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42 Lewis Avenue

357Records
14City systems
13Open violations
74Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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357 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 82 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P.
BBL3015850036
BIN3042884

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 74. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations13 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · GENERAL (3) · Graffiti (1) · PLUMBING (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)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)LEXINGTON AVENUE LP
Head officerFELICIA COLON
Managing agentNMD LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$972,000 $437,400
2026$1,166,000 $524,700
2027$1,399,000 $629,550

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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

SubwayMyrtle Av — J M Z · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Lewis Av — B54 · 100 ft
Citi BikeMyrtle Ave & Lewis Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 081 Thaddeus Stevens. 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

42 Lewis Avenue

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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 NMD LLC — 39 buildings, 370 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B12 · C8 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
934 Carroll Street BK58 B
8224 Bay Parkway BK53 C
890 Flushing Avenue BK25 A
129 Franklin Avenue BK16 B
372 Lewis Avenue BK12 A
217 Bainbridge Street BK9 B
165 Park Avenue BK9 A
239 Bainbridge Street BK8 B
543 Throop Avenue BK8 B
498 Hancock Street BK8 A
315 Malcolm X Boulevard BK8 B
412 Mac Donough Street BK8 C
90 Lexington Avenue BK8 A
363 Willoughby Avenue BK7 A
431 Decatur Street BK7 D
100 Franklin Avenue BK7 A
391 Kosciuszko Street BK6 B
502 Lexington Avenue BK6 B
233 Bainbridge Street BK6 A
249 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 A
295 Throop Avenue BK6 A
694 Hancock Street BK6 A
98 Ellery Street BK6 C
166 Pulaski Street BK6 C
868 Bedford Avenue BK6 C
677 Halsey Street BK6 A
42 Lewis Avenue BK6 B
452 Lexington Avenue BK6 C
660 Halsey Street BK6 A
477 Lexington Avenue BK6 B
914 Bedford Avenue BK5 B
611 Marcy Avenue BK5 C
259 Patchen Avenue BK5 D
516 Jefferson Avenue BK4 D
306 Ellery Street BK4 D
825 Bedford Avenue BK4 C
626 Myrtle Avenue BK4 B
655 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D
596 Myrtle Avenue BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,289,930 on 2006-03-16 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 9 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
2014-08-21Agreement $12,849,644 — from LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $12,849,644
2007-11-30Agreement $12,849,664 — from THE CITY OF NEW , H.P.D to LEXINGTON AVENUE, L.P. $12,849,664
2006-03-16Mortgage $2,289,930 — from LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,289,930
2006-03-16Agreement $11,341,442 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P. $11,341,442
2006-03-16Deed $8,671,757 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING to LEXINGTON AVENUE L.P. $8,671,757

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017124429
2018018422
2019015318
2020019221
2021011213
2022018321
2023019322
202418312
2025016319
2026021324
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 261Ownership & money 31Health & systems 32

Every one of the 357 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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