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1254 42nd Street

A 4-story building with 23 apartments, built in 1925, in Brooklyn, NY 11219.

HPD records as of October 24, 2026

48open HPD violations14 immediately hazardous
4complaints to HPD, past year2 about heat or hot water
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

1254 42nd Street has 48 open HPD violations, 14 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 1254 42 STLLC.

Does 1254 42nd Street have open violations?

Yes: 48 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most14
B, hazardous30 days22
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days12

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 4 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 2 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 1254 42nd Street?

1254 42nd Street is registered with HPD to 1254 42 STLLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 1% of residential buildings in 11219 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 1254 42nd Street rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-05598-0027.