Is 859 42nd St rent stabilized?
859 42nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn (11232). It has about 31 apartments, built in 1927.
Also written as 859 42nd Street — or 859 42nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11232.
How this building compares
With about 31 apartments it is larger than 81% of the 160 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West). Its 1927 construction date sits close to the 1926 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 20 open violations here, about 0.6 per apartment — close to the 0.7 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 153 violations on record at the address, 30 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 4 of them are still open. HPD issued 10 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West) |
| ZIP | 11232 |
| Year built | 1927 |
| Apartments | 31 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3009230050 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 859 42 REALTY CORP 944 42 STREET · BROOKLYN, NY 11219 |
| Managing agent | 859 42 REALTY CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 20 open / 153 total · 10 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 1 open / 166 total |
| HPD registration last filed | June 27, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 859 42nd St rent stabilized?
859 42nd St in Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 859 42nd St?
859 42nd St (BBL 3009230050) has about 31 residential apartments and was built in 1927, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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