913 42nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The three-story, six-unit building at 913 42nd Street in Borough Park, owned by Dave Friedman and constructed in 1930, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there have been multiple instances of heat and hot water outages throughout the property, with documented complaints in November 2023, January 2024, and most recently in June 2025, when the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found violations prompting follow-up inspections. The building has also faced electrical infrastructure challenges, including wiring violations in 2022 and a power outage incident.

Recent inspections from November 2023 revealed multiple code violations regarding building security and safety, including issues with self-closing doors and illegal fastening devices at roof access points. These violations, though some were marked as resolved by December 2023, indicate ongoing concerns about building access security. The property has a history of emergency service requests, including plumbing issues in 2019 and various safety concerns, though there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years.

Current housing maintenance code violations include outstanding issues from a 2024 inspection regarding roof access security, and the most recent rodent inspection in June 2025 confirmed rat activity on the premises, with further investigations scheduled following this finding. The building has experienced historical compliance challenges, particularly evident through multiple Department of Buildings violations regarding failure to certify corrections on immediately hazardous situations between 2019 and 2021. While most of these past violations have been resolved, two significant penalties remain active from 2024, each with a $6,250 balance due related to previous commissioner's orders. The property underwent tenant safety inspections in February 2024, resulting in Oath Violations being served, indicating appropriate regulatory oversight action has been taken in response to some of the building's persistent maintenance issues.