42 St Nicholas Avenue

42 St Nicholas Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 6 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (62/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1931

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 62/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 6 of 6 units are rent-stabilized; 5 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: High (6 open, 5 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)

6 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1995-03-14. Newest violation issued 2026-05-06.

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

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, private hall. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING AND WALLS PRIVATE HALL 2 STY WEST APT 2R RAMIREZ 386 5392 ER1 95005216. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2R), issued 1995-03-14. HPD violation 2165258
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING AND WALLS KITCHEN 2 STY WEST APT 2R ER1 95005216. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2R), issued 1995-03-14. HPD violation 2116456
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING AND WALLS CENTER ROOM 2 STY WEST APT 2R ER1 95005216. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2R), issued 1995-03-14. HPD violation 2116457
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING AND WALLS BATHROOM 2 STY WEST APT 2R ER1 95005216. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2R), issued 1995-03-14. HPD violation 2116458
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING AND WALLS REAR ROOM 2 STY WEST APT 2R ER1 95005216. , SECTION '' '' (apt 2R), issued 1995-03-14. HPD violation 2116459
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-05-06. HPD violation 18894438

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years.

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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

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

6 of 6 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).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 6 in 2024, 5 est. in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out. est.: the count was estimated from the bill's rent-stabilization charge, not stated on the bill (taxbills.nyc).

Owner and management

Owner: Living City Starr. Head officer: Jason Wallace. Managing agent: Living City. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Apr 20, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3032000024, HPD building ID 375347. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Jefferson St (L), 2 min walk
• DeKalb Av (L), 5 min walk
• Knickerbocker Av (M), 12 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.