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188 Montrose Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3030620020 · 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, AEP0.4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 77% 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 1.3. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Water System (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$118,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1899)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,361,000 $81,660
2026$1,680,000 $100,800
2027$1,463,000 $87,780

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Brooklyn TreeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayMontrose Av — L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Johnson Av / Humboldt St — B60 · 150 ft
Citi BikeMontrose Ave & Bushwick Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 196 Ten Eyck. 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

188 Montrose Avenue

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

5 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
6
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170000
20180202
20190101
20201203
20210000
20220202
20230011
20240011
20250426
20261203
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-10-07Job filed: STRUCTURAL REPAIR OF FOUNDATION MASONRY WALL.
2026-09-15311: Noise — Construction Equipment
2026-09-15311: Noise — Jackhammer
2025-11-19Restaurant inspection: THE BROOKLYN TREE — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-07Job filed: STRUCTURAL REPAIR OF FOUNDATION MASONRY WALL.$15,000
2026-09-15311: Noise — Construction Equipment
2026-09-15311: Noise — Jackhammer
2025
2025-11-19Restaurant inspection: THE BROOKLYN TREE — grade A
2025-08-12311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-06-23311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2025-06-11Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-06-11311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-02-13Restaurant inspection: THE BROOKLYN TREE — grade A
2024
2024-10-29Restaurant inspection: THE BROOKLYN TREE
2023
2023-06-05Restaurant inspection: THE BROOKLYN TREE — grade A
2022
2022-10-21311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2022-09-20311: Water System — LOW WATER PRESSURE - WLWP
2020
2020-09-14311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-08-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-04-02Job filed: LEGALIZATION OF WORK PERFORMED WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMOVAL OF TWO STORY ADDITION AT REAR OF PROPERTY. VIOLATION # 041789C01X02. ADDITION OF NEW TWO ST$103,400
2019
2019-07-05311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2018
2018-12-11311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2018-12-03311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2015
2015-11-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-10-29Job filed: FILING FOR KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#321232849, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. COOKING EQUIPMENT, COOKING EXHAUST SYSTEM AND FIRE SU$3,000
2015-09-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-09-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-09-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-09-04Job filed: TO CONVERT EXISTING STORE INTO AN EATING OR DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT, INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWI$57,500
2015-06-24311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2015-06-24DOB complaint, category ?
2015-05-27Job filed: TO LEGALIZED EXISTING HORIZONTAL EXTENSION AT REAR OF THE PROPERTY AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING ONE FAMILY TO TWO FAMILIES. ALL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREW$54,960
2009
2009-12-03CERT — from ROYAL ABSTRACT OF NEW YORK LLC,
2009-05-20DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-09-25Job filed: A1$20,000
2008-06-27ECB Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT WORK NOTED NEW EXTENSION W/ DOORS & WINDOWS COMPOSED OF CONCRETE MASONRY BLOCKS & ERECTED AT REAR 1ST & 2ND FL O$800
2008-06-11DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-05-11DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-04-17DOB violation C:
1989-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
1971
1971-02-04Deed — from DELGADO RAFAEL to MARIE GILBERTO
1966
1966-02-10Deed — from ORTIZ VIRGINIA; ORTIZ MANUEL to DELGADO RAFAEL

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