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832 42 Street

376Records
15City systems
11Open violations
33.4Penalty rate

376 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 HPD housing violations, 115 HPD complaints, 61 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)DAL REALTY EQUITIES LLC
BBL3009250019
BIN3018344

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 33.4. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2022-05-13.
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Rodent (5) · Noise (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Lead (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)NY Paradox LLC
Head officerPaul Dalmazio
Managing agentYak Management LLC
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,528,000 $687,600
2026$1,701,000 $765,450
2027$1,357,000 $610,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

Subway9 Av — D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / 43 St — B70 · 450 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & 41 St · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 169 Sunset Park
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

832 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

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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 YAK MANAGEMENT LLC — 22 buildings, 299 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B12 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1214 Caton Avenue BK55 A
15 Argyle Road BK32 B
623 Howard Avenue BK23 A
974 46 Street BK20 B
832 42 Street BK20 B
27 Argyle Road BK16 B
4910 6 Avenue BK16 C
58 Argyle Road BK16 B
4916 6 Avenue BK16 B
52 Argyle Road BK16 C
33 Argyle Road BK16 A
1682 Flatbush Avenue BK12 A
1783 New York Avenue BK12 B
629 Hicks Street BK5 B
669 Henry Street BK4 B
31 2 Place BK4 A
769 Hicks Street BK3 B
131 Imlay Street BK3 C
247 Cooper Street BK3 B
6 4 Place BK3 A
137 Huntington Street BK2 B
490 Clinton Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,300,000 on 2026-01-20 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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
2026-01-20Mortgage $3,300,000 — from NY PARADOX LLC; G-P 61ST STREET CORP.; DAL REALTY EQUITIES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,300,000
2025-03-13Deed $1,100,000 — from WRC INTERSTATE ASSOCIATES to NY PARADOX LLC $1,100,000
2025-02-26Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $55,000
1984-08-22Mortgage $1,900,000 — from SUNSET PARK MODRTE.REHAB to ANCHOR SAVINGS BANK $1,900,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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201806017
201902013
202001012
20210480149
20220230124
202308019
20240100212
20250155323
20260152421
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 330Ownership & money 17Health & systems 15

Every one of the 376 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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