906 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 407 HPD complaints, 164 HPD housing violations, 145 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 126.7. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2006-11-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dead Animal (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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | BERT HOLDINGS LLC |
| Head officer | DOMINIQUE VABRE |
| Managing agent | SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $965,000 | $57,900 |
| 2026 | $1,043,000 | $62,580 |
| 2027 | $1,007,000 | $60,420 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | New Lots Av — 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Shepherd Av — C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Dumont Av / Montauk Av — B15 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | New 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.
391 Montauk 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 |
3 311 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 SAFEGUARD MANAGEMENT LLC — 44 buildings, 158 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B9 · C22 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $630,000 on 2019-05-10 (lender: Luxury Mortgage Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-10 | Mortgage $630,000 — from BERT HOLDINGS LLC to LUXURY MORTGAGE CORP | $630,000 | |
| 2016-04-20 | Mortgage $425,000 — from BERT HOLDINGS LLC to HAMPTON PARTNERS LLC | $425,000 | |
| 2015-09-24 | Deed $261,000 — from RAMKISSOON, WINSTON; RAMKISSOON, WINSTON to BERT HOLDINGS LLC; BERT HOLDINGS LLC | $261,000 | |
| 2015-09-24 | Deed $261,000 — from RAMKISSOON, WINSTON; RAMKISSOON, WINSTON to BERT HOLDINGS LLC; BERT HOLDINGS LLC | $261,000 | |
| 1999-12-28 | Mortgage $228,119 — from RAMKISSOON, WINSTON to FIRST NATIONAL FUNDING CORPORATION OF AM | $228,119 | |
| 1999-11-08 | Mortgage $152,000 — from WHITE KNIGHT DEVELOPMENT CORP to HAMPSHIRE CREDIT CORP | $152,000 | |
| 1998-03-06 | Mortgage $161,000 — from RIVERA, ALIDA to FHB FUNDING CORP | $161,000 | |
| 1994-06-22 | Mortgage $150,000 — from RIVERA, MONSERRATE to COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES | $150,000 | |
| 1992-06-12 | Mortgage $28,300 — from RIVERA, MONSERRATE to A Z FUNDING CORP; EDISON FUNDING DBA | $28,300 | |
| 1990-09-20 | Mortgage $65,000 — from RIVERA, MONSERRATE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK | $65,000 | |
| 1984-04-27 | Mortgage $33,500 — from RIVERA, MONSERRATE to SOLID STATE FUNDINGCP | $33,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 906 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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