109 recorded events, 1973–2025, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11215, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1981-08-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1893) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 53 MONTGOMERY PLACE HOUSING CORP |
| Head officer | FONDA DUVANEL |
| Managing agent | SMOLIN & ALTAMURA LLP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,199,000 | $1,439,550 |
| 2026 | $2,559,000 | $1,151,550 |
| 2027 | $2,593,000 | $1,166,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Grand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Flatbush Av / Grand Army Plaza — B41 · 1,000 ft |
| Citi Bike | Garfield Pl & 8 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 321 William Penn. 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.
53 Montgomery Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
3 311 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.
Managed by SMOLIN & ALTAMURA LLP — 10 buildings, 95 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 174 Pacific Street | BK | 28 | A |
| 904 Union Street | BK | 12 | A |
| 64 7 Avenue | BK | 11 | A |
| 53 Montgomery Place | BK | 10 | A |
| 326 West 22 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 938 President Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 154 Clinton Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 35 West 84 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 309 Hicks Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 409 3 Street | BK | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $220,000 on 2019-10-24 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-08 | RPTT&RET $420,000 — from RM FAMILY REALTY, LLC to MILLER, PATRICIA B | $420,000 | |
| 2025-08-26 | Sold for $420,000 | $420,000 | $42,000 |
| 2020-12-21 | RPTT&RET $395,000 — from EMILY BRENNAN, EMILY EL CHAMI F/K/A to STANDFEST, KAITLYN; STANDFEST, CHRISTINE; STANDFEST, ROY | $395,000 | |
| 2020-11-20 | Sold for $395,000 | $395,000 | $39,500 |
| 2019-10-24 | Mortgage $220,000 — from 53 MONTGOMERY PLACE HOUSING CORPORATION to FLUSHING BANK | $220,000 | |
| 2019-10-24 | AL&R $220,000 — from 53 MONTGOMERY PLACE HOUSING CORPORATION to FLUSHING BANK | $220,000 | |
| 2017-03-30 | RPTT&RET $455,700 — from HART, MARIA T; HART, DAVID E to MOURA, TIAGO K; MOURA, NIRLA TAIS KONRATH | $455,700 | |
| 2017-03-29 | Sold for $455,700 | $455,700 | $45,570 |
| 2013-08-08 | RPTT&RET $258,500 — from FINSTON, MARGARET; FINSTON, DEBORAH to BRENNAN, EMILY | $258,500 | |
| 2012-04-05 | RPTT&RET $10,000 — from POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL to RM FAMIL;Y REALTY, LLC | $10,000 | |
| 2011-07-21 | RPTT&RET $307,500 — from ALBERT, CLAUDIA H to DINOVELLI, DONNA M | $307,500 | |
| 2011-01-25 | RPTT&RET $350,000 — from LISCHI, NICOLA MR.; STRONGI, BIAGIO to HART, DAVID E; HART, MARIA T MRS. | $350,000 | |
| 2009-10-07 | AL&R $210,000 — from 53 MONTGOMERY PLACE HOUSING CORPORATION to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK; NCB | $210,000 | |
| 2009-10-07 | Mortgage $210,000 — from 53 MONTGOMERY PLACE HOUSING CORPORATION to NCB; NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $210,000 | |
| 2006-08-28 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from ETTINGER, JONATHAN to ALBERT, CLAUDIA H | $300,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 109 recorded events, 1973–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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