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542 Eastern Parkway

406Records
15City systems
0Open violations
3.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11225 · Neighborhood: Crown Heights (South)
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406 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 HPD complaints, 105 311 service requests, 56 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units14
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC
BBL3012690004
BIN3032927

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.7. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-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

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Lead (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Street Sign (2) · Sewer (1).

Filed construction activity

$72,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (14)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC
Head officerSHIMON LIANI
Managing agent542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC
Last registered2025-07-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,744,000 $1,684,800
2026$3,887,000 $1,749,150
2027$3,412,000 $1,535,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

4 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

SubwayNostrand Av — 3 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
President St-Medgar Evers College — 2 5 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Eastern Pkwy — B44 · 100 ft
Citi BikeEastern Pkwy & Nostrand Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 138 Brooklyn
Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. 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 Eastern Parkway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

24 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,240,000 on 2026-07-02 (lender: Jovia Financial Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-02AL&R $3,240,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to JOVIA FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $3,240,000
2026-07-02Mortgage $3,240,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to JOVIA FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $3,240,000
2016-04-15Agreement $4,400,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $4,400,000
2016-04-15AL&R $4,400,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $4,400,000
2016-04-15Mortgage $1,400,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,400,000
2015-12-22AL&R $1,500,000 — from 379 LEFFERTS AVE. LLC; 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to NCC CAPITAL LLC $1,500,000
2015-12-22Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 379 LEFFERTS AVE. LLC; 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to NCC CAPITAL LLC $1,500,000
2014-11-08Agreement $3,000,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $3,000,000
2014-11-08AL&R $3,000,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $3,000,000
2014-11-08Mortgage $439,893 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $439,893
2012-08-17Agreement $2,700,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,700,000
2012-08-17Mortgage $106,127 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $106,127
2009-02-06Mortgage $100,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to LIBERTYPOINTE BANK $100,000
2009-02-06Agreement $2,700,000 — from LIBERTYPOINTE BANK to 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC $2,700,000
2009-02-06AL&R $2,700,000 — from 542 EASTERN PARKWAY LLC to LIBERTYPOINTE BANK $2,700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007018
2018008008
2019008109
202000200020
202101100011
202202120115
202300100010
20240190212
202513140220
20266054217
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 287Ownership & money 56Health & systems 12

Every one of the 406 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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