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696 East 42nd St, Brooklyn

BBL 3-04988-0025

En español: 10 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 33 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 10 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since September 28, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, after the original certify-by date. How certification works

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10 open Class C.

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The case file on a building like this names who is responsible on HPD's registration and how to reach them. We prepare them for firms on our pilot, ranked by how much hazardous work is open.

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The building report reads this record for you: which violations matter, and how long this kind usually takes to clear. It is not on sale yet.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 28, 2023: a general construction order, opened July 8, 2025, awarded for $800.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class C10 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18852133
Fire SafetyNotice sent18852125
Notice sent18125080
MoldNotice sent to tenant18125079
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18125073
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant17871228
Notice sent17871227
Fire SafetyNotice sent17608072
Heat / Hot WaterCertified late17608071
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification17608070
Class B23 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19121755
Notice sent19121751
Notice sent19121741
Notice sent19121735
Notice sent19121732
Notice sent19121728
Fire SafetyNotice sent19121722
Fire SafetyNotice sent19121716
Notice sent18852126
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18480822
Notice sent18125082
Notice sent18125081
Notice sent18125078
Notice sent18125076
Fire SafetyNotice sent18125075
Fire SafetyNotice sent18125074
MoldNot complied with18209019
Notice sent17882324
Fire SafetyNotice sent17871230
Fire SafetyNotice sent17871229
Notice sent17871225
Fire SafetyNotice sent17608069
Fire SafetyNotice sent17608068

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Questions about this building

Does 696 East 42 Street, Brooklyn have open violations?

Yes. 696 East 42 Street, Brooklyn had 33 open violations on September 26, 2026: 33 from HPD. 10 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 696 East 42 Street, Brooklyn getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 10 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 2 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 696 East 42 Street, Brooklyn?

Since September 28, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, after the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 696 East 42 Street, Brooklyn marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 28, 2023: a general construction order, opened July 8, 2025, awarded for $800. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

When was 696 East 42 Street, Brooklyn built?

The city's record gives 1930 as the year 696 East 42 Street, Brooklyn was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 3 floors.

How many apartments does 696 East 42 Street, Brooklyn have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 4 residential units at 696 East 42 Street, Brooklyn. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD emergency repair orders and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD emergency repair orders and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 696 East 42nd St, Brooklyn: 10 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/696-east-42-street-brooklyn

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