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944 42 Street, Brooklyn

BIN 3135788BBL 3055950019Block 5595 · Lot 19Built 19244 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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944 42 Street at a glance

944 42 Street, Brooklyn has 36 open city records on file, 3 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. City marshals have executed 1 eviction at this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was Mar 22, 1993 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Jun 25, 2026.

Open Class C
3
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
18
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
15
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
0.86
42 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
1
Marshal evictions — click to see them
Permits on file
9
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jun 25, 2026
311 record

Health score for 944 42 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 362 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 3
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 18
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 4
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 1
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building Yes

Record timeline for 944 42 Street

Showing the 300 most recent of 362 records; the CSV has the full history. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 944 42 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 7 summonses below, out of $830.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 944 42 Street
041816829ZApr 4, 2016UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSEMay 5, 2016Pending
041519006RMar 13, 2016UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSEApr 13, 2016Defaulted (did not respond)
041317472ZJan 17, 2016UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSEFeb 17, 2016Pending
041509165POct 25, 2015UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSENov 25, 2015Pending
042066503PSep 3, 2015FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLS OUT FOR COLLECTION 9+ DWELLING UNITSOct 6, 2015Pending
041895737JNov 20, 2014FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCS OUT FOR COLLECTION 9+ DWELLING UNITSDec 23, 2014Pending
041625945YJul 9, 2013DIRTY AREAAug 9, 2013Pending

Marshal evictions at 944 42 Street

Each row is a warrant of eviction a city marshal actually carried out at this building, from the Department of Investigation’s eviction ledger. It records the end of a Housing Court case, not a violation. “Possession” means the tenant was removed and the space returned to the landlord. Filings that never reached execution are not in this dataset.

Executed marshal evictions at 944 42 Street
Jan 13, 2025ResidentialC7PossessionDavid Smith328116/23

Ownership history for 944 42 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 3055950019), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 944 42 Street
Mar 22, 1993Apr 15, 1993944 42nd Realty CORPLarocca EnterprisesincDeedView ↗
Aug 7, 1991Sep 10, 1991Larocca EnterprisesincCross-Lands EnterprisesDeedView ↗
Dec 16, 1986Sep 15, 1988Cross-Lands Enterpri.INC944 42nd St Rlty CORPDeedView ↗
Aug 21, 1981Aug 21, 1981944-42nd Realty CORP816-944 Realty CoDeedView ↗
Jul 2, 1981Sep 29, 1982944 42nd St Realty CORPT.W.F. Development CORPDeedView ↗
Jul 2, 1981Sep 29, 1982944 42nd St Realty CORPT.W.F. Development CORPDeedView ↗
May 9, 1979May 9, 1979Twf Development CORP816-944 Realty CoDeedView ↗
Jan 6, 1977Jan 6, 1977Rachtel Realty CORPAnchor Savs BankDeedView ↗
Jan 6, 1977Jan 6, 1977Anchor Savings BankComposto Frank ADeedView ↗
Jan 6, 1977Jan 6, 1977816-944 Realty CoRachtel Realty CORPDeedView ↗
May 15, 1968May 15, 1968Turner RuthSmith Lawrence ADeedView ↗
Jun 21, 1966Jun 21, 1966Smith Lawrence AManagement CORP Of America LTDDeedView ↗
Mar 8, 1966Mar 8, 1966Management CORP Of America LTD944 Realty CORPDeedView ↗

Financing record for 944 42 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 944 42 Street
Dec 13, 2019Mortgage$1,352,526Santander Bank, N.A.View ↗
Apr 16, 2015Mortgage$1,368,334Santander Bank, N.A.View ↗
Jul 7, 2011Mortgage$2,070,298Sovereign BankView ↗
Jun 9, 2011Mortgage assignmentSovereign BankView ↗
Jan 6, 1977MortgageAnchor Savs BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentIndependence Community BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFannie MaeView ↗
Mortgage$447,827Independence Community BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFannie MaeView ↗
Mortgage assignmentIndependence Community BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentIndependence Community BankView ↗
Mortgage assignment2100 Beekman Associates LLCView ↗
Mortgage$260,0002100 Beekman Assoc.LLCView ↗
Mortgage assignmentStaten Island Savings BankView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageNyc HpdView ↗
Mortgage$17,127Staten Island Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage$128,711Nyc HpdView ↗
Mortgage$52,587Staten Island Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentStaten Island Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentStaten Island Savings BankView ↗
Release of mortgageLorocca Enterprisesinc, 424 Senator Realty CORP, 944 42nd Realty CORPView ↗
Mortgage assignmentIndependence Svgs BankView ↗
Mortgage$560,000Bankers Fed Savs FsbView ↗
Mortgage$464,991Bankers Fed Savs FsbView ↗
Mortgage assignmentBankers Fed Savs FsbView ↗
Mortgage assignmentBankers Fed Savs FsbView ↗
Mortgage$363,397Bankers Fed Savs FsbView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFederal Home Loan MtgeeView ↗
Mortgage assignmentRaritan Valley S&L AssnView ↗
Mortgage$512,933Raritan Valley S&L AssnView ↗
Mortgage assignmentRaritan Valley S&L AssnView ↗
Mortgage assignmentFederal Home Loan Mtg CpView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.