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349 West 42 Street

663Records
18City systems
0Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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663 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 106 DOB permits, 79 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built2003
Floors41
Res. units268
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)GO IVY TOWER LLC
BBL1010330009
BIN1085966

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 94% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.2. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Day Care (9) · Noise (7) · Non (3) · Street Light Condition (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Sewer (2).

Filed construction activity

$3,861,809 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2003)
YesSix or more residential units (268)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)42/43 REALTY LLC
Head officerBERNARD FRIEDMAN
Managing agentFRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2025-08-13

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$68,894,000 $31,002,300
2026$73,245,000 $32,960,250
2027$75,778,000 $34,100,100

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayTimes Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 42 St / 9 Av — M42 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 42 St & 8 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
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

349 West 42 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CO — 22 buildings, 965 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
349 West 42 Street MN268 A
113 Nassau Street MN168 A
5 East 86 Street MN63 A
401 West 22 Street MN57 A
235 East 83 Street MN55 A
350 West 43 Street MN52 A
404 East 75 Street MN48 A
1380 York Avenue MN41 A
115 East 71 Street MN30 A
40 East 68 Street MN22 B
120 East 62 Street MN20 A
216 East 90 Street MN19 A
16 East 71 Street MN16 A
214 East 90 Street MN16 A
212 East 90 Street MN16 A
11 East 80 Street MN13 A
50 East 66 Street MN11 A
15 East 94 Street MN10 B
53 East 74 Street MN10 A
48 East 66 Street MN10 B
51 East 74 Street MN10 A
58 East 80 Street MN10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,000,000 on 2001-10-29 (lender: New York State Housing Finance Agency). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-24Deed $148,250,000 — from 42/43 REALTY LLC to GO IVY TOWER LLC $148,250,000
2026-06-05Sold for $148,250,000 $148,250,000 $553,172
2001-10-29Mortgage $113,000,000 — from 42/43 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $113,000,000
1997-06-23Mortgage $2,900,000 — from NEW 42ND STREET, L.L.C. to BANK LEUMI TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK $2,900,000
1988-11-10Mortgage $1,500,000 — from LIGHTNING PARK INC to NORMEL CONSTRUCTIONCORP; MARS ASSOCS INC $1,500,000
1985-09-30Mortgage $2,284,601 — from LIGHTNING PARK INC to ENSIGN BANK FSB $2,284,601

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705501020
20189760830
201948701029
2020214170841
202189160740
2022461001030
2023418260755
2024441701136
20252480721
202640971030
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The full timeline

Construction 204Enforcement 154Housing & tenants 158Ownership & money 55Health & systems 92

Every one of the 663 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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