42 Patchen Avenue

42 Patchen Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (37/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1931

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: F (Severe, 37/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• Had 7 rent-stabilized units on the 2007 tax bill and none on the latest one; ask how the apartment left stabilization.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (10 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. 21 issued in the last 12 months. 69 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-11-12. Newest violation issued 2026-07-10.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 98 days from issue to close for the 19 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• 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 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4L), issued 2026-03-12. HPD violation 18708524
• Class C: Leak or water damage, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4L), issued 2026-03-12. HPD violation 18708518
• Class C: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... (APPROX 12 SQ FT) AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 14553045 ISSUED 09-SEP-21 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 4L), issued 2021-11-12. HPD violation 14677445
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ. FT. AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18708522 ISSUED 09-MAR-26 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 4L), issued 2026-07-10. HPD violation 19070815
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, west wall, bathroom, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4L), issued 2026-03-12. HPD violation 18708520
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 4th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4L), issued 2026-03-12. HPD violation 18708519
• Class B: Broken window or sash, bathroom, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCES AT LOWER SASH WINDOW IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2L), issued 2024-03-07. HPD violation 16730840
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2L), issued 2024-03-07. HPD violation 16730841

311 housing complaints

9 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (4), Water Leak (4), Unsanitary Condition (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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 5 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: 42 PATCHEN'S FINEST HDFC. Head officer: HILARY JONES. Managing agent: 14K MANAGEMENT INC.. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 2, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3016220042, HPD building ID 352664. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Kosciuszko St (J), 4 min walk
• Gates Av (J, Z), 6 min walk
• Central Av (M), 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 2026-10-28.