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196 Montrose Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11206Company-ownedBBL 3030620022BIN 3071222

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors5
Units10
Building Area8,255 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassC1
Market Value$2.5M

196 MONTROSE AVE is a property located at 196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 5 floors and 10 units. The building area is 8,255 square feet on a 2,400 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $2.5M. It last sold for $3.4M on Jul 28, 2015. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 16 building permits on record (8 active). There are 24 violations on record (4 currently open). 12 docketed judgments carrying $2,900 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

155records on file

Completed in 1920, 196 Montrose Ave rises 5 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 10 units and 8,255 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.5M, and assessed for tax at $1.1M. In the 58 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 155 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward assignment: 30 of its 155 records, fully 19%, fall under that one heading. Violation (24) and complaint (23) trail well behind. 4 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 2017.

Read together — 19% assignment, 58 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$2.5M of Kings, written across 155 government filings.

Property Details

Address196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families Without Stores
C1
Year Built1920
Floors5
Total Units10
Building Area8,255 sqft
Lot Size2,400 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3030620022
3071222
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2.5M
$1.1M
$121K
$3.4M
Last Sale DateJul 28, 2015

Building Permits

16 on record · 8 active
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 19, 2017Job #321281965-02
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 19, 2017Est. cost $1.6MJob #321281965-01
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 19, 2017Job #321281965-03
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 15, 2017Job #321283062-01
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Mar 23, 2017Est. cost $8KJob #321399697-01

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Violations

24 on record · 4 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,900
Judgments · 12 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048998126R
DIRTY SIDEWALK
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048384268X
UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #047994395K
DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 29, 2024Balance $300Ticket #048016862J
DIRTY SIDEWALK
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2021Balance $300Ticket #047179574P
LOOSE RUBBISH

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 31, 2026#18969996

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BUILDING FRONT AT EAST AT FIRE ESCAPE, 2nd STORY

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 31, 2026#18969997

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

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 31, 2026#18969998

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING SCREWS AT CENTER SUPPORT BRACKET UNDER BALCONY AT BUILDING FRONT AT EAST. AT FIRE ESCAPE, 2nd STORY

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 20, 2023#2659725

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families without stores with 5 floors and 10 units. The building area is 8,255 sqft.

Are there building permits at 196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 has 16 building permits on record, with 8 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 1 (SIGNED OFF) filed Sep 19, 2017.

Does 196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 has 24 violations on record, with 4 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB, 2 ECB, 18 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 has 12 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,900. 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 196 MONTROSE AVE?

196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 has an assessed market value of $2.5M and a total assessed value of $1.1M (land: $121K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 196 MONTROSE AVE last sold?

196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 last sold for $3.4M on Jul 28, 2015. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 196 MONTROSE AVE?

196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 is zoned R6. 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 196 MONTROSE AVE?

196 MONTROSE AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 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.

How do I get a full property report for 196 MONTROSE AVE?

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