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148 Montague Street

143Records
15City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11201 · Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
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143 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 16 DOB permits, 15 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1899
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)148 MONTAGUE STREET LLC
BBL3002490035
BIN3002085

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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 55% 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 13.3. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Noise (2) · Non (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1899)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)148 MONTAGUE STREET LLC
Head officerRUSSELL B HARKAVY
Managing agentBHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,592,000 $1,166,400
2026$2,757,000 $1,240,650
2027$2,774,000 $1,248,300

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Montague DinerAmericanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Tillary St — B26 B52 · 800 ft
Citi BikeMontague St & Clinton 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

148 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 BHL ASSOCIATES LLC — 24 buildings, 292 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
49 Willow Street BK52 A
51 West 84 Street MN22 A
414 West 22 Street MN20 B
1729 2 Avenue MN16 A
42 West 83 Street MN15 A
353 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 A
56 West 84 Street MN12 B
58 West 84 Street MN12 A
311 East 14 Street MN12 A
147 Columbia Heights BK12 A
133 Henry Street BK10 A
112 West 71 Street MN10 A
54 West 84 Street MN10 A
40 West 85 Street MN10 A
316 West 81 Street MN10 A
42 West 85 Street MN10 A
29 West 76 Street MN10 A
60 West 84 Street MN6 A
62 West 84 Street MN6 A
154 Montague Street BK6 B
148 Montague Street BK6 A
129 Sullivan Street MN5 A
372 State Street BK4 D
38 West 85 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $165,000 on 1989-10-26 (lender: Central Funding Co). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1989-10-26Mortgage $165,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to CENTRAL FUNDING CO $165,000
1989-09-21Mortgage $35,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to HAMID, HENRY $35,000
1989-01-11Mortgage $265,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY $265,000
1984-05-07Mortgage $135,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to JA-GEO LUNCHEONETTEINC $135,000
1983-02-17Mortgage $325,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H. to 148 MONTAGUE CORP. $325,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017020002
2018022026
20192151110
2020003014
2021008019
2022012036
2023004037
20240050712
20250050510
2026004026
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 49Ownership & money 15Health & systems 29

Every one of the 143 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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