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197 East 42 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04896 • Lot 0060 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 197 East 42 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04896
Lot: 0060
BBL: 3048960060
Unified address ID: 3048960060

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R5 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,000 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.64
Max residential FAR: 1.5
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 18

Building

Building class: One Family Dwellings - Miscellaneous (A9)
Year built: 1915
Last altered: 1915
Floors: 2
Total units: 1
Residential units: 1
Building area: 1,280 sq ft
Building dimensions: 16 ft x 40 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: MARTIN HOUSTON

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $439,000
Total assessment: $20,736
Land assessment: $9,494
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: MARTIN HOUSTON

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East Flatbush
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station

About 22 minutes on foot · 1,521 m

  • Downtown Brooklyn 45 min 22 walking, 23 riding
  • Fulton Street 51 min 22 walking, 29 riding
  • Penn Station 60 min 22 walking, 38 riding
  • Times Square 61 min 22 walking, 39 riding
  • Union Square 61 min 22 walking, 39 riding
  • Grand Central 64 min 22 walking, 42 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. Sale Mar 20, 2026 $0

    Changed hands

    197 E 42 STREET

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
197 E 42ND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTOR/SELLER
197 E 42ND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTEE/BUYER
197 E 42ND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
710 KANSAS LANE
MONROE, LA, 71203
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
780 KANSAS LANE, SUITE A
MONROE, LA, 71203
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
780 KANSAS LANE, SUITE A
MONROE, LA, 71203
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
1111 POLARIS PARKWAY
COLUMBUS, OH, 43240
PARTY ONE
201 EAST MAIN STREET
LEXINGTON, KY, 40507
MORTGAGEE/LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner