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42 Southgate Court

388Records
14City systems
4Open violations
30.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11223 · Neighborhood: Gravesend (East)-Homecrest
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388 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 139 HPD complaints, 60 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11223
Built1925
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)SOUTH OCEAN 42 REALTY LLC
BBL3071740085
BIN3194479

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 30.7. In ZIP 11223, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-10.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (3) · Snow or Ice (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)SOUTH OCEAN 42 REALTY LLC
Head officerJOE PATRICKOWSKI
Managing agentWATERSTONE GROUP LLC
Last registered2024-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,189,000 $71,340
2026$1,329,000 $79,740
2027$1,304,000 $78,240

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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.

Getting around

SubwayAvenue X — F · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue X / W 1 St — B1 · 300 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 216 Arturo Toscanini
Middle: I.S. 303 Herbert S. Eisenberg. 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 Southgate Court

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

7 311 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 WATERSTONE GROUP LLC — 66 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B11 · C18 · D11 · F11. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
88 Schermerhorn Street BK55 A
1155 East 35 Street BK38 F
641 St Marks Avenue BK30 D
3120 Coney Island Avenue BK27 A
1718 66 Street BK27 C
102 Martense Street BK25 B
522 West 152 Street MN24 A
37-27 32 Street QN21 A
555 East 5 Street BK20 D
24 Rogers Avenue BK18 A
30 Rogers Avenue BK18 C
255 Martense Street BK16 C
259 Martense Street BK16 C
41-15 75 Street QN13 B
978 Kent Avenue BK11 B
682 Chauncey Street BK10 A
3360 Shore Parkway BK9 A
727 Knickerbocker Avenue BK8 C
225 Winthrop Street BK8 B
1294 Park Place BK8 A
227 Winthrop Street BK8 A
743 Mac Donough Street BK8 D
16 Howard Avenue BK8 A
340 Rutland Road BK7 A
2414 West 1 Street BK7 F
83 Beadel Street BK6 B
1430 DeKalb Avenue BK6 B
1066 Putnam Avenue BK6 B
342 Rutland Road BK6 A
2553 Church Avenue BK6 C
538 Bainbridge Street BK6 C
81 Beadel Street BK6 B
22 Granite Street BK6 B
1869 Madison Street QN6 B
25-11 34 Street QN6 C
3047 Brown Street BK5 D
160 20 Street BK5 C
207 Avenue M BK5 D
193 Neptune Avenue BK5 F
191 Neptune Avenue BK5 A
176 Lefferts Place BK5 C
774 Hendrix Street BK4 F
1220 Commonwealth Avenue BX4 F
718 Essex Street BK4 F
355 East 48 Street BK4 F
3017 Brighton 12 Street BK4 C
1479 East 34 Street BK4 F
485 Herzl Street BK4 F
2785 East 15 Street BK4 D
402 East 96 Street BK4 F
105 Weirfield Street BK3 C
456 Quincy Street BK3 C
42 Southgate Court BK3 C
364 Bainbridge Street BK3 C
143 Patchen Avenue BK3 D
1225 Hancock Street BK3 A
1408 East 13 Street BK3 C
764 Thomas S Boyland St BK3 F
1487 East 34 Street BK3 C
344 East 120 Street MN3 D

showing 60 of 66 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $650,000 on 2024-01-04 (lender: Moko Realty Group LLC), covering 3 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
2024-01-04Mortgage $650,000 — from OCEAN BRIGHTON PARTNERS 12 LLC; SOUTH OCEAN 42 REALTY LLC; MANHATTAN BEACH 2785, LLC to MOKO REALTY GROUP LLC $650,000
2022-12-30AL&R $3,700,000 — from OCEAN BRIGHTON PARTNERS 12 LLC; SOUTH OCEAN 42 REALTY LLC; MANHATTAN BEACH 2785 INVESTORS to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $3,700,000
2022-12-30Agreement $3,700,000 — from MANHATTAN BEACH 2785 INVESTORS LLC; OCEAN BRIGHTON PARTNERS 12 LLC; SOUTH OCEAN 42 REALTY to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $3,700,000
2022-12-30Mortgage $1,072,204 — from MANHATTAN BEACH 2785 INVESTORS LLC; SOUTH OCEAN 42 REALTY LLC; OCEAN BRIGHTON PARTNERS 12 to BCB COMMUNITY BANK $1,072,204
2016-08-01AL&R $2,850,000 — from BRIGHTON OCEAN REALTY 3017 LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, N.A. $2,850,000
2016-08-01Agreement $2,850,000 — from BRIGHTON OCEAN REALTY 3017 LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, N.A. $2,850,000
2016-08-01Mortgage $700,000 — from BRIGHTON OCEAN REALTY 3017 LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, N.A. $700,000
2016-04-15AL&R $2,150,000 — from BRIGHTON OCEAN REALTY 3017 LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC $2,150,000
2016-04-15Agreement $2,150,000 — from BRIGHTON OCEAN REALTY 3017 LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC $2,150,000
2016-04-15Mortgage $950,000 — from BRIGHTON OCEAN REALTY 3017 LLC to TBG FUNDING LLC $950,000
2015-10-30Deed $15,000,000 — from EAST ESTATES LLC; 860 LAFAYETTE LLC; COOPER AVE. EQUITY LLC; QUINCY VASCO LLC; BERGEN VV L to SHORE 15TH REALTY 2785 LLC $15,000,000
2012-11-16Deed $175,000 — from SOUTHGATE PRINCIPALITIES , LLC to VASCO EAST LLC $175,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
60
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & money
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyTotal
20170404
2018060060
2019114015
20200000
2021034034
2022112720
20230202
20241719
20251304
20260404
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 347Ownership & money 27Health & systems 1

Every one of the 388 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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