842 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205BBL 3-01897-0039Map
Owner of record: Mersan Property LLC
842 Kent Avenue is a walk-up apartment building built in 1905 in Brooklyn, 11205. It has 6 residential units across 3 floors. The owner of record is Mersan Property LLC. HPD has recorded 6 housing violations here, most recently on June 10, 2025. City tax records listed 5 rent-stabilized apartments here in 2024.
- HPD violations
- 6
- DOB violations
- 8
- ECB violations
- 0
- HPD complaints
- 9
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.
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Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 6
- ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Jun 10, 2025
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Apr 10, 2024
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 4, 2022
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Oct 18, 2018
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following a minimum of 100 watts of incandescent light required. at front areaway
Aug 6, 2017
Closed — Violation closed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 10, 2016
Closed — Violation dismissed
DOB building violations · 8
- Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Mar 19, 2003
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
May 4, 1998
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Sep 16, 1997
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Feb 10, 1997
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Aug 29, 1995
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Jun 1, 1994
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Aug 16, 1993
Dob violation - active - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Jun 1, 1993
Dob violation - dismissed
ECB violations · 0
No ECB violations on record
Complaints
- Paint/plaster
Wall
Oct 11, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close - General
Mold
Oct 11, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close - Paint/plaster
Wall
Oct 11, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close - General
Mold
Oct 11, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close - Paint/plaster
Wall
Oct 11, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close - General
Floor
Oct 11, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close - General
Windows
Oct 11, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close - Paint/plaster
Wall
Oct 11, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close - Heating
Heat related
Oct 11, 2012 · Apt 1R
Close
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C2)
- Year built
- 1905
- Floors
- 3
- Residential units
- 6
- Building area
- 3,750 ft²
- Lot area
- 2,500 ft²
- Zoning
- M1-1
- Community board
- 303
- Council district
- 33
- Block / lot
- 1897 / 39
- Assessed value
- $458,100
- Landmark / historic district
- No
HPD registration #305572, last renewed Aug 26, 2025.
Questions about 842 Kent Avenue
Who owns 842 Kent Avenue?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is Mersan Property LLC.
Does 842 Kent Avenue have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 6 housing violations at this property.
Is 842 Kent Avenue rent stabilized?
NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 5 rent-stabilized units here in 2024 (about 83% of its 6 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.
When was 842 Kent Avenue built?
City records list 1905 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 842 Kent Avenue?
It has 6 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.