242 New York Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-01248-0073BIN 3031971

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

017 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 8 apartments
023 open rent-impairing violation(s)
032 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 7 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 8 apartments.

2018 — 7 units registered2023 — 7

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1904

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-12-175+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED AT 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-12-305+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM , DOOR LOCKED AT THE FIRST STORY PUBLIC HALL , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2008-12-305+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT THE FIRST STORY PUBLIC HALL , 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3Issued 2008-06-255+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RAT EXCRETA 2 STY SOUTH APT 3. , SECTION '' ''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water2

Electric1

ElectricNo Lighting2025-05-05 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2023-02-24 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2023-02-20 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

754

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential301

Street/Sidewalk209

Vehicle98

Commercial84

Unspecified43

Helicopter19

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

204

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony89

Misdemeanor78

Violation37

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED2009-01-01

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2009-12-31

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2009-01-07

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Managing agent

ALLAN CHARLEUS

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Changed hands in 2025 — new owners sometimes move to raise rents or deregulate units

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2025-02-17 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1989-05-31 · $50,000

Sale2025-02-17no recorded price

CHARLEUS, JOSEPH C, CHARLEUS, BERTHA, CHARLEUS, ALLAN → BERTHA CHARLEUS 2025 IRREVOCABLE TRUST, ALLAN CHARLEUS, TRUSTEE, JOSEPH C. CHARLEUS, TRUSTEE

Sale2008-01-14no recorded price

CHARLEUS, JOSEPH, CHARLEUS, BERTHA → CHARLEUS, BERTHA, CHARLEUS, JOSEPH C, CHARLEUS, ALLAN, CHARLEUS, JOSEPH I

Sale2008-01-14no recorded price

CHARLEUS, JOSEPH, CHARLEUS, BERTHA → CHARLEUS, BERTHA, CHARLEUS, JOSEPH C, CHARLEUS, ALLAN, CHARLEUS, JOSEPH I

Mortgage1989-05-31$50,000

borrower CHARLEUS, BERTHA, CHARLEUS, JOSEPH · lender CAPITAL HOMEOWNER SERV

Mortgage1984-01-24$5,620

borrower CHARLEUS, BERTHA, CHARLEUS, JOSEPH · lender NORTH EASTERN HOLDING CO

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale