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1249 42 Street

117Records
9City systems
0Open violations
22Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11219 · Neighborhood: Borough Park
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117 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 HPD housing violations, 7 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11219
Built2000
Floors5
Res. units5
ClassR1
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL3055937511
BIN—

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 22. In ZIP 11219, 66% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2000)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)1249 42 Street Condominium
Head officerHershy Moskovitz
Managing agentComfort Management
Last registered2026-02-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$452,158 $203,471
2026$434,090 $195,340
2027$520,946 $234,425

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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

SubwayFort Hamilton Pkwy — D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 13 Av / 43 St — B16 · 550 ft
Citi Bike37 St & 13 Ave · 0.2 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 131 Brooklyn
Middle: J.H.S. 223 The Montauk. 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

1249 42 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

1 311 service request 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 COMFORT MANAGEMENT — 48 buildings, 417 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B7 · C9. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1264 37th Street BK36 A
5120 19 Avenue BK28 A
1430 43 Street BK24 A
1225 49 Street BK16 A
1227 44 Street BK12 A
6004 16th Avenue BK11 A
1563 61st Street BK11 A
1559 61st Street BK11 A
1555 61st Street BK11 B
6010 16th Avenue BK11 A
1567 61st Street BK11 A
1571 61st Street BK11 A
6020 16th Avenue BK11 A
1575 61st Street BK11 A
6014 16th Avenue BK11 A
4815 14th Avenue BK10 A
1427 46 Street BK10 A
4506 12 Avenue BK10 B
5214 15 Avenue BK10 A
5023 15 Avenue BK10 A
4202 18 Avenue BK8 A
5221 16th Avenue BK8 A
1346 46 Street BK8 A
5022 15th Avenue BK8 A
1479 46 Street BK8 A
1578 60th Street BK6 A
1255 49 Street BK6 A
1574 60th Street BK6 A
1415 46 Street BK6 A
1520 49 Street BK6 A
1570 60th Street BK6 A
1333 56th Street BK5 A
4809 14th Avenue BK5 B
679 East 3 Street BK5 C
1249 42 Street BK5 C
1347 57 Street BK4 C
1159 53 Street BK4 C
1544 41st Street BK4 B
1145 41 Street BK4 B
1143 41 Street BK4 C
1430 52 Street BK4 C
1714 57 Street BK3 C
1717 44 Street BK3 C
1528 45th Street BK3 A
1532 45th Street BK3 A
1969 52 Street BK3 C
5419 16th Avenue BK3 B
1455 47th Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-29Mortgage $900,000 — from WEITZ, MIRIAM to MERS $900,000
2024-06-24Deed $1,450,000 — from AAA CONSULTING LLC to WEITZ, MIRIAM $1,450,000
2024-06-10Sold for $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $290,000
2022-09-09Agreement $566,000 — from GELLER, LIBA; GELLER, CHAIM Y Z to MERS; CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC. $566,000
2022-08-29Deed $960,000 — from KRAUS, RACHEL; KRAUSZ, MENDEL to GELLER, LIBA $960,000
2022-08-12Sold for $960,000 $960,000 $192,000
2021-09-20Agreement $665,000 — from KRAUS, RACHEL; KRAUSZ, MENDEL to MERS $665,000
2021-09-10Mortgage $203,328 — from KRAUSZ, MENDEL; KRAUS, RACHEL to CARDINAL FINANCIAL COMPANY, LIMITED PART; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $203,328
2021-08-12Agreement $651,500 — from FRIEDMAN, JOSEPH to MERS $651,500
2021-08-04Mortgage $17,882 — from FRIEDMAN, JOSEPH to MERS $17,882
2021-02-03Agreement $726,525 — from LIEBOWITZ, YESHAYA to LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONS SYSTEM $726,525
2020-12-01Mortgage $18,959 — from LIEBOWITZ, YESHAYA to LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $18,959
2019-04-01Mortgage $726,525 — from YESHAYA, LIEBOWITZ to LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $726,525
2018-01-17Mortgage $679,650 — from FRIEDMAN, JOSEPH; RUTNER, ISRAEL to MERS, INC. $679,650
2018-01-17Deed $940,000 — from WEINGARTEN, ROCHEL; KORNFELD, MORDECHAI to RUTNER, ISRAEL; FRIEDMAN, JOSEPH $940,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
14
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170134
20181157
20190235
20200235
2021021214
20220246
20230202
20240325
20250213
20260101
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 23Ownership & money 87

Every one of the 117 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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