Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
91
out of 100
Heavier than 49% of buildings in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
52 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 31% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
870 42ND STREET · 16 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 31% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 16 apartments here are rent stabilized
- D train about 6 minutes away
Against it
- 52 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
52 violations the city still lists as unresolved
52 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 16 years.
- Fire & life safety11
- Structural9
- Lead paint8
- Disrepair6
- Other5
- Paint / plaster4
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Mold3
- Pests2
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 96% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1987-02-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.