613 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 279 HPD complaints, 104 HPD housing violations, 88 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 65.2. In ZIP 11221, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Rodent (1) · Dead Animal (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Noise (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 42 HOWARD-PUTNAM LLC |
| Head officer | Nathan Horne |
| Managing agent | Marcourt Properties LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $994,000 | $447,300 |
| 2026 | $951,000 | $427,950 |
| 2027 | $1,141,000 | $513,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
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.
| Subway | Gates Av — J Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / Madison St — Q24 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & Madison St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 309 The George E. Wibecan Preparatory Academy. 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.
42 Howard Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by MARCOURT PROPERTIES LLC — 10 buildings, 113 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 155 East 168 Street | BX | 51 | B |
| 310 East 25 Street | BK | 19 | B |
| 106 North 8 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 42 Howard Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 1365 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 161 Newel Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 129 St Nicholas Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 53 Kent Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 127 St Nicholas Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 255 Weirfield Street | BK | 3 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2025-06-20 (lender: M&t Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Deed $999,000 — from 42 HOWARD REALTY LLC to 42 HOWARD-PUTNAM LLC | $999,000 | |
| 2025-06-20 | AL&R $400,000 — from 42 HOWARD-PUTNAM LLC to M&T BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2025-06-20 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 42 HOWARD-PUTNAM LLC to M&T BANK | $400,000 | |
| 2025-06-05 | Sold for $999,000 | $999,000 | $166,500 |
| 2014-09-30 | Mortgage $385,000 — from 42 HOWARD HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $385,000 | |
| 2014-09-30 | AL&R $675,000 — from 42 HOWARD HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $675,000 | |
| 2014-09-30 | Agreement $675,000 — from 42 HOWARD HOLDINGS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $675,000 | |
| 2013-05-28 | Deed $575,000 — from 42 HOWARD OWNER LLC to 42 HOWARD REALTY LLC | $575,000 | |
| 2011-06-15 | Deed $322,534 — from 42 HOWARD AVE., LLC to 42 HOWARD OWNER LLC | $322,534 | |
| 2007-03-30 | Deed $472,500 — from TREUHOLD CAPITAL GROUP, LLC to 42 HOWARD AVE. , LLC | $472,500 | |
| 2007-03-30 | Mortgage $340,000 — from 42 HOWARD AVE. , LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $340,000 | |
| 2007-03-30 | AL&R $340,000 — from 42 HOWARD AVE., LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $340,000 | |
| 2000-06-13 | Mortgage $225,000 — from BLACKSHEAR, JERRY; BURKE, VERNON to INTERSTATE RESOURCECORP | $225,000 | |
| 1994-08-30 | Mortgage $170,000 — from GRENARDO REALTY CORP to WAINCO FUNDING | $170,000 | |
| 1994-04-18 | Mortgage $50,000 — from GRENARDO REALTY CORP to JOHNSON, MATTIE | $50,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2025 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 613 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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