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829 Monroe Street

2,289Records
15City systems
25Open violations
70.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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2,289 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,503 HPD complaints, 331 311 service requests, 191 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)829 MONROE, LLC
BBL3014800067
BIN3039641

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 70.5. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2007-12-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · PLUMBING (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$450 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)829 MONROE LLC
Head officerJOEL GRUNWALD
Managing agentJOYLAND MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,254,000 $564,300
2026$1,505,000 $677,250
2027$1,680,000 $756,000

The city's market estimate has risen 34% 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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Broadway — B52 · 250 ft
Citi BikeGrove St & Broadway · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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

829 Monroe 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

15 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by JOYLAND MANAGEMENT — 32 buildings, 1,204 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B13 · C3 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 Lorimer Street BK270 A
828 Metropolitan Avenue BK136 B
435 Coney Island Avenue BK128 B
824 East New York Avenue BK94 A
271 Lorimer Street BK66 A
803 Wyckoff Avenue QN54 A
550 Kingston Avenue BK48 A
26 Quincy Street BK43 A
435 Vanderbilt Avenue BK43 A
378 Grove Street BK39 A
492 Lefferts Avenue BK38 B
504 East 11 Street MN32 B
920 72 Street BK32 D
1262 Broadway BK29 A
106-04 Northern Boulevard QN28 C
570 Nostrand Avenue BK25 A
38 Stratford Road BK14 B
486 Lefferts Avenue BK9 B
488 Lefferts Avenue BK9 B
77 Steuben Street BK8 B
1444 Pacific Street BK8 B
829 Monroe Street BK8 B
825 Monroe Street BK7 B
1368 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
1298 Sterling Place BK6 D
611 Nostrand Avenue BK6 B
1044 Decatur Street BK6 A
762 Miller Avenue BK6 C
2587A Bainbridge Avenue BX2 F
472 Chauncey Street BK2 C
183-01 141 Avenue QN2 F
263 Skillman Street BK— —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,075,000 on 2016-12-02 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-02Agreement $2,325,000 — from 829 MONROE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $2,325,000
2016-12-02Mortgage $1,075,000 — from 829 MONROE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,075,000
2016-12-02Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 829 MONROE LLC to TESSLER ASSOCIATES LLC $1,250,000
2016-12-02SPRD $2,500,000 — from 825 MONROE LLC; 829 MONROE LLC to TESSLER ASSOCIATES LLC $2,500,000
2015-12-04Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 829 MONROE LLC; 825 MONROE LLC to TESSLER ASSOCIATES LLC $2,500,000
2015-12-04Agreement $2,500,000 — from 825 MONROE LLC; 829 MONROE LLC to TESSLER ASSOCIATES LLC $2,500,000
2015-12-04Mortgage $1,900,000 — from 825 MONROE LLC; 829 MONROE LLC to TESSLER ASSOCIATES LLC $1,900,000
2015-12-04SPRD $600,000 — from 829 MONROE LLC; 825 MONROE LLC to TESSLER ASSOCIATES LLC $600,000
2014-05-12Agreement $600,000 — from 829 MONROE LLC to HAMPTON PARTNERS LLC $600,000
2014-05-12AL&R $600,000 — from 829 MONROE LLC to HAMPTON PARTNERS LLC $600,000
2014-05-12Mortgage $94,275 — from 829 MONROE LLC to HAMPTON PARTNERS LLC $94,275
2013-11-12Deed $585,725 — from 829 MONROE REALTY LLC to 829 MONROE, LLC $585,725
2006-03-31Mortgage $550,000 — from 829 MONROE REALTY LLC to LIBERTYPOINTE BANK $550,000
2006-03-31AL&R $550,000 — from LIBERTYPOINTE BANK to 829 MONROE REALTY LLC $550,000
1996-03-21Mortgage $87,500 — from PARKER, JOHN to COASTAL COMMERICAL CORP $87,500

Ten-year activity

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79
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711761079
201801200021
20190150713
202000150318
2021004004
20220090110
202306190328
20240170210
20250120811
202600230124
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 81Housing & tenants 2,103Ownership & money 60Health & systems 36

Every one of the 2,289 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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