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202 42 Street

219Records
15City systems
5Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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219 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 110 311 service requests, 27 HPD complaints, 20 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1970
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)GEORGE PROPERTIES INC.
BBL3007220008
BIN3337145

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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 33.3. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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

Open HPD violations5 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-02-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Graffiti (2) · Derelict Vehicles (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 (1970)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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)SUNSET INVESTMENT LLC
Head officerMARIO VALDES
Managing agentBROOKLYN MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,632,000 $97,920
2026$1,387,000 $83,220
2027$1,325,000 $79,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 19% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

Subway45 St — R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
36 St — D N R · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / 43 St — B37 · 750 ft
Citi Bike44 St & 2 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School. 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

202 42 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

7 311 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 BROOKLYN MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 12 buildings, 57 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
619 5 Avenue BK12 A
5202 6 Avenue BK12 C
4501 5 Avenue BK9 A
4808 4 Avenue BK9 B
883 4 Avenue BK5 D
4118 3 Avenue BK3 A
4505 5 Avenue BK2 B
4122 3 Avenue BK2 A
204 42 Street BK1 C
202 42 Street BK1 C
206 42 Street BK1 B
3008670003 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,250,000 on 2021-07-12 (lender: 1677 George Street LLC), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-12AL&R $1,250,000 — from GEORGE PROPERTIES INC. to 1677 GEORGE STREET LLC $1,250,000
2021-07-12Mortgage $1,250,000 — from GEORGE PROPERTIES INC. to 1677 GEORGE STREET LLC $1,250,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722004
201811013
201913004
202000000
2021056011
202205005
202342006
202412003
202522004
202603205
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 155Ownership & money 15Health & systems 3

Every one of the 219 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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