Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
36
out of 100
Heaviest record of any building in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
73 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
939 42ND STREET · 6 apartments · built 1930 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 14% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- D train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 73 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
73 violations the city still lists as unresolved
73 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Other15
- Disrepair10
- Fire & life safety9
- Pests6
- Structural6
- Plumbing5
- Refuse / sanitation5
- Lead paint4
- Paint / plaster4
- Gas4
- Water leak3
- Mold2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 98% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2003-07-16 and remains open on HPD’s records.