42 Dikeman Street, Brooklyn

A turn-of-the-century Red Hook two-family where curb friction dominates the block.

A two-unit Red Hook wood-frame built in 1899. Small residential properties here generate almost no direct municipal paper, so the underwriting focus shifts entirely from landlord-tenant filings to the curb friction and block texture surrounding the house. Three things to know:

Parking and driveway access generate constant friction on this stretch. 74 illegal parking calls within three blocks over the last year, led by 21 commercial overnight parking complaints and 21 posted sign violations, plus another 53 calls for blocked driveways. Near the Red Hook waterfront, curb space gets claimed hard by commercial vehicles and neighbors defending driveway access.

Party noise drifts through the surrounding streets on weekend evenings. 35 residential noise calls within three blocks over the past 12 months, overwhelmingly driven by loud music and parties (27 complaints). Combined with 20 street-level noise calls, evening noise is a regular feature of the surrounding blocks rather than a rare event.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 23 derelict vehicle calls and 18 abandoned vehicle complaints within three blocks in the past year.
• 21 homeless person assistance requests logged on the surrounding blocks over the last 12 months.

42 Dikeman Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3005770048). This building is associated with Holley, Lisa B. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1899, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on December 5, 2018 for $205,507.01, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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