242 South 2nd Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~93% of buildings in this ZIP (46 open)
- 3 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1914) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
242 South 2nd Street
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- City records show 46 open HPD violations, 3 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2002 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 33 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures .. in the kitchen.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
242 South 2 Street sits in Brooklyn, ZIP 11211. The closest subway is Marcy Av (M,J,Z) (5-minute walk), served by the G, J, L, M, and Z lines.
Building Condition
- 2020-09-30 "§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 33, 6th STORY, 1st…"
- 2020-06-29 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF LOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT INSTALLED AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE…"
- 2020-06-29 "§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 7, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT…"
- 2020-06-29 "§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT BUILDING ENTRANCE FROM STREET , 1st STORY"
- 2019-05-14 "§ 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE W…"
- Class C · 3 open · penalty 45 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 29 open · penalty 145 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 14 open · penalty 14 · (1/ea)
- 2023-06-30 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- 2008-03-11
- 2007-12-03 "STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY"
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1914. Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960. The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 65
- PETIT LARCENY: 54
- GRAND LARCENY: 48
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 34
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 23
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 655
- Noise - Residential: 283
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 205
- Noise - Commercial: 70
- Noise - Vehicle: 59
- WILLIAMSBURG PHARMACY AND SURGICAL SUPPLY, INC.
- ADEN GOURMET DELI CORP.
- FIVE STARS OF BROOKLYN IX INC.
- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
- P.S. 019 Roberto Clemente
- Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School
- J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells
- Success Academy Charter School - Williamsburg
- Conselyea Preparatory School
- J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells
- Conselyea Preparatory School
- Harry Van Arsdale High School
- Marcy Av
- Bedford Av
- Metropolitan Av/Lorimer St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Keap Fourth Community Garden
- Williamsburg Art And Historical Center
- Grand Street Community Garden
- Strawberry Playground
- Southside United Housing Development Fund Corp
- Friends Of City Reliquary Incorporated
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
- Optimum Cable Up to 940 Mbps down · 35 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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