125 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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. In ZIP 11206, 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (8) · Noise (6) · Snow or Ice (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Street Condition (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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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 owner(s) | 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS LLC |
| Head officer | BRUCE RATNER |
| Managing agent | PLAZA MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,914,000 | $861,300 |
| 2026 | $2,297,000 | $1,033,650 |
| 2027 | $2,756,000 | $1,240,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | Broadway — G · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Hewes St — J M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Meserole St / Lorimer St — B60 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Scholes St & Lorimer St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 250 George H. Lindsay. 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 Meserole Street
| 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 |
23 311 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.
Managed by PLAZA MANAGEMENT — 24 buildings, 1,664 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4 · C3 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 600 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 640 | A |
| 2266 Cropsey Avenue | BK | 248 | A |
| 19 Rockwell Place | BK | 174 | A |
| 2224 Cropsey Avenue | BK | 107 | A |
| 195 Berry Street | BK | 84 | A |
| 33 4 Street | BK | 82 | A |
| 1357 2 Avenue | MN | 52 | A |
| 542 St Marks Avenue | BK | 36 | A |
| 105 Grand Avenue | BK | 36 | B |
| 1231 3 Avenue | MN | 34 | A |
| 540 West 189 Street | MN | 30 | D |
| 370 Bedford Avenue | BK | 29 | C |
| 89 Throop Avenue | BK | 24 | A |
| 327 43 Street | BK | 18 | C |
| 1711 East 15 Street | BK | 12 | F |
| 530 East 5 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 172 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 170 Meserole Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 367 Union Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 365 Union Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 42 Meserole Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 730 Lorimer Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 728 Lorimer Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 1007360033 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,245,583 on 2014-09-09 (lender: Banco Popular North America), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | AL&R $159,352,214 — from 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 128 EAST 62ND STREET CORP.; 281 UNION BPC RETAIL PARTNER to LANDESBANK-HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE | $159,352,214 | |
| 2025-09-05 | Agreement $159,352,214 — from 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; RRG STERLING OWNER, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; to LANDESBANK-HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE | $159,352,214 | |
| 2022-09-02 | Agreement $157,052,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 105 GRAND AVENUE LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE | $157,052,214 | |
| 2022-09-02 | Agreement $157,052,214 — from 365 UNION BRC PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 105 GRAN to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE | $157,052,214 | |
| 2022-06-28 | Agreement $157,052,214 — from 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE | $157,052,214 | |
| 2022-06-28 | Agreement $157,052,214 — from OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE | $157,052,214 | |
| 2020-04-22 | AL&R $151,252,214 — from 168 MESEROLE BPC RETAIL PARTNERS, LLC; OLIVE PARTNERS II, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTI to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE | $151,252,214 | |
| 2020-04-22 | M&CON $151,252,214 — from 281 UNION BPC PARTNERS, LLC; 248-250 BEDFORD NYT, LLC; 365 UNION RRG NEW RESIDENTIAL, LLC; to LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE | $151,252,214 | |
| 2017-06-09 | AL&R $6,600,000 — from 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $6,600,000 | |
| 2014-09-09 | M&CON $6,600,000 — from 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $6,600,000 | |
| 2014-09-09 | Mortgage $1,245,584 — from 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA | $1,245,584 | |
| 2014-09-09 | Deed $8,500,000 — from 42-44 MESEROLE STREET INVESTORS, LLC to 42-44 MESEROLE BPC PARTNERS LLC | $8,500,000 | |
| 2013-05-24 | AL&R $5,500,000 — from 42-44 MESEROLE STREET INVESTORS, LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. | $5,500,000 | |
| 2013-05-24 | Agreement $5,550,000 — from 42-44 MESEROLE STREET INVESTORS, LLC to MODERN BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,550,000 | |
| 2013-05-24 | Mortgage $1,950,000 — from 42-44 MESEROLE STREET INVESTORS, LLC to MODERN BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,950,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 125 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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