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1189 Broadway

533Records
19City systems
5Open violations
10.4Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11221 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (East)
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533 recorded events, 2002–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 193 HPD housing violations, 131 HPD complaints, 35 HPD emergency-repair charges.

BoroughBrooklyn 11221
Built1931
Floors6
Res. units11
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)MONTGOMERY GARDEN PARTNERS LLC
BBL3032637502
BIN3074306

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 10.4. 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 violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-02-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · APPLIANCE (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · ELECTRIC (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,432,176 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)MONTGOMERY GARDEN PARTNERS
Head officerMOSES KARPEN
Managing agentWATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$286,634 $128,985
2026$0 $0
2027$2,248,390 $1,011,776

The city's market estimate has risen 684% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $404,707 a year ($40.83 per sq ft), operating expenses $145,706 ($14.70 per sq ft), net operating income $259,001. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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

SubwayKosciuszko St — J · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Gates Av — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Lafayette Av — B47 Q24 · 100 ft
Citi BikeVan Buren St & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 274 Kosciusko
Middle: 347, 349. 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

1189 Broadway

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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 WATERFRONT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 122 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C1 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1085 Willoughby Avenue BK20 B
238 Pulaski Street BK12 B
387 Franklin Avenue BK11 A
1189 Broadway BK11 A
317 Franklin Avenue BK10 A
53 Stanhope Street BK8 B
159 Suydam Street BK8 B
834 Quincy Street BK7 B
568 Willoughby Avenue BK6 A
699 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
91 Gerry Street BK6 A
618 Lafayette Avenue BK4 D
35A Driggs Avenue BK3 D
325 Franklin Avenue BK3 D
1098 Bushwick Avenue BK3 D
106 Kingston Avenue BK2 D
18 Bleecker Street BK2 C
131 Boerum Street BK0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-09Sold for $999,999 $999,999 $90,909

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
181
2018
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2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201745280239
20180017704181
2019511790297
202017911836
20217580121
20221058216
202301100213
2024014027
202501260330
2026007029
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 403Ownership & money 9Health & systems 30

Every one of the 533 recorded events, 2002–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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