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20 Butler Place

1,197Records
17City systems
23Open violations
17.9Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11238 · Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
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1,197 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 427 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 326 311 service requests, 198 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11238
Built1916
Floors4
Res. units47
ClassR2
Owner (PLUTO)BUTLER HEIGHTS CONDOMINIUM
BBL3011717503
BIN3029334, 3029335

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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 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 17.9. In ZIP 11238, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations23 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2016-09-22.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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12
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (89) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · PLUMBING (4) · APPLIANCE (2) · Water System (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$180,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (47)
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)BUTLER HEIGHTS CONDOMINIUM
Head officerJONATHAN SAMET
Managing agentGOLDMONT REALTY COPR
Last registered2026-06-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$155,937 $70,172
2026$93,640 $42,138
2027$78,654 $35,394

The city's market estimate has fallen 50% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $1,194,160 a year ($27.50 per sq ft), operating expenses $489,823 ($11.28 per sq ft), net operating income $704,337. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

SubwayGrand Army Plaza — 2 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
7 Av — B Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Vanderbilt Av / Plaza St East — B69 · 400 ft
Citi BikeUnderhill Ave & Lincoln Pl · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Public School 9 The Sarah Smith Garnet 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

20 Butler Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

108 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 GOLDMONT REALTY CORP — 16 buildings, 382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B1 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
31 East 21 Street BK49 C
20 Butler Place BK47 A
543 West 162 Street MN44 B
21 East 21 Street BK41 D
344 West 49 Street MN40 A
2965 Decatur Avenue BX37 C
New Haven Avenue QN26 A
768 45 Street BK24 A
290 West 147 Street MN20 C
775 St Johns Place BK16 C
882 Union Street BK15 A
1423 Flatbush Avenue BK14 C
193 Columbia Street BK3 D
195 Columbia Street BK2 D
191 Columbia Street BK2 C
189 Columbia Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-29Sold for $970,000 $970,000 $20,638
2026-05-21Deed $950,000 — from MONTSERRAT MORO RODRIGUEZ, MARIA; WINOGRAND, ETHAN to NOZIL, YVES; FREE-NOZIL, CHLOE $950,000
2026-05-21Mortgage $855,000 — from NOZIL, YVES; FREE-NOZIL, CHLOE to TD BANK, N.A.; MERS $855,000
2026-05-13Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $20,213
2025-12-29Mortgage $499,200 — from RMJ PROSPECT HEIGHTS, LLC to GREAT HOME MORTGAGE OF NEW YORK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; IN LIEU OF TRUE $499,200
2024-01-31Mortgage $575,000 — from BIRD, TARYN to CITIZENS BANK, NA $575,000
2024-01-31Deed $925,000 — from ALDAY, JORGE ALBERTO to BIRD, TARYN $925,000
2024-01-29Sold for $925,000 $925,000 $19,681
2023-12-01Deed $935,000 — from HEARD, ETHAN; BAHOREK, STANLEY E to RANA, RUPANTAR $935,000
2023-12-01Mortgage $735,000 — from RANA, RUPANTAR to MERS $735,000
2023-11-27Sold for $935,000 $935,000 $19,894
2022-11-28Deed $485,000 — from ARANOFF, ZVI M to VALDEZ, JAVIER; HWANG VALDEZ, REBECCA $485,000
2022-11-28Mortgage $339,500 — from HWANG VALDEZ, REBECCA; VALDEZ, JAVIER to MERS $339,500
2022-11-21Sold for $485,000 $485,000 $10,319
2022-04-15Mortgage $385,700 — from LOGAN, HUBERT DONN; LOGAN, DONN; WONG, MARCY LI; WONG, MARCY to QUICKEN LOANS LLC; MERS; ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC $385,700

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017311912035
2018203817562
2019003515454
202010913427
2021002722453
2022104525475
2023012011638
202400476558
202500639779
202600408351
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The full timeline

Construction 83Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 593Ownership & money 452Health & systems 44

Every one of the 1,197 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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