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42 Avenue O · Brooklyn · BBL 3065970004 · 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, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class3
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. In ZIP 11204, 76% 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

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Noise (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate (1).

Filed construction activity

$3,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. 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 (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$780,000 $46,800
2026$812,000 $48,720
2027$889,000 $53,340

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe LilyFusionBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayBay Pkwy — N · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bay Pkwy / 71 St — B6 · 500 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Academy of Talented Scholars
Middle: I.S. 096 Seth Low. 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 Avenue O

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

4 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $175,000 on 1995-09-01 (lender: Home Federal Savingsbank), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-10-31Agreement $175,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to CATAUDELLA, SANTINA; CATAUDELLA, GIORGIO $175,000
1995-09-01Mortgage $175,000 — from CATAUDELLA, GIORGIO; CATAUDELLA, SANTINA to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $175,000
1984-07-20Mortgage $70,000 — from CATUDELLA, SANTINA; CATUDELLA, GEORGIO to SUTTON MANAGEMENT CO $70,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
2018
9
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017103004
2018012003
2019018009
2020023005
2021001001
2022001001
2023003014
2024001012
2025022004
2026001214
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-09-01311: Bike/Roller/Skate — N/A
2026-05-08Deed — from CATAUDELLA, GIORGIO; CATAUDELLA, SANTINA to GIORGIO CATAUDELLA, TRUSTEE; CATAUDELLA 42 AVENUE O TRUST; SANTA CATAUDELLA, TRUSTEE
2026-04-16Restaurant inspection: CAFE LILY · mice evidence
2026-02-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025-12-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: A BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGN/AWNING IS INSTALLED AT EXPOSURE 1 ABOVE THE ENTRY WITHOUT PERMITS. BLACK BACKGROUND WITH WHITE LETTERING
2025-12-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-01311: Bike/Roller/Skate — N/A
2026-05-08Deed — from CATAUDELLA, GIORGIO; CATAUDELLA, SANTINA to GIORGIO CATAUDELLA, TRUSTEE; CATAUDELLA 42 AVENUE O TRUST; SANTA CATAUDELLA, TRUSTEE
2026-04-16Restaurant inspection: CAFE LILY · mice evidence
2026-02-10Deed transfer (nominal price)
2025
2025-12-26ECB CLASS - 2 violation: A BUSINESS ACCESSORY SIGN/AWNING IS INSTALLED AT EXPOSURE 1 ABOVE THE ENTRY WITHOUT PERMITS. BLACK BACKGROUND WITH WHITE LETTERING
2025-12-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2025-10-01311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2025-10-01DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-11-21Restaurant inspection: CAFE LILY — grade B · mice evidence
2024-02-11311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2023
2023-08-08311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2023-05-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-05-22Restaurant inspection: CAFE LILY · mice evidence
2023-02-09311: Missed Collection — Bulky Trash
2022
2022-08-20311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2021
2021-11-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2020-07-10ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ACCESS PROVIDED TO BACKYARD, OBSERVED A WOODEN CEILING ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING FROM EXPO #3, AND IS MOUNTED ABOVE APPROX 8 WOODEN$1,250
2020-06-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2020-06-17311: Noise - Commercial — Car/Truck Music
2020-06-17DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-16311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 2R Bulk-Missed Recy Collection
2019-11-08311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-11-08311: Food Establishment — Food Contaminated
2019-11-08DOB complaint, category ?
2019-11-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-08-09311: Dirty Conditions — E1 Improper Disposal
2019-05-24311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2019-05-20311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2019-05-03311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2018
2018-07-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2018-06-13311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2018-06-13DOB complaint, category ?
2017
2017-11-13311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-10-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2017-09-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-21Job filed: MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. KITCHEN IS EXISTING AS PER JOB#300708054$3,000
2015
2015-05-16311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2014
2014-07-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-16311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2014-05-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2013
2013-04-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011
2011-08-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-07-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-07-22311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2011-02-17311: Recycling Enforcement — ER6 Comm. Recyc. (Comm. Tenant)
2010
2010-05-07311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2005
2005-10-31Agreement $175,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to CATAUDELLA, SANTINA; CATAUDELLA, GIORGIO$175,000
1998
1998-05-18Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-04-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-04-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-04-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-11-13Mortgage satisfied — from CATAUDELLA, SANTINA; CATAUDELLA, GIOGIO to SUTTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY
1995-09-01Mortgage $175,000 — from CATAUDELLA, GIORGIO; CATAUDELLA, SANTINA to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK$175,000
1995-09-01Deed — from CATUDELLA, SANTINA; CATUDELLA, GEORGE to CATAUDELLA, SANTINA; CATAUDELLA, GIORGIO
1995-09-01Mortgage assigned — from CATAUDELLA, SANTINA; CATAUDELLA, GIORGIO to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK
1992
1992-07-22DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-12-10DOB complaint, category ?
1985
1985-10-01Mortgage assigned — from SUTTON MGMT COMP to SUTTON, ALBERT/FBO; SUTTON, IRVING/TRSTEE; GINDI,RACHEL RUTH/TRSTEE
1985-10-01Mortgage assigned — from SUTTON, IRVING/TRSTEE; SUTTON, ALBERT/FBO; GINDI,RACHEL RUTH/TRSTEE to SUTTON, ALBERT
1984
1984-07-20Mortgage satisfied — from SUTTON MANAGEMENT CO to COTLER, HARRY A; FORIM, BESS
1984-07-20Mortgage $70,000 — from CATUDELLA, SANTINA; CATUDELLA, GEORGIO to SUTTON MANAGEMENT CO$70,000
1984-07-20Deed — from SUTTON MGMT COMPANY to CATUDELLA, GEORGIO; CATUDELLA, SANTINA
1976
1976-04-09Mortgage assigned — from FORIM BESS DECD EXECR OF to FORIM JOSEPH
1971
1971-12-08Deed — from COTLER HARRY; FORIM BESSIE; COTLER HARRY A; FORIM BESS to SUTTON MANAGEMENT CO
1971-12-08Mortgage — from SUTTON MANAGEMENT CO to FORIM BESS; COTLER HARRY A

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