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401 Montauk Avenue

439Records
15City systems
0Open violations
6.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: East New York-New Lots
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439 recorded events, 1967–2025, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 311 service requests, 131 HPD complaints, 101 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1930
Floors2
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)401 MONTAUK SI LLC
BBL3044560074
BIN3098468

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 6.3. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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

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.

What 311 hears from this address

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$17,625 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)401 Montauk SI LLC
Head officerSemyon Muratov
Managing agentSIMS Management Group
Last registered2025-06-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$378,000 $170,100
2026$454,000 $204,300
2027$545,000 $245,250

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwayNew Lots Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Shepherd Av — C · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Dumont Av / Montauk Av — B15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeNew Lots Ave & Ashford St · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns
Middle: J.H.S. 218 James P. Sinnott. 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

401 Montauk 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

1 311 service request 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 SIMS MANAGEMENT GROUP — 13 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C2 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
44 Rockaway Avenue BK6 B
986 Rutland Road BK5 F
670 Sheffield Avenue BK4 D
4044 Seton Avenue BX4 A
696 Riverdale Avenue BK4 A
3000 Fulton Street BK4 D
401 Montauk Avenue BK4 B
1339 Chisholm Street BX3 F
2423 Mermaid Avenue BK2 D
2588 Pitkin Avenue BK2 C
160 Rockaway Avenue BK2 B
2788 Marion Avenue BX2 A
802 East 169 Street BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $750,000 on 2022-05-06 (lender: Habib American Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-06Mortgage $750,000 — from 401 MONTAUK SI LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $750,000
2022-05-06AL&R $750,000 — from 401 MONTAUK SI LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK $750,000
2018-04-17AL&R $550,000 — from 401 MONTAUK SI LLC to QUONTIC BANK $550,000
2018-04-17Agreement $550,000 — from 401 MONTAUK SI LLC to QUONTIC BANK $550,000
2018-04-17Mortgage $270,000 — from 401 MONTAUK SI LLC to QUONTIC BANK $270,000
2015-10-19Agreement $280,000 — from S & S FUNDING LLC to 401 MONTAUK GROUP LLC $280,000
2015-09-17Deed $280,000 — from 401 MONTAUK HOLDINGS CORP to 401 MONTAUK GROUP LLC $280,000
2015-06-02Mortgage $280,000 — from 401 MONTAUK HOLDINGS CORP to S&S FUNDING, LLC $280,000
2015-06-02Deed $280,000 — from GORDON, LORNA; GORDON, NORRIS to 401 MONTAUK HOLDINGS CORP $280,000
2006-11-29Mortgage $100,000 — from GORDON, LORNA J to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $100,000
2006-02-06Deed $50,000 — from RICKETTS, SONIA A.; GORDON, NORRIS A.; GORDON, LORNA to GORDON, NORRIS; GORDON, LORNA $50,000
2006-02-06Mortgage $400,000 — from GORDON, LORNA; GORDON, NORRIS to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION $400,000
2003-11-10Mortgage $253,800 — from RICKETTS, SONIA A; GORDON, LORNA; GORDON, NORRIS A to COASTAL CAPITAL CORP $253,800
2002-10-03Mortgage $240,000 — from GORDON, NORRIS A to OPTION ONE MORTGAGECORPORATION $240,000
2001-06-29Mortgage $8,319 — from GORDON, NORRIS A; RICKETTS, SONIA A; GORDON, LORNA to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC $8,319

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017440044
201846010
2019120012
20204004
20212002
20223306
20236006
20242013
20253003
20260000
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 381Ownership & money 41Health & systems 3

Every one of the 439 recorded events, 1967–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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