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870 42 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 00925 • Lot 0035 • Zip: 11232

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 870 42 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11232
Block: 00925
Lot: 0035
BBL: 3009250035
Unified address ID: 3009250035

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 4,007 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 40 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 2.92
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 15

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1920
Last altered: 1920
Floors: 4
Total units: 16
Residential units: 16
Building area: 11,700 sq ft
Building dimensions: 40 ft x 89 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 870 42ND STREET REALTY LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $552,000
Total assessment: $248,400
Land assessment: $13,950
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 870 42ND STREET REALT

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Borough Park
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
55 St D

About 4 minutes on foot · 278 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 35 min 4 walking, 31 riding
  • Fulton Street 41 min 4 walking, 37 riding
  • Union Square 44 min 4 walking, 40 riding
  • Times Square 49 min 4 walking, 45 riding
  • Penn Station 51 min 4 walking, 47 riding
  • Grand Central 52 min 4 walking, 48 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. ECB violation Jul 1, 2026 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION, A SIDEWALK SHED WAS OBSERVED INSTALLED AT EXPOSURE 1. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT RECORDS INDICAT...

  2. ECB violation Jul 1, 2026 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED SIDEWALK SHED IN PLACE INSTALLED AT EXP# 1. BUT NOT MAINTAINED AS PER CODE. SHED WAS ...

  3. DOB NOW filing May 31, 2026 $500

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  4. HPD violation May 1, 2026

    Class C

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FREE STANDING RADIATOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

  5. HPD violation Apr 30, 2026

    Class B

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTION IN FIREPROOF PASSAGEWAY FURNITURE, CONSTRUCTIO...

  6. DOB NOW filing Mar 23, 2026 $10,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. HPD violation Oct 15, 2025

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 3rd ...

  2. HPD violation Oct 15, 2025

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11, 3rd STO...

  3. HPD violation May 27, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING WOOD WEDGE PLACED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE...

  4. HPD violation May 27, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING RADIATOR SHUTTOF VALVE HANDLE AT EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

2022

  1. ECB violation Dec 28, 2022 $0

    CLASS - 3

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO BOILER FOR INSPECTION HMC27-2033;BOILER ROOM ACCESS SIGN READS APT# 3@864 42 ST I WENT R...

2015

  1. DOB filing Dec 23, 2015 $18,500

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE OIL BURNER WITH GAS/OIL BURNER ON NYC BOILER NO. MD 160709-01 AND INSTALL NEW GAS SERVICE, METER AND PIPING.

2014

  1. Permit issued Sep 19, 2014

    PL / PL

    JOHN SALLUSTIO PLUMBING

  2. Permit issued Sep 19, 2014

    EW / FB

    SALLUSTIO & SON FUEL CO I

2013

  1. Sale Dec 19, 2013 $1,350,000

    Changed hands

    870 42ND ST

  2. DOB filing Nov 19, 2013 $0

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER.

2009

  1. Permit issued Sep 18, 2009

    EW / FB

    MICHAEL S. KAPLAN

  2. Permit issued Sep 18, 2009

    EW / BL

    MICHAEL S. KAPLAN

2005

  1. DOB violation Jan 31, 2005

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

1997

  1. DOB violation Sep 16, 1997

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
870 42ND STREET REALTY LLC
4205 8TH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11232
Agent
RAY CHEN
4205 8TH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11232
HeadOfficer
RAY CHEN
4205 8TH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11232
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
870 42 STREET REALTY
RAY CHEN
Owner
DECREE REALTY OWNER
JOHN DECRESCENO
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PRESPECTIVE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION IN
Brooklyn, NY, 11218
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
GRANTOR/SELLER
521 58TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11220
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
PARTY 1
PARTY 1
PARTY 1
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner