902 42nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The four-story, 16-unit residential building at 902 42nd Street in Borough Park, owned by Frank Iuliano and constructed in 1928, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most significantly, there are ongoing concerns about sanitation, with multiple reports of garbage and recycling storage problems, including a May 2025 complaint about unsanitary conditions that was investigated by HPD but found not to violate housing laws. The building has also faced recurring heating issues, with emergency complaints about heat and hot water in both 2022 and 2023, though in both cases, systems were reportedly restored by the time of inspection.

A rodent sighting in May 2025 led to a compliance inspection that passed in June 2025, following earlier rat activity in May 2025. The property has several active and closed violations that warrant attention, including an open Class C violation from May 2023 regarding a defective locking assembly at the front door entrance. Previous violations reveal a pattern of safety concerns, such as a March 2022 violation regarding fire escape obstructions and an August 2022 violation related to building maintenance standards. The building's infrastructure requires attention to address issues such as broken fire-retardant plaster and defective self-closing doors at the fourth-story bulkhead, though many violations from 2023 were successfully certified as corrected by June 2023.

The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past five years, and passed all rodent compliance inspections since 2010, though there have been intermittent rodent-related complaints requiring attention. The building's recent history shows a mix of resolved and ongoing maintenance issues, particularly regarding sanitation and building safety systems. While some violations have been promptly addressed, there are still several open issues, particularly relating to building security and sanitation compliance. The property has generally maintained compliance with bedbug regulations and passed all recent rodent inspections, though there were notable concerns about garbage storage and heating systems that have required multiple tenant complaints to address.