110 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

The 4-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building at 110 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, built in 1879 and owned by Philip Ruth, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues in recent years. Most notably, in October 2022, there was a building-wide heat and hot water outage that required HPD intervention to verify restoration of services.

The building has accumulated multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, including four open violations from October 2022 related to insufficient safety notices (gas leak procedures, housing information guide, and bedbug reporting) and one closed violation regarding defective self-closing doors at the front entrance. Rodent activity was documented in February and March 2023 inspections, though the most recent bedbug report from March 2024 shows no infestation during the previous reporting period.

The property has undergone facade work that resulted in several Environmental Control Board violations in April 2022, with penalties totaling $12,500 related to work zone safety, sidewalk obstruction, and scaffold safety issues, though these have since been resolved. Building inspection records reveal a pattern of building maintenance issues and regulatory non-compliance, including a history of bedbug reporting violations in 2021-2023, though the most recent report indicates no current infestation. While some violations have been addressed and closed, the building's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with timely compliance to safety and maintenance requirements, particularly in areas affecting resident comfort and building security.