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500 Smith Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3004790022 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 23.3. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (8) · Sewer (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$660,267 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)MONTY REALTY LLC
Head officerBRIAN S MONTEIRO
Managing agentBRIAN S MONTEIRO
Last registered2024-09-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$470,000 $211,500
2026$904,000 $406,800
2027$1,024,000 $460,800

The city's market estimate has risen 118% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Queue BeerAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (2 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 St / Smith St — B61 · 300 ft
Citi BikeSmith St & 9 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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

500 Smith Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,320,000 on 2020-10-02 (lender: Unity Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-02AL&R $2,320,000 — from MONTY REALTY LLC to UNITY BANK $2,320,000
2020-10-02Mortgage $2,320,000 — from MONTY REALTY LLC to UNITY BANK $2,320,000
2020-10-02Deed $2,500,000 — from KENUL, JOHN; HONOVIC, SILVIO to MONTY REALTY LLC $2,500,000
2020-09-10Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
2004-08-25Agreement $53,600 — from HONOVIC, SILVIO; KENUL, JOHN to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION $53,600
2004-08-25Mortgage $4,521 — from KENUL, JOHN; HONOVIC, SILVIO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $4,521
1988-08-24Mortgage $100,000 — from KENUL, JOHN; HONOVIC, SILVIO to EDISON FEDERAL S&L ASSN $100,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004015
2018007018
2019001012
2020400419
202111020114
20228030112
202300110011
20240190111
2025113005
2026002013
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-02-18Restaurant inspection: QUEUE BEER — grade A
2026-02-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-02-18Restaurant inspection: QUEUE BEER — grade A
2026-02-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2026-02-05311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-10-04311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-10-04311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-06-13Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024
2024-10-09311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-08-08311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2024-06-21Restaurant inspection: QUEUE BEER — grade A
2024-05-15311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2024-04-02311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2024-04-02311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2024-01-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-01-16311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2024-01-09311: Blocked Driveway — Partial Access
2024-01-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023
2023-10-18311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2023-10-04311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2023-09-27311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-09-27311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-08-02311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2023-04-29311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2023-04-26311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2023-04-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2023-03-14311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-02-14311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Residence
2023-02-06311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2022
2022-12-19Job filed: This ALT CO application is being filed for a bar/restaurant fit out on the 1st floor.$100,098
2022-11-30Job filed: This Plumbing Alteration is being filed to install fixtures inside an eating and drinking establishment.$42,000
2022-09-29Job filed: This Mechanical application is being filed to install air conditioning, associated ducts and toilet exhausts in an eating and drinking establishment.$20,500
2022-08-01Job filed: This ALT CO application is being filed for a bar/restaurant fit out on the 1st floor.$100,098
2022-07-26Job filed: This Plumbing Alteration is being filed to install fixtures inside an eating and drinking establishment.$42,000
2022-07-13311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2022-05-23Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-03-17Boiler inspection
2022-02-09311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2022-01-12Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2022-01-05311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2022-01-05Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2021
2021-12-14Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2021-12-09Permit Construction Fence — Signed-off
2021-12-01311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2021-10-20311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2021-08-27Job filed: This structural application is being filed to install a steel beam for the purpose of introducing a new entrance and glazing.$12,060
2021-07-09Boiler inspection
2021-06-22Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-06-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-05-27Job filed: This Mechanical application is being filed to install air conditioning, associated ducts and toilet exhausts in an eating and drinking establishment.$20,500
2021-05-10Job filed: This Plumbing Alteration is being filed to install fixtures inside an eating and drinking establishment.$42,000
2021-05-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2021-05-06Job filed: This structural application is being filed to install a steel beam for the purpose of introducing a new entrance and glazing.$12,060
2021-05-05Job filed: This Alteration is being filed to erect a construction fence during the renovation of a 1st floor eating and drinking establishment.$1,500
2021-04-28Job filed: This ALT CO application is being filed for a bar/restaurant fit out on the 1st floor.$100,098
2020
2020-12-08Boiler inspection
2020-11-17Job filed: REMOVAL OF NON-BEARING PARTITIONS AND INTERIOR FINISHES AT FIRST FLOOR AND CELLAR, REOPEN MASONRY OPENING FOR WINDOW AND DOOR. REMOVE FLOOR AND CONCRE$62,353
2020-11-11Job filed: REMOVE INTERIOR NON-BEARING PARTITIONS AT CELLAR AND FIRST FLOOR. REMOVE MASONRY IN FORMER OPENINGS FOR WINDOW AND DOORS, SISTER FIRST FLOOR JOISTS AN$100,000
2020-10-02AL&R $2,320,000 — from MONTY REALTY LLC to UNITY BANK$2,320,000
2020-10-02Mortgage $2,320,000 — from MONTY REALTY LLC to UNITY BANK$2,320,000
2020-10-02Deed $2,500,000 — from KENUL, JOHN; HONOVIC, SILVIO to MONTY REALTY LLC$2,500,000
2020-09-10Sold for $2,500,000$2,500,000
2020-02-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-02-26Job filed: IN-FILL STAIR OPENING LEADING FROM FROM GARAGE TO CELLAR IN OLD- (1938) CODE COMMERCIAL BUILDING USING CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE WITH WOOD FORMWORK AT CE$5,000
2019
2019-12-03311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2019-11-21Boiler inspection
2018
2018-09-06311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-09-06311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-08-26311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
2018-04-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-03-16311: Hazardous Materials — Unsafe Chemical, Abandoned (HC2)
2018-02-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018-01-23Boiler inspection
2018-01-11311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017
2017-12-22Boiler inspection
2017-11-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-07-31311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2017-06-08311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-01-04311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016
2016-10-17311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2016-06-08311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2 Bulk-Missed Collection
2015
2015-11-03311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-10-12311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-01-20311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2013
2013-08-06311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2013-06-11311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2013-06-07311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2013-03-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2012
2012-10-22311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition - Unsafe
2012-10-22DOB complaint, category ?
2012-09-04311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012-09-04311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012-04-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-08-03311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2011-07-20311: Sewer — Manhole Cover Broken/Making Noise (SB)
2011-06-23311: Dirty Conditions — E12 Illegal Dumping Surveillance
2011-04-19311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2011-03-22311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011-01-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-07-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-04-07311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010-04-07311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2008
2008-12-30Mortgage satisfied — from HONOVIC, SILVIO; KENUL, JOHN to GMAC MORTGAGE LLC F/KA GMAC MORTGAGE COR
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-08-25Agreement $53,600 — from HONOVIC, SILVIO; KENUL, JOHN to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION$53,600
2004-08-25Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, AS
2004-08-25Mortgage assigned — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY FKA to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2004-08-25Mortgage $4,521 — from KENUL, JOHN; HONOVIC, SILVIO to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$4,521
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-05-02ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 19B,49, INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTER.
1988
1988-08-24Deed — from BRAUN, LENKE/EXEC OF to KENUL, JOHN; HANOVIC, SILVIO
1988-08-24Mortgage $100,000 — from KENUL, JOHN; HONOVIC, SILVIO to EDISON FEDERAL S&L ASSN$100,000
1980
1980-11-07Deed — from NATIONAL BIOCHEMICAL CORPORATION to BRAUN LENKE

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