829 Monroe Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01480-0067BIN 3039641Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
0213 active DOB violation(s)
031 eviction executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 1), discharged 2008-04-02.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building12 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

191

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6Issued 2020-09-083 violations5+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH
§ 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH

1 more from the same inspection

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 6Issued 2017-03-035+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE UPPER WINDOW SASH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 6, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-18

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES FLOWER POTS AT BALCONT AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, 3rd STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6Issued 2020-09-083 violations5+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL ( BEHIND WATER CLOSET ) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH

1 more from the same inspection

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 6, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition6

Water Leak4

Heat/Hot Water3

Paint/Plaster3

Plumbing3

General1

GeneralVentilation System2026-07-21 · closed

PlumbingBathtub/Shower2026-06-05 · closed

PlumbingToilet2026-06-05 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

677

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential426

Street/Sidewalk94

Unspecified72

Vehicle40

Commercial32

Park13

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

396

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony126

Misdemeanor223

Violation47

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2024-09-23

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-02-07Apt 4residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2017-02-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-09-03

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2012-03-16

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-01-11

False Certification Non-Lead

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

829 MONROE LLC

Head officer

JOEL GRUNWALD

Managing agent

JOYLAND MANAGEMENT

12 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2013-11-04 · $585,724.55

Most recent mortgage2016-10-11 · $1,075,000

Mortgage2016-10-11$1,075,000

borrower 829 MONROE LLC · lender GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC.

Mortgage2016-10-11$1,250,000

borrower 829 MONROE LLC · lender TESSLER ASSOCIATES LLC

Mortgage2015-11-12$1,900,000

borrower 825 MONROE LLC, 829 MONROE LLC · lender TESSLER ASSOCIATES LLC

Mortgage2015-11-12$2,500,000

borrower 825 MONROE LLC, 829 MONROE LLC · lender TESSLER ASSOCIATES LLC

Mortgage2014-04-11$94,275.45

borrower 829 MONROE LLC · lender HAMPTON PARTNERS LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01

30-day noticeincl. property tax2025-04-01

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale