242 South 4 Street, Brooklyn

A 1920 retail store building on South 4 Street with 13 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

242 South 4 Street is a retail store building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3024470003). The property is zoned C4-3, on a 1,476 sq ft lot, with 3 floors and 6 residential units. It was built in 1920. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 13 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	3024470003
Borough	Brooklyn — Community District 1
Neighborhood	Williamsburg
ZIP code	11211
Zoning district	C4-3
Building class	K4 — retail store building (what’s a building class?)
Land use	04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area	1,476 sq ft
Floors	3
Residential units	6
Year built	1920
FAR	3 built · 2.43 max residential · 3.4 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

7 open Department of Buildings violations
6 open ECB (OATH) violations — $2,428 in penalties due
0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.