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542 Court Street

114Records
9City systems
0Open violations
40Penalty rate

114 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 311 service requests, 19 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)CHARLES, PAPACONSTANTINOU
BBL3003810038
BIN3005683

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 40. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (8) · Dirty Condition (1) · Street Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Charles Papaconstantinou
Managing agentNORTH AMERICAN PROPERTY GROUP INC
Last registered2026-05-05

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,359,000 $141,540
2026$2,372,000 $142,320
2027$2,692,000 $161,520

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / W 9 St — B57 B61 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCourt St & Huntington St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

542 Court Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NORTH AMERICAN PROPERTY GROUP INC — 15 buildings, 71 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3 · C5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
630 Metropolitan Avenue BK10 A
292 Stockholm Street BK8 B
296 Stockholm Street BK8 B
155 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
147 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
142 Richardson Street BK6 B
157 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
563 Lorimer Street BK3 C
497 Court Street BK3 D
479 Humboldt Street BK3 A
70 Maujer Street BK3 C
239 Frost Street BK3 C
38 Marcy Avenue BK2 C
542 Court Street BK2 C
61 Skillman Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $34,237 on 2004-09-13 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-09-13Agreement $516,000 — from PAPACONSTANTINOU, CHARLES to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $516,000
2004-09-13Mortgage $34,237 — from PAPACONSTANTINOU, CHARLES to MERS $34,237
2001-03-06Mortgage $496,000 — from PAPACONTANTINOU, CHARLES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB $496,000
2000-01-20Mortgage $136,000 — from UNIVERSAL REALTY GROUP INC to LINDA FUNDING LLC $136,000
1996-09-19Mortgage $136,500 — from NELSON, ELIZABETH; NELSON, ARTHUR to CITYSCAPE CORP $136,500
1988-05-11Mortgage $183,000 — from 215 COURT ASSOCIATES to 542 COURT ST ASSOCIATES $183,000
1982-08-04Mortgage $51,000 — from MARTINEZ, OSCAR; CARAJAL, MICHAEL JR to RIVERA, EFRAIN JR $51,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017033
2018044
2019044
2020033
2021033
202201111
2023044
202411011
2025134
2026044
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 53Ownership & money 34

Every one of the 114 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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