962 Montgomery Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213

962 Montgomery Street is a 2-story, 4-unit New Law tenement building located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, built in 1923 and currently owned by Winston Strachan. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing being a heat and hot water problem affecting the entire building reported in December 2024. In March 2022, multiple safety concerns were documented, including violations related to safety equipment: both smoke and carbon monoxide detectors required attention, and there were also mold and lighting issues noted during the same inspection period.

A water leak was reported in both 2019 (heavy flow) and 2022 (slow leak), with violations issued in 2019. The building has demonstrated relatively good pest management, with three consecutive bedbug reports from 2021 through 2023 showing zero infested units, and recent rodent inspections in 2024 and 2025 passing without issues. Significant safety-related violations remain open as of the latest records, including requirements to post various safety notices in common areas regarding detector requirements, gas leak procedures, and the building's heating system contact information.

These violations also include issues related to a 1F apartment ceiling with visible mold and problems with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The building underwent some structural scrutiny in 2021-2022 regarding a detached rear garage structure, though this violation was eventually dismissed. Importantly, the building's maintenance history shows consistent inspections and reporting compliance, with recent annual bedbug reports consistently showing no infestation, and multiple recent rodent inspections passing successfully. The most recent documented permit activity was in 2022 for some unspecified work, with a permit issued under job number 322101710.