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242 South 2 Street

591Records
17City systems
46Open violations
0.5Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11211 · Neighborhood: Williamsburg
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591 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 333 311 service requests, 65 HPD housing violations, 58 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11211
Built1914
Floors6
Res. units33
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)242 SOUTH 2ND STREET H.D.F.C
BBL3024200015
BIN3063150

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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 93% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.5. In ZIP 11211, 58% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations46 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1973-12-11.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1).

Filed construction activity

$134,999 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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (33)
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)242 SOUTH 2ND STREET HDFC
Head officerAXEL E SERRANO
Managing agentDEL MAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
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$2,760,000 $1,242,000
2026$2,865,000 $1,289,250
2027$3,188,000 $1,434,600

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $619,759 a year ($24.94 per sq ft), operating expenses $297,455 ($11.97 per sq ft), net operating income $322,305. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayMarcy Av — J M Z · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lorimer St — G L · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Marcy Av / S 2 St — B24 · 600 ft
Citi BikeS 4 St & Roebling St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 017 Henry D. Woodworth. 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

242 South 2 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

24 311 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 DEL-MAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC — 18 buildings, 189 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
242 South 2 Street BK33 A
525 West 138 Street MN20 D
108 Seigel Street BK20 C
72 Clinton Street MN19 C
210 West 105 Street MN10 A
214 West 105 Street MN10 A
446 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
59 Wythe Avenue BK9 A
153 South 4 Street BK8 A
982 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
119 Grand Street BK7 A
93 South 8 Street BK6 B
91 South 9 Street BK6 A
81 South 9 Street BK6 B
206 West 105 Street MN5 A
204 West 105 Street MN5 A
200 West 105 Street MN5 A
229 West 113 Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-25RPTT&RET $525,000 — from BELCHER, MELINDA H; FLORES, PAULO; FLORES, MELINDA to KRAKER, BRIAN $525,000
2022-11-22Sold for $525,000 $525,000 $15,909
2022-10-19RPTT&RET $325,000 — from JEROMIN COSME, ADNINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF VICTORIA ORTIZ to TROISI, NATALIE $325,000
2022-09-19Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $9,848
2019-11-27RPTT&RET $300,000 — from CARMEL, AMIER to ANDREAS, MARTA ELIZABETH; KELTNER, DAVID ALLEN $300,000
2019-11-15Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $9,091
2018-05-07RPTT&RET $500,000 — from HAUBER, DEVA C; NORTON, NANCY to CHAN, PAUL; WANG, XUAN $500,000
2018-04-26Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $15,152
2017-09-05RPTT&RET $425,000 — from BOUTWELL, CINDE A; MEADE, CINDE to BOGGS, NICHOLAS $425,000
2017-08-29Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $12,879
2015-07-17RPTT&RET $225,000 — from SANTIAGO, SEGUNDA T to SIMONIAN, STAFANY $225,000
2010-12-13RPTT&RET $230,000 — from LOPEZ, JESSERE to HERSKOVITS, HELENA $230,000
2010-06-21RPTT&RET $390,000 — from PENA, VIRGINIA to MILLER, KEITH E; MILLER, JENNIFER T $390,000
2008-10-31RPTT&RET $166,500 — from SEGARRA-FRAGUADA, ISABEL to CARMEL, AMIER $166,500
2008-10-28Deed $251,250 — from 242 SOUTH 2ND ST H.D.F.C to 242 SOUTH 2ND STREET H.D.F.C; MALDONADO, FERNANDO $251,250

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
2018
69
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701602063
201800542460
201920612469
202022630067
202100210122
202200364141
202301160118
202400110112
2025006219
202600100313
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 466Ownership & money 34Health & systems 21

Every one of the 591 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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