487 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 129 311 service requests, 127 HPD housing violations, 112 HPD complaints.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 45. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 103 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 61 class B, 29 class A. Oldest open since 1991-03-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1).
$50,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1924) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | STEPHEN R. MARKMAN |
| Head officer | STEPHEN R MARKMAN |
| Managing agent | BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2022-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $672,000 | $302,400 |
| 2026 | $716,000 | $322,200 |
| 2027 | $811,000 | $364,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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 | Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Empire Blvd / Utica Av — B12 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lefferts Ave & Schenectady Ave · 500 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.
956 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by BPC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 37 buildings, 868 units. Grades across the portfolio: A30 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84-39 153 Avenue | QN | 156 | A |
| 200 Congress Street | BK | 114 | A |
| 2021 84 Street | BK | 65 | A |
| 889 Empire Boulevard | BK | 59 | A |
| 245 Henry Street | BK | 56 | A |
| 177 Columbia Heights | BK | 29 | A |
| 205 Warren Street | BK | 27 | A |
| 116 West 3 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 1618 East 15 Street | BK | 23 | A |
| 660 4 Avenue | BK | 23 | B |
| 296 Sterling Place | BK | 22 | A |
| 149 Willow Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 6 Montague Terrace | BK | 20 | A |
| 158 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
| 1064 Willmohr Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 1074 Willmohr Street | BK | 16 | A |
| 2178 Atlantic Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
| 383 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | A |
| 129 Joralemon Street | BK | 15 | B |
| 42 Tiffany Place | BK | 12 | A |
| 9915 Seaview Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 99 Clinton Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 155 Hicks Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 556 Dean Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 165 New York Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 890 East 7 Street | BK | 8 | C |
| 162 Stuyvesant Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 230 St James Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 103 Willow Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 631 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 7802 3 Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 87-32 52 Avenue | QN | 6 | A |
| 537 Court Street | BK | 5 | A |
| 692 Greenwich Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 956 Montgomery Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 711 President Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 157 Hicks Street | BK | 4 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2015-03-31 (lender: Advill Capital LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-08 | Agreement $300,000 — from MONTGOMERY ESTATE HOLDING LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2016-11-01 | SPRD $300,000 — from WILSON REALTY NY LLC; MONTGOMERY ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2016-05-09 | Agreement $300,000 — from MONTGOMERY ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2015-03-31 | AL&R $300,000 — from MONTGOMERY ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2015-03-31 | Deed $900,000 — from HORATIO MANAGEMENT, LLC to MONTGOMERY ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC | $900,000 | |
| 2015-03-31 | Mortgage $300,000 — from MONTGOMERY ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC | $300,000 | |
| 2015-03-19 | Agreement $800,000 — from PETERMARK II LLC; ADVILL CAPITAL LLC to UUA, LLC; HORATIO MANAGEMENT LLC; LAUNCH DEVELOPMENT LLC; MARTIN DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT | $800,000 | |
| 2015-03-19 | AL&R $800,000 — from UUA, LLC; MARTIN DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT LLC; HORATIO MANAGEMENT LLC to ADVILL CAPITAL LLC; PETERMARK II LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2015-03-19 | Mortgage $800,000 — from UUA, LLC; HORATIO MANAGEMENT LLC; MARTIN DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT LLC to PETERMARK II LLC; ADVILL CAPITAL LLC | $800,000 | |
| 2014-12-05 | Deed $200,000 — from CLARKE, LEROY to HORATIO MANAGEMENT, LLC | $200,000 | |
| 2000-04-06 | Mortgage $237,150 — from CLARKE, LEROY to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP | $237,150 | |
| 1997-04-22 | Mortgage $31,750 — from CLARKE, LEROY to CITYSCAPE CORP | $31,750 | |
| 1994-09-23 | Mortgage $171,000 — from CLARKE, LEROY to FIRST AMERICAN MORTGAGE CORP. | $171,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 52 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 487 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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