855 42nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232

855 42nd Street is a 4-story, 20-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1914 in Borough Park, currently owned by Simon Cheung. The building has experienced several heat and rodent-related issues in recent years, with the most recent significant event being a heat/hot water complaint in February 2024 that resulted in HPD's inability to access the building for inspection. The building's rodent issue history is particularly notable, with multiple complaints filed between 2020 and 2022, though recent inspections in 2022 and earlier years have shown passing results.

The building has maintained a consistent record of no bedbug infestations since at least 2020, with annual bedbug reports showing zero infested or eradicated units from 2021 through the present. In April 2021, a violation was issued regarding the failure to file an annual bedbug report, though this was closed. The property has a mixed record of compliance with housing maintenance codes, with the most recent rodent complaint still marked as in progress in May 2020, and a history of inspections showing varying results.

Notable inspections include two failures for "Other Reasons" in 2016, though these were followed by passing inspections in 2017 and subsequent years. The building's annual bedbug reporting since 2021 has consistently shown no infestations, with the most recent 2024 report continuing this pattern. While the building has had its share of issues, particularly with rodent complaints in the early 2020s, recent years have shown improved conditions overall, with specific attention to bedbug reporting compliance and passing inspections for various health and safety checks.