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144 Montague Street

152Records
13City systems
1Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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152 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 311 service requests, 21 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1860
Floors3.5
Res. units3
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)144 MONTY LLC
BBL3002490033
BIN3002083

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-10-03.

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: Abandoned Bike (1) · New Tree Request (1) · Lost Property (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Cannabis Retailer (1).

Filed construction activity

$428,000 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)144 Monty LLC
Head officerPhilip Heller
Managing agentJUDITH DRIVE LLC
Last registered2025-10-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,158,000 $971,100
2026$2,590,000 $1,165,500
2027$3,108,000 $1,398,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Tillary St — B26 B52 · 850 ft
Citi BikeHenry St & Remsen 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

144 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

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 JUDITH DRIVE LLC — 86 buildings, 1,107 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B22 · C14 · D13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 Metropolitan Avenue BK123 A
180 Nassau Street BK103 B
75 Clinton Street BK74 A
239 Banker Street BK69 A
141 Chauncey Street BK46 A
83 Clifton Place BK40 B
991 St John Place BK40 A
192 East 8 Street BK30 A
25 Lexington Avenue BK23 A
144 North 10 Street BK23 B
108 Luquer Street BK22 A
487 Clinton Avenue BK20 B
438 4 Avenue BK17 A
580 Carroll Street BK17 A
37 Warren Street MN17 A
515 5 Avenue BK15 A
165 Hudson Street MN15 A
298 North 8 Street BK15 D
477 Clinton Avenue BK15 B
296 North 8 Street BK14 D
766 Lafayette Avenue BK12 C
74 2 Place BK10 A
238 Hall Street BK10 A
269 Washington Avenue BK10 A
969 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
321 20 Street BK8 A
1144 President Street BK8 C
585 Union Avenue BK8 A
841 DeKalb Avenue BK8 A
333 Warren Street BK8 A
164 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
631 Grand Avenue BK8 B
160 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 B
75 Kingsland Avenue BK8 A
330 Bleecker Street BK8 A
142 North 1 Street BK8 B
275 Halsey Street BK8 A
1 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
838 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
967 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C
238 Richardson Street BK7 A
1208 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
621 Nostrand Avenue BK7 C
161 Dupont Street BK6 A
298 Covert Street BK6 D
243 Jackson Street BK6 D
53 Montrose Avenue BK6 B
308 Covert Street BK6 C
320 Eckford Street BK6 B
424 Bleecker Street BK6 B
285 Cornelia Street BK6 A
357 Sumpter Street BK6 B
206 Nassau Avenue BK6 C
652 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
650 Rogers Avenue BK5 A
397 Washington Street MN5 B
66 North 3 Street BK5 A
658 Rogers Avenue BK5 D
5 Harrison Street MN5 B
557 17 Street BK5 C

showing 60 of 86 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,175,000 on 2025-03-14 (lender: Fcr Dc JV Holdings LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-14Mortgage $1,175,000 — from 144 MONTY LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC $1,175,000
2025-03-14AL&R $3,575,000 — from 144 MONTY LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC $3,575,000
2025-03-14Agreement $3,575,000 — from 144 MONTY LLC to FCR DC JV HOLDINGS LLC $3,575,000
2025-02-05Deed $4,774,000 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP to 144 MONTY LLC $4,774,000
2025-01-17Sold for $4,774,000 $4,774,000 $1,591,333
2024-09-11Agreement $2,400,000 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to 144 MONTAGUE STREET FUNDING LLC $2,400,000
2022-02-17Mortgage $923,382 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to 144 MONTAGUE STRET FUNDING LLC $923,382
2022-02-17Agreement $2,400,000 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to 144 MONTAGUE STREET FUNDING LLC $2,400,000
2022-02-17AL&R $2,400,000 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to 144 MONTAGUE STREET FUNDING LLC $2,400,000
2018-11-23Agreement $1,500,000 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to AXOS BANK $1,500,000
2018-11-23Mortgage $364,051 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to AXOS BANK $364,051
2013-11-26AL&R $1,300,000 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $1,300,000
2013-04-04Agreement $1,300,000 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $1,300,000
2013-04-04Mortgage $125,315 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $125,315
2008-05-08M&CON $1,250,000 — from 144 MONTAGUE REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017012014
20180164213
20197040112
2020000112
2021002114
20220045110
2023003025
2024004127
20250047213
2026303006
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 34Health & systems 23

Every one of the 152 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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