The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% 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 13.3. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% 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
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.
What 311 hears from this address
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Noise (2) · Non (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1899)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
No
421-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)
148 MONTAGUE STREET LLC
Head officer
RUSSELL B HARKAVY
Managing agent
BHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered
2025-09-12
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,592,000
$1,166,400
2026
$2,757,000
$1,240,650
2027
$2,774,000
$1,248,300
The city's market estimate has risen
7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) 2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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
Subway
Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Cadman Plaza West / Tillary St — B26 B52 · 800 ft
Citi Bike
Montague St & Clinton St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
11 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $165,000 on
1989-10-26 (lender: Central Funding Co). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1989-10-26
Mortgage $165,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to CENTRAL FUNDING CO
$165,000
1989-09-21
Mortgage $35,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to HAMID, HENRY
$35,000
1989-01-11
Mortgage $265,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY
$265,000
1984-05-07
Mortgage $135,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to JA-GEO LUNCHEONETTEINC
$135,000
1983-02-17
Mortgage $325,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H. to 148 MONTAGUE CORP.
$325,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
12
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
0
0
2
2018
0
2
2
0
2
6
2019
2
1
5
1
1
10
2020
0
0
3
0
1
4
2021
0
0
8
0
1
9
2022
0
1
2
0
3
6
2023
0
0
4
0
3
7
2024
0
0
5
0
7
12
2025
0
0
5
0
5
10
2026
0
0
4
0
2
6
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2021-09-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2021-09-09HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2021-09-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-09-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-06-10311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-13Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-09-30311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-04Boiler inspection
2020-04-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2017-07-19ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.NOTED:1)PROPOSED CHANGES-BASEMENT PLAN #320205997 PAGE A-008.01.DAYED AUG
2011-12-07311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2011-02-27311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2011-01-04311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2011-01-04311: Food Establishment — Odor
2011-01-04DOB complaint, category ?
2010
2010-10-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-08-23Job filed: REAR FACADE WORK, BRICK REPAIR, ROOF WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. REPLACEMENT OF CONCRETE FLOOR IN THE CELLAR, NEW FIRE RATED METAL DOOR AT BOILE$140,500
2010-03-28311: Food Establishment — Food Spoiled
2009
2009-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-03-05Job filed: PLANS FILED TO CURE EXISTING VIOLATION FROM 8/27/87 WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. PLANS WAS FILED AND APPROVED UNDER APPLICATION #300041559 TO CURE VIOLATION, $1,500
2007
2007-08-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-08-13Job filed: A2$10,000
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-06-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2000
2000-07-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2000-07-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2000-06-08Permit PL — ISSUED
1996
1996-09-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
1995
1995-10-23Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-07-25Permit AL — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-11-26Mortgage satisfied — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to HAMID, HENRY
1993-11-26Deed — from CARROLL, THOMAS H. to MONTAGUE ASSOCIATES
1993-11-23Mortgage assigned — from ZAHAKOS, CHRISTINA; ZAHAKOS, JAMES to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993-01-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OOPERATION OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY WITHOUT A CURRENT PERMIT. OCCUPANCY AT TIME OF INSPECTION 80 PEOPLE CAPACITY. REMEDY: OBTAIN A P
1993-01-06DOB complaint, category ?
1992
1992-09-18DOB complaint, category ?
1992-08-27DOB violation C:
1992-08-14DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-09-30DOB complaint, category ?
1991-01-18Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
1991-01-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-12-18Permit PL — ISSUED
1990-11-09Permit EW — ISSUED
1989
1989-10-26Mortgage $165,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to CENTRAL FUNDING CO$165,000
1989-09-21Mortgage $35,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to HAMID, HENRY$35,000
1989-01-11Mortgage satisfied — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to 148 MONTAGUE CORP
1989-01-11Mortgage satisfied — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to 148 MONTAGUE CORP
1989-01-11Mortgage satisfied — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to 148 MONTAGUE CORP
1989-01-11Mortgage $265,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY$265,000
1988
1988-06-21ECB Unknown violation: OPERATION OF PA WITHOUT CURRENT PA PERMIT REMEDY DISCONTINUE THE USE OF PREMISES AS A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY UNTIL A PERMIT FOR PLACE O$125
1984
1984-05-07Mortgage $135,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H to JA-GEO LUNCHEONETTEINC$135,000
1983
1983-08-05Mortgage assigned — from 148 MONTAGUE CORP to ROSENCRANS, LESLIE; BARNES, EDITH; JACOBS, JANET; ROSENCRANS, LESLIE TRUST
1983-02-17Mortgage $325,000 — from CARROLL, THOMAS H. to 148 MONTAGUE CORP.$325,000
1983-02-17Deed — from 148 MONTAGUE CORP to CARROLL, THOMAS H
1966
1966-11-18LDMK — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; COMMISS OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMM OF NYC; LANDMARKS PRESER