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128 Montague Street

1,903Records
18City systems
38Open violations
677.6Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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1,903 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 710 311 service requests, 490 HPD complaints, 249 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1860
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS 128 MONTAGUE
BBL3002490025
BIN3002077

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 677.6. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations38 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-29.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

65 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 47). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’23–24
47
’24–25

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

$70,685 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

285 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Real Time Enforcement (80) · HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · General Construction/Plumbing (28) · ELECTRIC (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · PLUMBING (15).

Filed construction activity

$288,150 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1860)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)chabad Tzedek society inc
Head officerEliyahu Raskin
Managing agentEJS Equities LLC
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,361,000 $1,062,450
2026$2,407,000 $1,083,150
2027$2,495,000 $1,122,750

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Khaosan Thai CuisineThaiA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Tillary St — B26 B52 · 1,000 ft
Citi BikeHenry St & Remsen St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

128 Montague Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

285 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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 EJS EQUITIES LLC — 36 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C10 · D7 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21-21 Linden Street QN20 C
309 West 43 Street MN20 B
426 West 45 Street MN20 A
424 East 138 Street BX18 C
331 West 38 Street MN16 A
34 Carlton Avenue BK16 A
463 DeKalb Avenue BK10 B
128 Montague Street BK9 D
145 Ludlow Street MN8 A
95 Kingston Avenue BK8 C
244 New York Avenue BK8 D
255 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 C
1719 Cornelia Street QN6 D
1919 Bay Ridge Parkway BK6 A
257 West 139 Street MN5 C
222 Manhattan Avenue BK5 D
344 West 145 Street MN4 F
382 Rockaway Parkway BK4 D
1506 Pacific Street BK3 F
500 East 95 Street BK3 D
164 West 130 Street MN3 C
631 East 93 Street BK3 F
825 Madison Street BK3 F
352 West 39 Street MN3 D
133 Hemlock Street BK3 B
1523 St Marks Avenue BK3 C
28 2 Place BK3 B
438 East 141 Street BX3 C
375 Saratoga Avenue BK3 A
172-20 107 Avenue QN2 C
5721 New Utrecht Avenue BK2 B
4713 Avenue D BK2 B
85 South 4 Street BK2 C
476 Sutter Avenue BK2 B
1734 Nostrand Avenue BK2 F
3419 14 Avenue BK1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2024-09-06 (lender: Grand Financial Management INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-06Deed $3,850,000 — from 128 MONTAGUE ST LLC to CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS 128 $3,850,000
2024-09-06Mortgage $2,500,000 — from CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BRKLYN HEIGHTS 128 M to GRAND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INC. $2,500,000
2024-09-06AL&R $2,500,000 — from CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF BRKLYN HEIGHTS 128 M to GRAND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INC. $2,500,000
2024-08-23Sold for $3,850,000 $3,850,000 $427,778
2022-03-21Mortgage $325,000 — from 128 MONTAGUE ST LLC to ICECAP SUB-REIT II, LLC $325,000
2022-03-21Agreement $2,625,000 — from 128 MONTAGUE ST LLC to ICECAP SUB-REIT II, LLC $2,625,000
2022-03-21AL&R $2,625,000 — from 128 MONTAGUE ST LLC to ICECAP SUB-REIT II, LLC $2,625,000
2021-03-09Mortgage $2,300,000 — from 128 MONTAGUE ST LLC to USC 128 MONTAGUE LLC $2,300,000
2021-03-09Deed $2,800,000 — from ADKHA REALTY CORP. to 128 MONTAGUE ST LLC $2,800,000
2021-03-09AL&R $2,300,000 — from 128 MONTAGUE ST LLC to USC 128 MONTAGUE LLC $2,300,000
2021-02-17Sold for $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $311,111
2020-03-26EASE $18,000 — from ESTATE OF SYLVIA BLINCHIK; MARC RYBSTEIN, ADMINISTRATOR & SOLE HEIR; RYBSTEIN, MARC to ADKHA REALTY CORP.; LOLO MONTAGUE, LLC; 132 CAPULET HOLDINGS, LLC $18,000
2016-03-24AL&R $1,500,000 — from ADKHA REALTY CORP. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,500,000
2016-03-24Mortgage $743,456 — from ADKHA REALTY CORP. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $743,456
2016-03-24Agreement $1,500,000 — from MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to ADKHA REALTY CORP. $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701230024
201805290640
201901230125
20205071114
20214189684130
20220816799193
202302883295
202401814445171
2025012030011422
2026010320143
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 232Housing & tenants 1,478Ownership & money 86Health & systems 65

Every one of the 1,903 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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