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838 42nd Street

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Built
1916
Units
20
Owner of record
BG42
Open HPD violations
4
HPD records on file
122

Violations at 838 42nd Street

122 on record
2025-11-17Class BDismissed

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS INOPERABLE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

HPD · 702 · Record 18377122
2025-11-17Class BDismissed

§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES INOPERABLE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

HPD · 1503 · Record 18377121
2025-11-17Class CDismissed

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

HPD · 568 · Record 18377120
2025-11-17Class ADismissed

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE RESET, SO AS TO SECURE A PROPER AND TIGHT CONNECTION, THE WATER CLOSET BOWL ... IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

HPD · 591 · Record 18377119
2025-11-17Class CDismissed

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

HPD · 569 · Record 18377118

Who owns 838 42nd Street?

Owner of record: BG42. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.

Apartments at 838 42nd Street

Recorded residential units: 20. Recorded year built: 1916. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.

This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.

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  1. 01Overall grade and scores by category
  2. 02Details for all 122 HPD violations
  3. 03Housing court filings and outcomes
  4. 04Ownership history and LLC connections