1,323 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 517 HPD complaints, 503 311 service requests, 176 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 61.3. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 31 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1997-05-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
101 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (26) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Smoking or Vaping (5) · Curb Condition (4).
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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,157,000 | $970,650 |
| 2026 | $2,234,000 | $1,005,300 |
| 2027 | $2,299,000 | $1,034,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin' | Donuts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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.
| Subway | Sterling St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Botanic Garden — 2 3 4 5 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Montgomery St — B49 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Bedford Ave & Montgomery St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 161 The Crown Middle: M.S. 061 Dr. Gladstone H. Atwell. 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.
236 Montgomery Street
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
101 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $183,985 on 2020-11-10 (lender: Symetra Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-08 | Deed $4,000,000 — from MONTGOMERY RMR LLC; MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC to 236 MONTGOMERY STREET LLC | $4,000,000 | |
| 2022-08-23 | Sold for $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $166,667 |
| 2020-11-10 | Mortgage $183,985 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $183,985 | |
| 2020-11-10 | Agreement $1,250,000 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,250,000 | |
| 2018-07-31 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,100,000 | |
| 2018-07-31 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,100,000 | |
| 2018-07-31 | Mortgage $228,746 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $228,746 | |
| 2012-04-13 | Agreement $950,000 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC C/O MILBROOK PROPE to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $950,000 | |
| 2012-04-13 | Mortgage $260,766 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC C/O MILBROOK PROPE to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $260,766 | |
| 2012-04-13 | AL&R $950,000 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC C/O MILBROOK PROPE to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $950,000 | |
| 2004-01-20 | Mortgage $247,661 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC C/O MILBROOK PROPE to NORTH FORK BANK | $247,661 | |
| 2004-01-20 | Agreement $800,000 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC C/O MILBROOK PROPE to NORTH FORK BANK | $800,000 | |
| 2000-01-06 | Mortgage $136,363 — from MONTGOMERY, REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $136,363 | |
| 1997-10-06 | Mortgage $75,000 — from MONTGOMERY REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $75,000 | |
| 1989-01-24 | Mortgage $400,000 — from KHAN, ABDURRAB to BELL MTGE BANKING | $400,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 66 |
| 2018 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| 2019 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 75 |
| 2021 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2022 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 41 |
| 2023 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 41 |
| 2024 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 46 |
| 2025 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 58 |
| 2026 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 3 | 80 |
Every one of the 1,323 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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