138 Montague Street
A 4-story building with 22 apartments, built in 1960, in Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Addresses on the lot: 138 Montague Street, 140 Montague Street.
HPD records as of October 29, 2026
138 Montague Street has 48 open HPD violations, 6 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 28 complaints to HPD in the past year, 19 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Estate of Gloria Rivera. 21 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2020.
Does 138 Montague Street have open violations?
Yes: 48 open violations as of October 29, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 6 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 29 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 13 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 28 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 29, 2026, 19 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 138 Montague Street?
138 Montague Street is registered with HPD to Estate of Gloria Rivera. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
2 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 3% of residential buildings in 11201 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 138 Montague Street rent stabilized?
21 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2020, the same as in 2018. That’s 21 of the building’s 22 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 90 Pierrepont Street20 apartments, built 1900
- 100 Remsen Street80 apartments, built 1949
- 166 Montague Street23 apartments, built 1891
- 82 Pierrepont Street25 apartments, built 1890
- 115 Montague Street27 apartments, built 1885
- 142 Remsen Street50 apartments, built 1936
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 29, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-00249-0030.