Brooklyn

157 Montague St

Brooklyn, NY 11201Company-ownedBBL 3002430001BIN 3335929
Year Built1900
Floors4
Units1
Building Area11,250 sqft
ZoningR7-1
ClassM2
Market Value$4.2M

157 MONTAGUE ST is a property located at 157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The building was constructed in 1900. It has 4 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 11,250 square feet on a 5,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-1. The assessed market value is $4.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 46 building permits on record (36 active). There are 28 violations on record (16 currently open). 1 docketed judgment is on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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162records on file
86Energy Star

Completed in 1900, 157 Montague St rises 4 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 1 unit and 11,250 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.2M, and assessed for tax at $1.9M. In the 57 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 162 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 46 of its 162 records, fully 28%, fall under that one heading. Violation (28) and complaint (28) trail well behind. 16 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 86, with a site energy-use intensity of 20.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 92 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 28% permit, 57 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$4.2M of Kings, written across 162 government filings.

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Property Details

Address157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201
M2
Year Built1900
Floors4
Total Units1
Building Area11,250 sqft
Lot Size5,000 sqft
ZoningR7-1
3002430001
3335929
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.2M
$1.9M
$1.1M

Building Permits

46 on record · 36 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Oct 13, 2026Est. cost $1KJob #B01244226-I1
Supported ScaffoldDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jul 6, 2026Est. cost $1KJob #B01244226-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Apr 17, 2026Est. cost $2.9MJob #B01243959-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Apr 17, 2026Est. cost $2.9MJob #B01243959-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Feb 24, 2026Est. cost $352KJob #B01243959-S1

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Violations

28 on record · 16 open
Judgments · 1 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2019Ticket #035352063Y
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS
DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 14, 2025#2810608

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyC
ACTIVE
Issued Nov 6, 2025#2816472

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPIANT MANNER. NOTE: AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED AT EXPOSURES #1,2 & 4 SPALLING DISINTEGRATED, ERRODING STONE FACADE; MISSING STONE AND CRACK STONES. REMEDY: REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE DAMAGED STONE WORK

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 18, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0099571

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 2)

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 23, 2024#2777350

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 30, 2023#2704461

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 was constructed in 1900. with 4 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 11,250 sqft.

Are there building permits at 157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 46 building permits on record, with 36 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Oct 13, 2026.

Does 157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 28 violations on record, with 16 currently open. Breakdown: 1 DOB Safety, 23 DOB, 4 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has 1 docketed judgment on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 157 MONTAGUE ST?

157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 has an assessed market value of $4.2M and a total assessed value of $1.9M (land: $1.1M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 157 MONTAGUE ST?

157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 is zoned R7-1. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 157 MONTAGUE ST?

157 MONTAGUE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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