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789 Monroe Street

130Records
9City systems
3Open violations
60Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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130 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 rodent inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1899
Floors2
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)OPPENHEIMER, ELISABETH LINDLEY
BBL3016380063
BIN3044741

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 60. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (47) · Noise (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$547,690 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC
Head officerSHIMON SABAH
Managing agentGOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC
Last registered2022-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,016,000 $120,960
2026$2,109,000 $126,540
2027$2,235,000 $134,100

The city's market estimate has risen 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

SubwayGates Av — J Z · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Gates Av / Ralph Av — B52 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMonroe St & Patchen Ave · 550 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

789 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

56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC — 14 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C11 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42 Paerdegat 2 Street BK2 C
1227 East 85 Street BK2 C
1274 Bergen Street BK2 C
616 Macon Street BK2 C
90 Shepherd Avenue BK2 C
445 Eastern Parkway BK2 D
282 Cornelia Street BK2 C
1217 Jefferson Avenue BK2 C
77-19 169 Street QN2 B
789 Monroe Street BK2 D
166-14 73 Avenue QN1 C
112-10 175 Street QN1 C
205-07 Murdock Avenue QN1 C
167-14 111 Avenue QN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $300,000 on 2025-04-04 (lender: Stearns Bank National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-04Mortgage $300,000 — from OPPENHEIMER, ELISABETH L to STEARNS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $300,000
2025-03-31Mortgage $200,000 — from OPPENHEIMER, ELISABETH L to STEARNS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $200,000
2023-04-05Deed $2,260,000 — from GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC to OPPENHEIMER, ELISABETH LINDLEY $2,260,000
2023-04-05Mortgage $958,000 — from OPPENHEIMER, ELISABETH LINDLEY; OPPENHEIMER, ELISABETH LINDLEY to MERS; MERS $958,000
2023-04-05Agreement $1,808,000 — from OPPENHEIMER, ELISABETH LINDLEY; OPPENHEIMER, ELISABETH LINDLEY to MERS; MERS $1,808,000
2023-03-06Sold for $2,260,000 $2,260,000 $1,130,000
2021-11-05Deed $1,030,000 — from ANDERSON, DAVID S; ANDERSON, DAVID S to GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC; GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC $1,030,000
2021-11-05Mortgage $850,000 — from GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC; GOLDEN BUILDINGS LLC to ANDREADIS CAPITAL, LLC; ANDREADIS CAPITAL, LLC $850,000
2010-12-22Mortgage $735,000 — from ANDERSON, DAVID S to GENWORTH FINANCIAL HOME EQUITY ACCESS IN $735,000
2010-12-22Mortgage $735,000 — from ANDERSON, DAVID S to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $735,000
2008-04-29Mortgage $175,000 — from ANDERSON, DAVID S to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY INC $175,000
1997-07-03Mortgage $30,000 — from ANDERSON, DAVID S to NORTHEASTERN MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP $30,000
1991-10-07Mortgage $75,000 — from ANDERSON, DAVID A to NORSTAR BANK $75,000
1991-01-02Mortgage $104,000 — from ANDERSON, DAVID S to CITIBANK NA $104,000

Ten-year activity

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202210330420
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 30Health & systems 18

Every one of the 130 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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