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42 Somers Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 01542 • Lot 0003 • Zip: 11233

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 42 Somers Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11233
Block: 01542
Lot: 0003
BBL: 3015420003
Unified address ID: 3015420003

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,362 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 18 ft x 72 ft
Built FAR: 2.06
Max residential FAR: 2.43
Max facility FAR: 4.8
School district: 23

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Three Families (C0)
Year built: 1899
Last altered: 2007
Floors: 3
Total units: 3
Residential units: 3
Building area: 2,806 sq ft
Building dimensions: 18 ft x 40 ft
Basement: Above grade full basement
Owner: ORIN OQUIL JOHNSON-GRIFFITH

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $937,000
Total assessment: $31,608
Land assessment: $11,132
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: SHEPHERD, ROBERT JR.

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 1 day ago
Nearest station

About 13 minutes on foot · 874 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 13 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 36 min 13 walking, 23 riding
  • Union Square 37 min 13 walking, 24 riding
  • Grand Central 44 min 13 walking, 31 riding
  • Times Square 47 min 13 walking, 34 riding
  • Penn Station 48 min 13 walking, 35 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. HPD violation May 5, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 29, 2024

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. HPD violation Apr 11, 2024

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2023

  1. HPD violation Mar 24, 2023

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2022

  1. HPD violation Nov 14, 2022

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. HPD violation Mar 2, 2022

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2017

  1. Permit issued Sep 8, 2017

    EW / OT

    GREEN STREET POWER PARTNE

  2. DOB filing Sep 8, 2017 $51,004

    Alteration Type II

    CANOPY INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS ON AN EXISTING ROOFTOP STRUCTURE. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.

2006

  1. Sale Aug 21, 2006 $350,000

    Changed hands

    42 SOMERS STREET

2005

  1. DOB filing Aug 31, 2005 $150,000

    Alteration Type I

    GUT REHAB AS PER PLAN

  2. Permit issued May 4, 2005

    PL / PL

    S.J. VISION & SON P & H

  3. Permit issued Mar 30, 2005

    PL / PL

    ALL ABOUT PLUMB & HTG CORP

  4. Permit issued Mar 29, 2005

    EQ / EQ

    P. S. CONST NY INC

  5. Permit issued Mar 29, 2005

    AL

    P. S. CONST NY INC

  6. Permit issued Feb 10, 2005

    AL

    P. S. CONST NY INC

2004

  1. Sale Jun 24, 2004 $0

    Changed hands

    42 SOMERS STREET

2003

  1. DOB filing Sep 12, 2003 $8,000

    Alteration Type II

    REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED WOOD JOISTS WITH NEW AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. DOB filing Jun 6, 2003 $6,000

    Alteration Type II

    REMOVE/REINSTALL EXISTING COPING STONE AND REBUILT BRICK WORK 80 SF AS PER PLAN FILED.NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCU...

  3. Sale May 8, 2003 $0

    Changed hands

    42 SOMERS STREET

2002

  1. ECB violation Oct 29, 2002 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED : HAVING DEMO AND REMOVED (1) SKY LIGHT ALSO (1) ROOF ATCH, ALSO NEW ROOF VENT AND NEW ...

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

IndividualOwner
ORIN-OQUIL JOHNSON-GRIFFITH
42 SOMERS ST APT 1
Brooklyn, NY, 11233
SiteManager
KIMTREESE GRIFFITH
2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
ORIN OQUIL JOHNSON GRIFFITH
Owner
HPD
Timothy Joseph
Owner
H.P.D.
EUGENE McARDLE
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTOR/SELLER
294 SUMPTER STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTEE/BUYER
579 MILLER AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
PO BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
579 MILLER AVE
BROOKLYN, NY, 11233
PARTY ONE
CITY HALL
NYC, NY, 10007
PARTY TWO
294 SUMPTER ST
BKLYN, NY, 11233
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
501 SEVENTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10018

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner