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500 Montgomery Street

687Records
16City systems
48Open violations
77.1Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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687 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 223 311 service requests, 185 HPD complaints, 161 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units39
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ST. MARK AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEV. FUND CO RP.
BBL3013090049
BIN3034552

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 77.1. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations48 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2013-09-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
6
’25–26

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (15) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10) · Derelict Vehicles (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3).

Filed construction activity

$105,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (39)
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)ST MARKS AFFORDABLE HDFC
Head officerKINO G VITET
Managing agentSHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,809,000 $814,050
2026$1,888,000 $849,600
2027$2,053,000 $923,850

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 7/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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

SubwaySterling St — 2 5 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New York Av / Montgomery St — B44 · 200 ft
Citi BikeNew York Ave & Montgomery St · 50 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.

Report a problem to 311

500 Montgomery Street

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

67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 274 buildings, 8,157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A48 · B108 · C66 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
560 Winthrop Street BK293 C
721 Willoughby Avenue BK267 B
612 East 179 Street BX177 B
1880 Boston Road BX168 B
2424 Cropsey Avenue BK166 A
1332 Clinton Avenue BX150 A
150 East 120 Street MN125 A
890 Prospect Avenue BX124 B
738 Albany Avenue BK114 C
131-10 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN111 B
910 Hegeman Avenue BK105 C
77 New York Avenue BK103 A
603 Mother Gaston Blvd BK101 B
160-60 Claude Avenue QN100 A
1704 St Johns Place BK100 B
250 West 146 Street MN96 B
690 Albany Avenue BK95 B
1441 Boston Road BX92 A
164 West 116 Street MN89 A
443 Alabama Avenue BK84 B
1933 Union Street BK83 C
2075 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN82 B
243 Kingston Avenue BK80 B
2177 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN80 A
1355 East New York Avenue BK80 A
945 East 174 Street BX76 A
225 East 118 Street MN76 B
1920 Washington Avenue BX73 B
126 West 83 Street MN72 B
210 Hegeman Avenue BK71 A
Alabama Avenue BK71 A
871 Westchester Avenue BX70 B
616 East 139 Street BX70 B
1471 Popham Avenue BX69 B
1705 Andrews Avenue South BX66 F
946 College Avenue BX65 B
1920 Union Street BK65 A
858 Gates Avenue BK63 A
455 Jackson Avenue BX60 B
446 Alabama Avenue BK60 B
1023 Broadway BK59 B
1633 University Avenue BX59 B
717 East 9 Street MN57 A
2468 Tiebout Avenue BX57 A
1327 Southern Boulevard BX56 D
2031 Hughes Avenue BX54 C
110-42 Merrick Boulevard QN54 B
97 Crooke Avenue BK53 A
500 Trinity Avenue BX52 B
470 Montgomery Street BK52 B
1714 Crotona Park East BX52 B
3291 Broadway MN50 A
637 East 138 Street BX50 B
1345 Southern Boulevard BX50 D
2160 Walton Avenue BX48 C
840 Hegeman Avenue BK48 A
1690 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
250 East 105 Street MN48 A
440 Jackson Avenue BX47 B
1807 Clinton Avenue BX46 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $34,379 on 2011-10-31 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-10-31Agreement $4,947,932 — from ST. MARK AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEV. FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK , DEPARTMENT OF HOU $4,947,932
2011-10-31AL&R $1,219,304 — from ST. MARK AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEV. FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF HOUS $1,219,304
2011-10-31Mortgage $34,379 — from ST. MARK AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEV. FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $34,379
2011-10-31Mortgage $1,184,925 — from ST. MARK AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEV. FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK , DEPARTMENT OF HOU $1,184,925
2011-10-21RPTT&RET $4,299,998 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1989 LP to ST. MARK AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEV. FUND CO $4,299,998
1991-03-15Mortgage $5,552,432 — from ST MARKS HOUSING ASSOC to NYC HPD $5,552,432

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171520531
20180033336
20190070272
20200033235
20217069278
20220066773
20230061667
20242774184
20250370174
20260034236
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 581Ownership & money 16Health & systems 35

Every one of the 687 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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