150 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 12.5. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 87 MONTROSE LLC |
| Head officer | Solomon Schwimmer |
| Managing agent | TWIN GROUP ASSOCIATES INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,387,000 | $1,074,150 |
| 2026 | $2,728,000 | $1,227,600 |
| 2027 | $3,013,000 | $1,355,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Lorimer St — J M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Broadway — G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Montrose Av / Leonard St — B60 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Leonard St & Boerum St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay. 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.
87 Montrose Avenue
| 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 |
22 311 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 TWIN GROUP ASSOCIATES INC — 24 buildings, 669 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 Hope Street | BK | 143 | B |
| 150 Lawrence Street | BK | 99 | A |
| 822 Lexington Avenue | BK | 63 | A |
| 581 Ocean Parkway | BK | 60 | A |
| Grand Avenue | BK | 46 | A |
| 242 Newkirk Avenue | BK | 44 | A |
| 650 Madison Street | BK | 38 | A |
| Nostrand Avenue | BK | 22 | B |
| 1359 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 17 | A |
| 282 East 32 Street | BK | 14 | A |
| 790 Classon Avenue | BK | 13 | A |
| 87 Montrose Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 19 East 31 Street | BK | 10 | B |
| 254 East 28 Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 83 Winthrop Street | BK | 10 | B |
| 1234 Bedford Avenue | BK | 9 | A |
| 194 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 161 Winthrop Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 2909 Albermarle Road | BK | 8 | A |
| 26 Lefferts Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 192 Hawthorne Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 85 Montrose Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 1503 Eastern Parkway | BK | 6 | C |
| 867 Halsey Street | BK | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,600,000 on 2016-04-18 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-07 | AL&R $6,300,000 — from 87 MONTROSE LLC to BANK LEUMI USA | $6,300,000 | |
| 2020-04-07 | M&CON $6,300,000 — from 87 MONTROSE LLC to BANK LEUMI USA | $6,300,000 | |
| 2016-04-18 | AL&R $5,500,000 to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $5,500,000 | |
| 2016-04-18 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from STERLING NATIONAL BANK to 87 MONTROSE LLC | $5,500,000 | |
| 2016-04-18 | Mortgage $2,600,000 — from 87 MONTROSE LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $2,600,000 | |
| 2014-11-06 | Deed $1,900,000 — from VARGAS, DORIS A; VARGAS, RICARDO U to 87 MONTROSE LLC | $1,900,000 | |
| 2014-11-06 | AL&R $1,550,000 — from 87 MONTROSE LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,550,000 | |
| 2014-11-06 | Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 87 MONTROSE LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,350,000 | |
| 2014-11-06 | AL&R $1,350,000 — from 87 MONTROSE LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,350,000 | |
| 2014-11-06 | Mortgage $1,550,000 — from 87 MONTROSE LLC to EASTERN CAPITAL GROUP LLC | $1,550,000 | |
| 1995-06-21 | Mortgage $70,000 — from VARGAS, DORIS A; VARGAS, RICARDO U to GREENPOINT BANK | $70,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Every one of the 150 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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