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500 Smith Street

117Records
11City systems
1Open violations
23.3Penalty rate

117 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 311 service requests, 14 DOB job filings, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)MONTY REALTY LLC
BBL3004790022
BIN3323654, 3323655

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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 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-24.

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (8) · Sewer (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$660,267 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)MONTY REALTY LLC
Head officerBRIAN S MONTEIRO
Managing agentBRIAN S MONTEIRO
Last registered2024-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$470,000 $211,500
2026$904,000 $406,800
2027$1,024,000 $460,800

The city's market estimate has risen 118% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Queue BeerAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (2 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

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 St / Smith St — B61 · 300 ft
Citi BikeSmith St & 9 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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

500 Smith 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

13 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,320,000 on 2020-10-02 (lender: Unity Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-02AL&R $2,320,000 — from MONTY REALTY LLC to UNITY BANK $2,320,000
2020-10-02Mortgage $2,320,000 — from MONTY REALTY LLC to UNITY BANK $2,320,000
2020-10-02Deed $2,500,000 — from KENUL, JOHN; HONOVIC, SILVIO to MONTY REALTY LLC $2,500,000
2020-09-10Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
2004-08-25Agreement $53,600 — from HONOVIC, SILVIO; KENUL, JOHN to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION $53,600
2004-08-25Mortgage $4,521 — from KENUL, JOHN; HONOVIC, SILVIO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $4,521
1988-08-24Mortgage $100,000 — from KENUL, JOHN; HONOVIC, SILVIO to EDISON FEDERAL S&L ASSN $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004015
2018007018
2019001012
2020400419
202111020114
20228030112
202300110011
20240190111
2025113005
2026002013
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 12Health & systems 8

Every one of the 117 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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