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42 Lincoln Avenue

113Records
10City systems
0Open violations
137.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11208 · Neighborhood: Cypress Hills
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113 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 35 HPD housing violations, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11208
Built1925
Floors3
Res. units6
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)42 LINCOLN AVENUE LLC
BBL3041080062
BIN3091128

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 137.7. In ZIP 11208, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5).

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Lead (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)42 LINCOLN AVENUE LLC
Head officerMOISHE KATZ
Managing agentFRONTGATE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$875,000 $393,750
2026$991,000 $445,950
2027$793,000 $356,850

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

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

SubwayCypress Hills — J · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
75 St-Elderts Ln — J Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / Autumn Av — Q56 · 400 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Abraham Lincoln
Middle: 171, 760. 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 Lincoln 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT — 77 buildings, 1,379 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B31 · C10 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1034 Atlantic Avenue BK237 B
1258 Shakespeare Ave BX90 B
329 Broadway BK63 A
711 East 214 Street BX61 B
Trinity Avenue BX52 B
65 South 11 Street BK46 A
1818 Prospect Avenue BX46 B
2177 60 Street BK44 A
49 South 11 Street BK42 A
374 South 5 Street BK41 B
713 Snediker Avenue BK35 A
366 South 5 Street BK32 B
1058 University Avenue BX26 B
524 West 134 Street MN24 B
Grand Avenue BX24 B
87 East 53 Street BK24 D
51 West 174 Street BX24 B
924 Myrtle Avenue BK23 A
2076 Morris Avenue BX17 B
1694 Nelson Avenue BX15 B
1307 Findlay Avenue BX13 C
2308 Prospect Avenue BX13 A
14 Duffield Street BK12 B
1467 Bedford Avenue BK12 A
287 East 169 Street BX12 B
412 Mother Gaston Blvd BK10 B
1686 Grand Avenue BX10 B
303 West 74 Street MN10 A
1344 Findlay Avenue BX10 B
3533 Barnes Avenue BX10 B
305 East 162 Street BX10 A
285 East 169 Street BX10 A
2890 Bailey Avenue BX10 A
4829 White Plains Road BX10 B
1691 Carroll Street BK10 A
720 Saratoga Avenue BK10 B
1426 Vyse Avenue BX10 B
4831 White Plains Road BX10 A
1101 Hoe Avenue BX10 B
1447 Longfellow Avenue BX10 C
1343 Harrod Avenue BX9 C
499 Pennsylvania Avenue BK9 A
540 East 142 Street BX8 B
1143 Ward Avenue BX8 C
501 Dean Street BK8 B
166 Scholes Street BK8 A
164 Scholes Street BK8 A
538 East 142 Street BX8 C
162 Scholes Street BK8 B
863 Hancock Street BK8 B
149 Albany Avenue BK8 A
10 Clermont Avenue BK7 A
120 Skillman Street BK7 A
160 Scholes Street BK7 A
321 South 5 Street BK7 A
299 Schaefer Street BK6 B
305 Schaefer Street BK6 B
303 Schaefer Street BK6 A
297 Schaefer Street BK6 B
258 Melrose Street BK6 D

showing 60 of 77 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $613,725 on 2023-09-22 (lender: Broadview Capital). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-09-22AL&R $613,725 — from 42 LINCOLN AVENUE LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL $613,725
2023-09-22Mortgage $613,725 — from 42 LINCOLN AVENUE LLC to BROADVIEW CAPITAL $613,725
2023-09-22Deed $890,011 — from 42 LINCOLN, INC. to 42 LINCOLN AVENUE LLC $890,011
2023-09-07Sold for $890,011 $890,011 $148,335
2003-09-09DEEDO $355,000 — from SIBLALL, HARRI CHANDRA; SIBLALL, JAICHAND; SIBLALL, YOGPATIE to 42 LINCOLN, INC. $355,000
2003-09-09Mortgage $260,000 — from 42 LINCOLN, INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $260,000
1990-09-25Mortgage $125,000 — from SIBLALL, HARRICHANDRA; SIBLALL, JAICHAND; SIBLALL, YOGPATIE to CITIBANK NA $125,000
1988-07-13Mortgage $128,000 — from NOORHASSAN, DRUPATTEE; BHAROSAY, RAJRANIE to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $128,000
1986-08-15Mortgage $15,180 — from RAHAMATULLA, SHEIK M to COLUMBIA FEDL SAVS BK $15,180
1986-06-16Mortgage $60,000 — from RAHAMATULLA, SHEIK M to CRISCUOLA, JOSEPH; CRISCUOLA, DORIS $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201800011
201903014
202001012
202103014
202201012
202303609
20241470048
202522026
202601001
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The full timeline

Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 67Ownership & money 25Health & systems 9

Every one of the 113 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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