Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

42 Manhattan Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11206Government-ownedBBL 3030960001BIN 3071440

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1965
Floors7
Units65
Building Area68,922 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD3
Market Value$5.6M

42 MANHATTAN AVE is a property located at 42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores. The building was constructed in 1965. It has 7 floors and 65 units. The building area is 68,922 square feet on a 14,200 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $5.6M. Public records list the property as government-owned. There are 54 building permits on record (35 active). There are 16 violations on record (1 currently open). 2 docketed judgments carrying $50 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

215records on file

Completed in 1965, 42 Manhattan Ave rises 7 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 65 units and 68,922 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.6M, and assessed for tax at $2.5M. In the 53 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 215 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward inspection: 90 of its 215 records, fully 42%, fall under that one heading. Permit (54) and enforcement (21) trail well behind. 1 violation stands open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 58.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 746 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 42% inspection, 53 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$5.6M of Kings, written across 215 government filings.

Property Details

Address42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Fireproof Without Stores
D3
Year Built1965
Floors7
Total Units65
Building Area68,922 sqft
Lot Size14,200 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3030960001
3071440
OwnershipGovernment-owned

Assessment & Sales

$5.6M
$2.5M
$288K

Building Permits

54 on record · 35 active
Asbestos AbatementDEP
CLOSED
Filed Oct 31, 2025Job #TRU1977BK25
Asbestos AbatementDEP
CLOSED
Filed Oct 27, 2025Job #TRU1951BK25
Asbestos AbatementDEP
CLOSED
Filed Sep 2, 2025Job #TRU1501BK25
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jun 18, 2024Job #429986
Asbestos AbatementDEP
CLOSED
Filed Feb 1, 2023Job #TRU0119BK23

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Violations

16 on record · 1 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$50
Judgments · 2 docketed
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 23, 2024Balance $25Ticket #0216458230
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
NYPD summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 3, 2019Balance $25Ticket #0202540966
OPEN CONTAINER CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON STREETS
ECBLocal Law
ACTIVE
Issued Dec 2, 2022#37023542R

FAILURE TO SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE 9A REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WALL & APPURTENANCES REQUIRED BY 28-302.4 FOR CONTROL #909645.REMEDY:SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE REQUIRE TEC

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn built?

The building at 42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 was constructed in 1965. It is classified as a elevator apartment - fireproof without stores with 7 floors and 65 units. The building area is 68,922 sqft.

Are there building permits at 42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn?

Yes. 42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 has 54 building permits on record, with 35 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Asbestos Abatement (CLOSED) filed Oct 31, 2025.

Does 42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 has 16 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 11 DOB, 5 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 has 2 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $50. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 42 MANHATTAN AVE?

42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 has an assessed market value of $5.6M and a total assessed value of $2.5M (land: $288K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 42 MANHATTAN AVE?

42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 is zoned R6. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 42 MANHATTAN AVE?

42 MANHATTAN AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11206 is government-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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