42 Cornelia Street

42 Cornelia Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn, has 25 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and its rent-stabilization status could not be verified, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.

More open violations per unit than 9 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (25 open, 2 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

25 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 8 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 38 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-21. Newest violation issued 2026-05-04.

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

2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Leak or water damage (roof). REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER 3RD STY APT 3 LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 1259843
• Class C: No heat / heating defect. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING HEAT ROOM 3RD STY APT 3 LOCATED AT APT 3 (apt 3), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 1259842
• Class B: Items blocking a hallway or exit (hallway). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL., issued 2008-08-11. HPD violation 1259835
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 3rd floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 4782626
• Class B: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 4780987
• Class B: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 4780988
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (hallway). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTER CEILING AND EAST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY, issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 4780995
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIGHT FIXTURE AT CEILING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY (apt 3), issued 2007-08-21. HPD violation 4782628

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

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

Rent stabilization

Stabilization status could not be verified.

Owner and management

Owner: CHRISTOPHER WISSEH. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 22, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3033800028, HPD building ID 226340. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Halsey St (J), 3 min walk
• Gates Av (J, Z), 6 min walk
• Chauncey St (J, Z), 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.