729 East 42nd Street

729 East 42nd Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, has 13 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 2 units · Built 1930

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 3 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (13 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2015, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 15 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-09-04. Newest violation issued 2014-05-14. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2014. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, basement. SECTION 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BSMT (apt BSMT), issued 2014-01-06. HPD violation 10084099
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO CEILING LIGHT THROUGHOUT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2011-01-19. HPD violation 8771064
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, kitchen. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF A CONCEALED WATER LEAK AT CEILING, IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT BASE (apt BASE), issued 2008-09-04. HPD violation 7452600
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, throughout the apartment. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK LOCKED AT FRONT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR, IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BASE (apt BASE), issued 2008-09-04. HPD violation 7452601
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, kitchen. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT BASE (apt BASE), issued 2008-09-04. HPD violation 7452599
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, throughout the apartment. SECTION 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK LOCKED AT REAR DOOR TO YARD, IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT BASE (apt BASE), issued 2008-09-04. HPD violation 7452602
• Class B: Electrical defect, bathroom, basement. SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ... IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BSMNT (apt BSMNT), issued 2014-05-14. HPD violation 10240250
• Class B: Electrical defect, 3rd room from the east, basement. SECTION 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ... IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT BSMT-APT BSMNT (apt BSMNT), issued 2014-05-14. HPD violation 10240248

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: PHIZER + PUTLER 181 REALTY. Head officer: CIRTIAN BRUCE. Managing agent: CIRTIAN BRUCE. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 17, 2015. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2015 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3049890048, HPD building ID 263746. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Newkirk Av-Little Haiti (2, 5), 13 min walk
• Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College (2, 5), 13 min walk
• Beverly Rd (2, 5), 17 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 2026-10-28.