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542 Court Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3003810038 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP12
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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 40. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (8) · Dirty Condition (1) · Street Condition (1) · Food Establishment (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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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)Charles Papaconstantinou
Managing agentNORTH AMERICAN PROPERTY GROUP INC
Last registered2026-05-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,359,000 $141,540
2026$2,372,000 $142,320
2027$2,692,000 $161,520

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / W 9 St — B57 B61 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCourt St & Huntington St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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

542 Court 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

11 311 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 NORTH AMERICAN PROPERTY GROUP INC — 15 buildings, 71 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3 · C5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
630 Metropolitan Avenue BK10 A
292 Stockholm Street BK8 B
296 Stockholm Street BK8 B
155 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
147 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
142 Richardson Street BK6 B
157 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
563 Lorimer Street BK3 C
497 Court Street BK3 D
479 Humboldt Street BK3 A
70 Maujer Street BK3 C
239 Frost Street BK3 C
38 Marcy Avenue BK2 C
542 Court Street BK2 C
61 Skillman Avenue BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $34,237 on 2004-09-13 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-09-13Agreement $516,000 — from PAPACONSTANTINOU, CHARLES to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC $516,000
2004-09-13Mortgage $34,237 — from PAPACONSTANTINOU, CHARLES to MERS $34,237
2001-03-06Mortgage $496,000 — from PAPACONTANTINOU, CHARLES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB $496,000
2000-01-20Mortgage $136,000 — from UNIVERSAL REALTY GROUP INC to LINDA FUNDING LLC $136,000
1996-09-19Mortgage $136,500 — from NELSON, ELIZABETH; NELSON, ARTHUR to CITYSCAPE CORP $136,500
1988-05-11Mortgage $183,000 — from 215 COURT ASSOCIATES to 542 COURT ST ASSOCIATES $183,000
1982-08-04Mortgage $51,000 — from MARTINEZ, OSCAR; CARAJAL, MICHAEL JR to RIVERA, EFRAIN JR $51,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
11
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017033
2018044
2019044
2020033
2021033
202201111
2023044
202411011
2025134
2026044
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The last 12 months — 5 records

DateRecord
2026-10-03311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2026-06-26311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2026-05-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-11-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-03311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2026-06-26311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2026-05-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-11-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-09-10311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2025-07-02FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-06-13HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024
2024-11-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-11-27FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2024-08-22311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2024-08-22311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2024-06-28311: Dirty Condition — Broken Glass
2024-04-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2024-04-17HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-02-14311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2024-01-28311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2024-01-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2024-01-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023
2023-11-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-09-17311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2023-06-13311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2023-03-31HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-12-12311: Homeless Person Assistance
2022-11-14HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-08-05311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2022-06-27311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2022-06-01311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2022-05-25311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2022-05-17311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2022-03-31311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2022-03-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-03-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-27311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Set Out Too Early or Too Late
2021
2021-04-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-04-20HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-02-03311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2020
2020-08-10311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2020-03-09311: Dirty Conditions — E8 Canine Violation
2020-02-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-12-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-07-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-01-06311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-11-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-10-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-10-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-12-11HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-05-02311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2017-05-01311: Dirty Conditions — E2 Receptacle Violation
2016
2016-11-29HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015
2015-12-01311: Water Quality — Taste/Odor, Bitter/Metallic (QA3)
2015-10-20HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-03-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015-03-05HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-09-13Mortgage assigned — from STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
2004-09-13Agreement $516,000 — from PAPACONSTANTINOU, CHARLES to BNY MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC$516,000
2004-09-13Mortgage assigned — from STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
2004-09-13Mortgage $34,237 — from PAPACONSTANTINOU, CHARLES to MERS$34,237
2004-03-10DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-10-18Mortgage satisfied — from UNIVERSAL REALTY GROUP INC to LINDA FUNDING LLC
2002-10-18SAGE — from LINDA FUNDING LLC
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-09-14Mortgage assigned — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB to STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY/CUST
2001-03-06Deed — from UNIVERSAL REALTY GROUP INC to CHARLES, PAPACONSTANTINOU
2001-03-06Mortgage $496,000 — from PAPACONTANTINOU, CHARLES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK FSB$496,000
2000
2000-10-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALERED BLDG OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID C OF O.: ALTERATION #300773848. REMEDY: OBTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR DISCONTIN$180
2000-10-12DOB violation C:
2000-06-14Mortgage assigned — from LINDA FUNDING LLC to PEOPLE'S BANK
2000-05-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-05-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-03-24Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-01-20Mortgage $136,000 — from UNIVERSAL REALTY GROUP INC to LINDA FUNDING LLC$136,000
2000-01-20Mortgage assigned — from UNIVERSAL REALTY GROUP INC to LINDA FUNDING LLC
2000-01-20Deed — from PERGOLIZZI, JAMES/REF; NELSON, ARTHUR/DEF to UNIVERSAL REALTY GROUP INC
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1998-03-25Mortgage assigned — from CITYSCAPE CORP to HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK/TR
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-12-27Mortgage satisfied — from 215 COURT ASSOCIATES to 542 COURT STREET ASSOCIATES
1996-09-19Deed — from NELSON, ELIZABETH; NELSON, ARTHUR; COMITO, PETER; COMITO, PETER D. to NELSON, ARTHUR; NELSON, ELIZABETH
1996-09-19Mortgage $136,500 — from NELSON, ELIZABETH; NELSON, ARTHUR to CITYSCAPE CORP$136,500
1996-09-19Mortgage assigned — from NELSON, ELIZABETH; NELSON, ARTHUR to CITYSCAPE CORP
1995
1995-12-15Deed — from CHRYSLER FIRST BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATI to COMITO, PETER; COMITO, PETER D; NELSON, ARTHUR; NELSON, ELIZABETH
1995-07-17Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF AMERICA to CHRYSLER FIRST BUSINESS CREDIT CORP
1995-07-17Deed — from 215 COURT ASSOCIATES to CHRYSLER FIRST BUSINESS CREDIT CORP
1993
1993-02-03Mortgage assigned — from CHRYSLER FIRST BUS CR/CP to SECURITY PACIFIC NATL BK
1989
1989-06-23Mortgage assigned — from 542 COURT ST ASSOCS to CHRYSLER FIRST BUS.CR/CP
1988
1988-05-11Mortgage satisfied — from MARTINEZ, OSCAR; CARBAJAL, MICHAEL JR to RIVERA, EFRAIN JR
1988-05-11Mortgage satisfied — from RIVERA, EFRAIN JR to ALFARO, ESTHER; ALFARO, ARAEL
1988-05-11Mortgage $183,000 — from 215 COURT ASSOCIATES to 542 COURT ST ASSOCIATES$183,000
1988-05-11Deed — from 542 COURT ST ASSOC to 215 COURT ASSOCIATES
1983
1983-02-10Deed — from MARTINEZ, OSCAL; CARBAJAL, MICHAEL JR to 542 COURT STREET ASSOC
1982
1982-08-04Mortgage $51,000 — from MARTINEZ, OSCAR; CARAJAL, MICHAEL JR to RIVERA, EFRAIN JR$51,000
1982-08-04Deed — from RIVERA, EFRAIN JR to MARTINEZ, OSCAR
1977
1977-06-15Mortgage — from RIVERA EFRAIN JR to ALFARO ESTHER; ALFARO ARAEL
1977-06-15Deed — from ALFARO ARAEL; ALFARO ESTHER to RIVERA EFRAIN JR
1971
1971-01-26Mortgage — from ALFARO ESTHER; ALFARO ARAEL to DIPERI CONCETTA
1971-01-26Deed — from DIPERI CONCETTA to ALFARO ESTHER; ALFARO ARAEL

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