605 West 42nd Street
Top insights
- 14 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (115 vs ~22)
- Built in 2008 (city records)
- Rent-stabilized: 358 units registered
About this building
The building’s floor space is 12.6 times the size of its lot: 888,123 sq ft of building on a 70,294 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 14, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.
605 West 42nd Street
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- City records show 77 open HPD violations, 14 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2017 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 358 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling….
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
605 West 42 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10036. The closest subway is 34 St-Hudson Yards (7) (9-minute walk), served by the 7 line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: November 2017 · Most recent: October 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2026-09-30 "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE SOUTH WALL INSIDE OF THE CL…"
- 2026-09-30 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE WEST WALL INSID…"
- 2026-09-30 "§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING INSIDE OF THE CLOS…"
- 2026-09-30 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING INSIDE OF T…"
- 2026-09-30 "§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT THE WES…"
- 2026-07-28
- 2025-08-30
- 2023-07-05
- 2023-02-15
- Class C · 14 open · penalty 210 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 41 open · penalty 205 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 22 open · penalty 22 · (1/ea)
- 2026-05-13 · Apt 21A · NON EMERGENCY · APPLIANCE
- 2026-05-13 · Apt 21A · NON EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-05-06 · Apt 45X · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-05-08
- 2026-04-23
- 2026-03-31
- 2026-03-31
- 2026-03-05
- Oct 4, 2023 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- Jun 20, 2023 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- Jun 20, 2023 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2008, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 16
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 13
- HARRASSMENT 2: 10
- FELONY ASSAULT: 10
- GRAND LARCENY: 10
- Noise - Residential: 209
- Noise - Vehicle: 151
- Encampment: 132
- Illegal Parking: 120
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 68
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- Success Academy Charter School - Hudson Yards
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- Professional Performing Arts High School
- City Knoll Middle School
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- Park West High School
- Food and Finance High School
- 34 St-Hudson Yards
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- Association For Cultural Equity
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- Former Slaughterhouse Site
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Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 500 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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