Agreement $900,000 — from 68 MONTAGUE L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $900,000
2005-02-16Mortgage $80,025 — from 68 MONTAGUE L.L.C. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $80,025

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201718153910082
2018519413270
2019724290161
202065580170
202126140123
202291100121
202354270541
202411211327
202500120113
2026014027
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The full timeline

Construction 103Enforcement 188Housing & tenants 495Ownership & money 59Health & systems 30

Every one of the 875 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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