961 42nd Street

961 42nd Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and 35 of 35 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (56/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 35 units · Built 1926

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 56/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 14 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 35 of 35 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (25 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 4 class A. 24 issued in the last 12 months. 623 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2000-05-24. Newest violation issued 2026-10-20.

6 closed in the last 90 days. Median 395 days from issue to close for the 50 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B3, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION AT EAST (apt B3), issued 2026-08-12. HPD violation 19133342
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 1; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT B3, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B3), issued 2026-06-22. HPD violation 19019774
• Class C: No hot water, kitchen, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING ALLOWABLE TEMP OF 130 DEGREES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT A7, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''west'' (apt A7), issued 2025-05-19. HPD violation 17900178
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT C5, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt C5), issued 2021-10-04. HPD violation 14585898
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D9, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt D9), issued 2019-08-06. HPD violation 13205552
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D9, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt D9), issued 2019-08-06. HPD violation 13205522
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B5, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt B5), issued 2018-11-13. HPD violation 12751203
• Class B: Mold, north wall, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT NORTH WALL (LESS THAN 10 SQ FT) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B6, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 19019772 ISSUED 17-JUN-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt B6), issued 2026-10-20. HPD violation 19316799

311 housing complaints

14 in the last 12 months, 76 in 5 years. Most common: Water Leak (8), Door/Window (2), Plumbing (2), Heat/Hot Water (1), Paint/Plaster (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

35 of 35 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Owner and management

Owner: Park Affordable LP. Head officer: George Nunez. Managing agent: George Nunez. This owner has 10 buildings on record, 10 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Apr 28, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3055900052, HPD building ID 149899. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Fort Hamilton Pkwy (D), 4 min walk
• 9 Av (D), 4 min walk
• 50 St (D), 10 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.