1159 42 Street
Brooklyn · 11219 · BBL 3055927507 · look up another building
12 code violations written here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11219.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, May 8, 2026
1159 42 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Borough Park, Brooklyn, ZIP 11219. City records date it to 1996 and count 3 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $642K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 1159 42 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 1159 42 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $642K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $214K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 1159 42 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 1159 42 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 1159 42 Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 1159 42 Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 1159 42 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 12 violations against this building, of which 11 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 11219. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 1159 42 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or…Nov Sent Out | May 8, 2026 | A |
| Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and i…Violation Dismissed | Nov 19, 2025 | I |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at all walls and ceilings at all stories…Nov Sent Out | Aug 26, 2025 | A |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling at public hall, 3rd storyNov Sent Out | Aug 26, 2025 | A |
| Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by commissioner, in…Nov Sent Out | Aug 26, 2025 | A |
| Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the depa…Nov Sent Out | Aug 26, 2025 | A |
| Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the ma…Nov Sent Out | Aug 26, 2025 | A |
| Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of…Nov Sent Out | Aug 26, 2025 | A |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 7 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 1159 42 Street
1 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 1159 42 Street compares in 11219
PulseCities tracks 8,710 lots in 11219, of which 76 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 633 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11219 scores 33.8 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 65 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Borough Park →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 7 other addresses on tax block 5592 in Brooklyn. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 1159 42 Street
Who owns 1159 42 Street?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 1159 42 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 1159 42 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 1159 42 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 1159 42 Street?
No executed eviction at 1159 42 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 1159 42 Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 1159 42 Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 1159 42 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $642K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 1159 42 Street?
11219 (Borough Park) scores 33.8 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.