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537 East 42 Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn • Block 04959 • Lot 0052 • Zip: 11203

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 537 East 42 Street, Brooklyn
Borough: Brooklyn
Zip code: 11203
Block: 04959
Lot: 0052
BBL: 3049590052
Unified address ID: 3049590052

Land use and zoning

Land use: One & Two Family Buildings
Zoning: R4 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,150 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 21 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 0.42
Max residential FAR: 1
Max facility FAR: 2
School district: 18

Building

Building class: One Family Dwellings - Attached or Semi-Detached (A5)
Year built: 1940
Last altered: 1940
Floors: 1
Total units: 1
Residential units: 1
Building area: 909 sq ft
Building dimensions: 21 ft x 44 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: MCELLIGOTT, ROBERT D

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 1 - 3 Unit Residence
Market value: $442,000
Total assessment: $22,248
Land assessment: $10,470
Exempt total: $1,460
Assessment owner: DEKALB DEVELOPERS LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood East Flatbush
District Brooklyn

Getting around

Estimated 5 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.

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 24, 2025

    Class I

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

2024

  1. HPD violation Dec 3, 2024

    Class I

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

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 28, 2023

    Class I

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

  2. Sale Jul 13, 2023 $699,000

    Changed hands

    537 E 42 STREET

  3. DOB NOW filing Jun 23, 2023 $6,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. DOB NOW filing Jun 21, 2023 $48,800

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2022

  1. Sale Dec 19, 2022 $360,000

    Changed hands

    537 EAST 42ND ST

2020

  1. Sale Apr 23, 2020 $1

    Changed hands

    537 EAST 42ND STREET

  2. Sale Feb 3, 2020 $600,270

    Changed hands

    537 EAST 42ND STREET

2016

  1. Sale Jul 18, 2016 $0

    Changed hands

    537 EAST 42ND STREET

2004

  1. ECB violation Apr 12, 2004 $250

    Non-Hazardous

    WORK W/OUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:GARAGE DOOR REMOVED NAD SINGLE ENTRY DOOR WINDOW AND MASONARY FACADE ERECTED WHERE GAR...

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
AJAX 2018-F REO CORP
13190 SW 68TH PKWY 110
TIGARD, OR, 97223
Agent
SPOT REAL ESTATE ORG.
1177 AVE OF AMERICAS 5TH FL
New York, NY, 10036
HeadOfficer
LAUREN DEMASI
13190 SW 68TH PKWY 110
TIGARD, OR, 97223
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
1105STANLEYBK LLC
BROOKLYN, NY, 11217
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
11816 101ST AVE FL 2
SOUTH RICHMOND HILL, NY, 114191230
GRANTEE/BUYER
537 E 42ND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
P.O. BOX 2026
FLINT, MI, 48501
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
537 E 42ND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203
GRANTOR/SELLER
13190 SW 68TH PARKWAY
SUITE 200
TIGARD, OR, 97223
GRANTEE/BUYER
118-16 101ST AVENUE
RICHMOND HILL, NY, 11419
GRANTOR/SELLER
9400 SW BEAVERTON HILLSDALE HIGHWAY
SUITE 131
BEAVERTON, OR, 97005
GRANTEE/BUYER
9400 SW BEAVERTON HILLSDALE HIGHWAY
SUITE 131
BEAVERTON, OR, 97005
GRANTEE/BUYER
9400 SW BEAVERTON HILLSDALE HWY
SUITE 131
BEAVERTON, OR, 97005
GRANTOR/SELLER
537 EAST 42ND STREET
BROOKLYN, NY, 11203

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner