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6406 20 Avenue

208Records
14City systems
12Open violations
752Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11204 · Neighborhood: Bensonhurst
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208 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 HPD housing violations, 63 311 service requests, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11204
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)6406 20TH AVENUE LLC
BBL3055480040
BIN3133598

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 752. In ZIP 11204, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

Open HPD violations12 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

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 (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · SAFETY (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$22,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Maria Montalbano IRREV TRUST
Head officerMaria Montalbano
Managing agentMaria Montalbano
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$839,200 $377,640
2026$671,000 $301,950
2027$805,000 $362,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway20 Av — N · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 60 St / 20 Av — B9 · 0.2 mi
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 205 Clarion
Middle: J.H.S. 227 Edward B. Shallow. 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

6406 20 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

23 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 1987-08-21 (lender: Ovadia, Rosa and Ovadia, Ytzchak), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-08-21Mortgage $200,000 — from MONTALBANO, MARIA; MONTALBANO, BASTIANO to OVADIA, ROSA; OVADIA, YTZCHAK $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2024
41
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700404
201800000
2019883019
202000303
202104307
2022019111
20230038038
20240124025
20250239041
202600202
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 164Ownership & money 19Health & systems 1

Every one of the 208 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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