956 Montgomery Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213

The property at 956 Montgomery Street is a 2-story, 4-unit tenement building constructed in 1924 and currently owned by Stephen Markman. The building has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past few years, with the most significant concerns being electrical safety, security, and emergency preparedness. In 2018, multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding electrical wiring issues, including exposed wires and inadequate lighting, along with problems with doors (including roof access and self-closing mechanisms), mailboxes, and a ceiling requiring plaster repair.

These issues led to various Housing Maintenance Code violations, including open violations related to unsafe electrical wiring conditions and improperly maintained doors. More recently, as of April 2024, there are outstanding violations for failing to file an annual bedbug report and for not posting required gas leak procedures, smoke detector requirements, and carbon monoxide detector information in the common areas. The building's history includes some concerning incidents, such as a 2023 complaint about an illegal pet that inspectors were unable to access the property to investigate.

While there were some illegal conversion complaints in 2018, inspectors could not gain access to verify the claim. The property has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections between 2018 and 2025, with only one instance of rat activity detected in late 2016-early 2017 before regular baiting and compliance inspections showed no further issues. A significant demolition permit was issued in April 2022 concerning a detached rear garage structure, and there is an active violation regarding the need for proper demolition and stabilization work affecting not only this property but also neighboring buildings on Montgomery Street. The building's bedbug reporting history shows no infestations reported in the past three filing periods (2020-2022), and it has passed all rodent inspections since 2017, indicating improved pest management.