439 Montauk Avenue

439 Montauk Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn, has 40 open HPD violations, 11 of them class C, and 11 of 11 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (41/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 11 units · Built 1930

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 41/100)

• 11 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 11 of 11 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (40 open, 11 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), 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)

40 open violations: 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 16 class A. 25 issued in the last 12 months. 127 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-12-26. Newest violation issued 2026-09-28.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 120 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF OF SCALDING HOT WATER ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-09-28. HPD violation 19250598
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING ,NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-09-28. HPD violation 19250592
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen, 1st floor. , 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING, NORTH AND WEST WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1A), issued 2026-09-28. HPD violation 19250591
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B3), issued 2026-05-27. HPD violation 18956928
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B3, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt B3), issued 2026-05-27. HPD violation 18956927
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A3, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A3), issued 2025-03-31. HPD violation 17793513
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A3, 1st STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A3), issued 2023-07-12. HPD violation 16095001
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT A2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt A2), issued 2023-03-28. HPD violation 15845835

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 14 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (1), Water Leak (1).

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

11 of 11 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Owner and management

Owner: 439 MONTAUK, LLC. Head officer: MEREDITH MARSHALL. Managing agent: GREEN CEDAR MANAGEMENT, LLC. This owner has 51 buildings on record, 38 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Dec 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3044560054, HPD building ID 339607. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• New Lots Av (3), 9 min walk
• Shepherd Av (C), 11 min walk
• Euclid Av (A, C), 11 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 2026-10-27.