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242 West 27 Street

147Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

147 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 28 DOB violations, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 20 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1927
Floors7
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)242 WEST 27 LLC
BBL1007760062
BIN1014240

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).

Filed construction activity

$274,695 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,492,000 $1,571,400
2026$3,496,000 $1,573,200
2027$3,550,000 $1,597,500

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sip CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway23 St — C E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
28 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 25 St — M20 · 400 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 27 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

242 West 27 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,100,000 on 2026-07-29 (lender: Axos Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-29Mortgage $4,100,000 — from WEST 27 GROUP LLC to AXOS BANK $4,100,000
2026-07-29Deed $6,326,000 — from 242 WEST 27 LLC to WEST 27 GROUP LLC $6,326,000
2026-07-13Sold for $6,326,000 $6,326,000 $395,375
2016-07-11Deed $6,884,000 — from ZELNIK, MARTIN to 242 WEST 27 LLC $6,884,000
2016-07-11Mortgage $10,000,000 — from 242 WEST 27 LLC to BANK OF AMERICA NA $10,000,000
2016-07-11Deed $6,884,000 — from ESTATE OF JULIUS PANERO; JAMES PANERO, AS EXECUTOR to 242 WEST 27 LLC $6,884,000
2016-06-29Sold for $6,884,000 $6,884,000 $430,250
1998-02-04Mortgage $55,708 — from EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK to PANZEL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES $55,708
1987-08-20Mortgage $372,738 — from PANZEL DVLPMNT ASSOCS to EMIGRANT SVGS BK $372,738
1984-09-07Mortgage $499,990 — from PANZEL DVLPMT ASSOCIATES to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $499,990

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017510017
2018412018
2019040026
2020010012
2021001023
2022000011
2023000022
202491170229
2025000033
2026000415
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 20Ownership & money 28Health & systems 21

Every one of the 147 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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