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built 1927 · 4 stories · 16 apartments · BIN 3018243 · BBL 3009230048
- 23 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and lead-based paint and pests and doors and windows and mold
- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- 51 open HPD violations about building conditions
- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)
- Boiler inspection filed Sep 2025 with no defects reported
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter
869 42nd. St. RLTY Corp., 869 42nd. St., RLTY Corp., 869 42ND STREET REALTY CORP.
Apartments named in these records
11 of this building’s 16 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.
These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.
Water and pipes
Issues on recordUnknown - Lead Status Unknown (records)
Fire and safety
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Heat and hot water
1 complaint, 2024Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Hb. Smith 19A-8), registration current since Sep 2024
Latest accepted inspection Sep 2025, defects reported: no
What this counts
Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date
Latest boiler work permit 2002
What this counts
DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age
- Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints
Pests and cleanliness
Issues on record, most recently 2025Show 10 more
Structure and facade
Issues on record, most recently 2025Show 9 more
- Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
- Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record
- Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record
Flooding
No issues on recordOutside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
What this counts
Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint
Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)
What this counts
Mapped ponding touching the building footprint
Below grade
Rent and tenancy
On the state listOn the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)
What this counts
The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR
General condition and all records
53 open: 51 about building conditions — mold (14), fire safety (12), doors and windows (7), pests (7); 23 immediately hazardous (class C), 2 about paperwork or notices. Also 15 older records from 1990–2014 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 263 violations on record in all, 1990–2026 — the 163 most recent are listed here
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What this counts
Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify
1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork
What this counts
Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major
1 doors or windows, 1 heat or hot water
What this counts
HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years
2 permits since 1990
What this counts
DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds
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Nothing on record
- Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
- Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
- Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Sources
23 datasetsFEMA
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer2026-10-21
- OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v3)2026-09-09
NYC DCP
- NYC GeoSearch (address directory)2026-10-21
- PLUTO (tax lot data)2026-08-24
NYC DEP
NYC DEP / Mayor's Office
- NYC Stormwater Flood Maps2024-07-03
NYC DOB
- DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance2026-10-20
- DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits2026-10-20
- DOB NOW: Safety Boiler2026-10-20
- DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings2026-10-20
- DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)2026-10-20
- DOB Safety Violations2026-10-20
- DOB Violations2026-10-20
NYC DOB / Mayor's Office
NYC HPD
- Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction2026-08-12
- Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems2026-10-20
- Housing Maintenance Code Violations2026-10-20
- Multiple Dwelling Registrations2026-08-12
- Registration Contacts2026-08-12
NYC OTI
- AddressPoint2026-07-07
- Building Footprints2026-10-19
NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR
Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.