42 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn is a residential building in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. As of June 8, 2026, this building has 29 open HPD violations: 4 Class A, 20 Class B, and 5 Class C (immediately hazardous). In the last 12 months, 27 complaints have been filed against this building via NYC 311. The most common complaint type is UNSANITARY CONDITION. The building's overall risk rating is CRITICAL RISK. Data source: NYC Open Data, updated daily. Last verified: June 8, 2026.

42 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn

📍 Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn 🔨 Built 2009 🏢 98 units 🏷️ Class D1
Residential
CRITICAL RISK

Safety Rating: Immediately hazardous — Immediately hazardous violations — serious concerns.

311 Complaint Summary

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Last 30 Days
2
Last 90 Days
27
Last 365 Days
✅ Complaints are down 83% compared to the previous 6 months.
Complaint Types (Last 12 Months)
UNSANITARY CONDITION
10(38%)
PLUMBING
6(23%)
PAINT/PLASTER
3(12%)
FLOORING/STAIRS
2(8%)
ELECTRIC
2(8%)
WATER LEAK
1(4%)
HEAT/HOT WATER
1(4%)
GENERAL
1(4%)
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HPD Housing Violations

4 Class A
20 Class B
5 Class C
Class A § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL CEILINGS AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880869

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL CEILINGS AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class A § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND ALL CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 213, 2nd STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17881043

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND ALL CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 213, 2nd STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class A § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 813, 8th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2024-10-14

Violation ID: #17345965

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2024-10-14T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 813, 8th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class A § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT APT813, 8th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2024-07-18

Violation ID: #17128118

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2024-07-18T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT APT813, 8th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 403, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-10-07

Violation ID: #18281563

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-10-07T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 403, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WAISTLINE UNDER SINK IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 713, 7th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-22

Violation ID: #17920513

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION AT WAISTLINE UNDER SINK IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 713, 7th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR OF SINK BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 401, 4th STORY
2025-05-21

Violation ID: #17919585

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR OF SINK BASE CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 401, 4th STORY

Class B § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 208, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-05-07

Violation ID: #17889356

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 208, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880871

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 613, 6th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880966

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 613, 6th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT SINK IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 208, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17881056

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN AT SINK IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 208, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURE AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 706, 7th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880928

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL LIGHT FIXTURE AT SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 706, 7th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880874

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880877

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD DOOR IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 613, 6th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880965

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 613, 6th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 613, 6th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880969

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 613, 6th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 612, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880981

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 612, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 604, 6th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17881009

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 604, 6th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD CLOSET DOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 604, 6th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17881011

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD CLOSET DOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 604, 6th STORY, 6th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE RADIATOR COVER IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 301, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17881022

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BASE RADIATOR COVER IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 301, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 212, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17881049

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 212, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 702, 7th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-05-02

Violation ID: #17880954

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-02T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE FLUSHING APPARATUS AND MAINTAIN SAME SO AS TO FLUSH EFFECTIVELY THE WATER CLOSET .. IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 702, 7th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD STOOL AT EAST 1 WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 813, 8th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-01-10

Violation ID: #17609243

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-01-10T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD STOOL AT EAST 1 WINDOW IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 813, 8th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD STOOL AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 813, 8th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2024-06-05

Violation ID: #17027741

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2024-06-05T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD STOOL AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 813, 8th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 308, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-07-29

Violation ID: #18135357

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 308, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 502, 5th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
2025-06-10

Violation ID: #17975834

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 502, 5th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Class C § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 401, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-21

Violation ID: #17919581

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 401, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 505, 5th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-05-07

Violation ID: #17896916

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 505, 5th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-04-10

Violation ID: #17833175

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 811, 8th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

⚠️ What does Class C mean?

Class C violations are classified as immediately hazardous by the HPD (e.g. lack of heat or hot water, active mold, severe rodent infestations, lead-based paint, or carbon monoxide detector issues). Landlords are legally required to resolve these immediately.

Violation History & Landlord Accountability

B Violation Severity
29 Open Violations
4 Class A
20 Class B
5 Class C

Limited Class C violations.

Score: 74.6/100 · Based on current open violations. Higher Class C violations = lower score.

First violation on record: 2024-06-05 · Most recent: 2025-10-07

A Few/no Class C  ·  B Limited Class C  ·  C Multiple Class C  ·  D Significant  ·  F High hazard load

Neighborhood Comparison

How 42 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn compares to other tracked buildings in Brooklyn Heights in the last 12 months.

1
Average building in Brooklyn Heights
27
This building
1
NYC Average
📊 That's 27.0× the Brooklyn Heights average · top 9% most-complained in neighborhood

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Data last updated: June 8, 2026 · Source: NYC Open Data

⚠️ Serious Concerns Found

This building has 27 complaints and 5 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations on record in the last 12 months. Review the full violation list carefully before signing any lease.

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About This Data

Complaint data is sourced from the NYC 311 Service Requests dataset (NYC Open Data). Violation data is from the HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset. Building info is based on NYC PLUTO by NYC Department of City Planning.

All records are public-domain municipal data provided as-is. Updated daily. Last verified: June 8, 2026.