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242 Montrose Avenue

278Records
18City systems
0Open violations
23.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: East Williamsburg
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278 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 54 HPD complaints, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)242 MONTROSE REALTY LLC
BBL3030640008
BIN3071259, 3380034

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11206, 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

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.

Patterns

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

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

$1,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: APPLIANCE (1) · Street Light Condition (1) · Rodent (1) · Lead (1) · Air Quality (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,353,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)242 MONTROSE REALTY LLC
Head officerHershy Silberstein
Managing agentHigh Ridge Management
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,531,200 $689,040
2026$1,632,000 $734,400
2027$1,847,000 $831,150

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Johnson Av / Bushwick Av — B60 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMontrose Ave & Bushwick Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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

242 Montrose Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

6 311 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 HIGH RIDGE MANAGEMENT — 7 buildings, 136 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
810 East 170 Street BX77 A
1395 Bristow Street BX29 B
285 Rutland Road BK9 B
2721 Wallace Avenue BX8 B
242 Montrose Avenue BK7 A
94 Berriman Street BK4 D
441 Myrtle Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,100,002 on 2024-03-22 (lender: Lmf Commercial Asociates LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-06-25AL&R $4,100,000 — from 242 MONTROSE REALTY LLC to LMF COMMERCIAL LLC $4,100,000
2024-03-22Mortgage $1,100,002 — from 242 MONROSE REALTY LLC to LMF COMMERCIAL ASOCIATES LLC $1,100,002
2024-03-22Agreement $4,100,000 — from 242 MONROSE REALTY LLC to LMF COMMERCIAL ASOCIATES LLC $4,100,000
2022-09-14Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 242 MONTROSE REALTY LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC $1,650,000
2022-09-14Mortgage $1,350,000 — from 242 MONTROSE REALTY LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC $1,350,000
2022-09-14AL&R $1,650,000 — from 242 MONTROSE REALTY LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC $1,650,000
2022-09-14AL&R $1,350,000 — from 242 MONTROSE REALTY LLC to S3 RE FUNDING II LLC $1,350,000
2022-09-14Deed $1,800,000 — from MARQUEZ WELLEMS, MIGUEL NICOLAS to 242 MONTROSE REALTY LLC $1,800,000
2022-08-30Sold for $1,800,000 $1,800,000 $257,143
2004-07-03Mortgage $260,000 — from WELLEMS, MIGUEL NICOLAS MARQUEZ to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $260,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017027009
2018021014
2019021014
2020001001
20214760522
20225247018
202321460031
202413517026
2025034018
2026002002
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 144Ownership & money 43Health & systems 9

Every one of the 278 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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