979 Montgomery Street

979 Montgomery Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has 8 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 4 units · Built 1923

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 63 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2009-08-18. Newest violation issued 2026-05-05.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED RADIATOR STEAM VALVE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2012-01-27. HPD violation 9301126
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY ?11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 1F), issued 2011-11-25. HPD violation 9218264
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, bathroom, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING TILES AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2011-10-26. HPD violation 9175270
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall, bathroom, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING CERAMIC TILES AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2011-09-22. HPD violation 9118886
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-05. HPD violation 18882600
• Class A: Peeling paint or plaster, 1st room from the north, 1st floor. PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST, THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST, THE FOYER , THE KITCHEN , THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1R, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1R), issued 2011-09-22. HPD violation 9120129
• Class A: Floor or stair defect. SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR FRAME MISSING, issued 2009-08-18. HPD violation 1765070
• Class A: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISSING, issued 2009-08-18. HPD violation 1765068

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: Frank D ROSA. Managing agent: FRANK D ROSA. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 24, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3014190057, HPD building ID 340083. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Crown Hts-Utica Av (3, 4), 6 min walk
• Sutter Av-Rutland Rd (3), 10 min walk
• Kingston Av (3), 12 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.