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871 Montgomery Street

717Records
13City systems
213Open violations
2656.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11213 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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717 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 314 HPD housing violations, 161 HPD complaints, 124 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11213
Built1923
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)MONTGOMERY SCHENECTADY LLC
BBL3014180071
BIN3038252, 3379375

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2656.5. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 violations213 total — 58 class C (immediately hazardous), 113 class B, 42 class A. Oldest open since 1998-02-10.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

71 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 32 · winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

32
’23–24
29
’24–25
9
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · ELECTRIC (9) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Asbestos (2) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1923)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)THE ESTATE OF LLOYD HIBBERT
Head officerLLOYD VASSELL
Managing agentVINCENT R DA COSTA
Last registered2023-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$725,000 $326,250
2026$810,000 $364,500
2027$648,000 $291,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

SubwayCrown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Troy Av / Montgomery St — B17 · 300 ft
Citi BikeCrown St & Troy Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture
Middle: New Heights Middle 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

871 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

55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $488,000 on 2007-06-08 (lender: Alliance Mortgage Banking Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-03-24Deed $37,301 — from ARNOLD VASSELL, AS HEIR; LLOYD HIBBERT, DECEASED to MONTGOMERY SCHENECTADY, LLC $37,301
2016-03-22Deed $10,000 — from ESTATE OF LLOYD HIBBERT; IAN AUSTIN HEIR AT LAW to MONTGOMERY SCHENECTADY LLC $10,000
2016-03-03Sold for $10,000 $10,000 $2,500
2016-03-01Sold for $37,301 $37,301 $9,325
2007-06-08Mortgage $488,000 — from HIBBERT, LLOYD to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORPORATION $488,000
2006-04-12Mortgage $417,000 — from HIBBERT, LLOYD to MERS $417,000
2005-07-21Mortgage $340,000 — from LLOYD HIBBERT, AS SURVIVING TENANT OF TH to ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $340,000
2004-03-19Mortgage $260,000 — from HIBBERT, LLOYD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $260,000
2001-10-09Mortgage $209,000 — from HIBBERT, LLOYD to FIRST UNION NATIONALBANK OF DELAWARE $209,000
1999-10-07Mortgage $169,400 — from HIBBERT, LLOYD to M L MOSKOWITZ & CO,INC $169,400
1998-05-07Mortgage $146,250 — from HIBBERT, LLOYD; HIBBERT, BESSIE K to M.L. MOSKOWITZ & COINC $146,250
1989-10-04Mortgage $10,000 — from HIBBERT, BESSIE K; HIBBERT, LLOYD to A-1 MARK'S BONDINGS $10,000
1989-06-28Mortgage $150,000 — from HIBBERT, BESSIE K; HIBBERT, LLOYD to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $150,000
1987-07-13Mortgage $85,000 — from HIBBERT, BESSIE K; HIBBERT, LLOYD to GREEN POINT SVGS BANK $85,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172046
2018130215
20193025
20201001
20218008
2022180119
202312700127
2024400343
202516711169
2026400141
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The full timeline

Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 642Ownership & money 44Health & systems 26

Every one of the 717 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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