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319 West 42 Street

399Records
15City systems
27Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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399 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 169 311 service requests, 40 DOB permits, 36 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)JNK-42 LLC
BBL1010330022
BIN1024944

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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 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 1998-03-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Dead Animal (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$333,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)JNK-42 LLC
Head officerWILLIAM D HARRA
Managing agentABC REALTY
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,084,000 $1,837,800
2026$3,678,000 $1,655,100
2027$3,727,000 $1,677,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 42 St / 8 Av — M42 SIM8 SIM22 SIM25 +2 more · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 42 St & 8 Ave · 150 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

319 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

26 311 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 ABC REALTY — 64 buildings, 1,462 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B7 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
66 Madison Avenue MN134 A
409 Edgecombe Avenue MN123 B
445 West 19 Street MN71 A
234 West 106 Street MN50 A
118 West 72 Street MN48 A
685 2 Avenue MN47 A
305 West 72 Street MN46 A
718 Broadway MN40 A
170 East 88 Street MN39 A
427 West Street MN38 A
142-41 Franklin Avenue QN38 B
30 East 95 Street MN37 A
140 West 58 Street MN35 A
234 West 21 Street MN35 A
303 Park Avenue South MN34 A
852 8 Avenue MN34 A
155 Perry Street MN31 A
104 Bedford Street MN30 A
9 Murray Street MN30 A
126 West 96 Street MN29 A
340 West 19 Street MN26 A
50 West 127 Street MN23 A
161 Perry Street MN21 A
161 West 10 Street MN20 A
205 West 84 Street MN19 A
318 West 106 Street MN19 A
241 West 19 Street MN19 A
252 West 20 Street MN18 A
417 East 78 Street MN16 A
419 East 78 Street MN16 A
59 West 8 Street MN16 B
144 9 Avenue MN16 A
421 East 78 Street MN16 A
319 West 42 Street MN14 A
76 West 82 Street MN12 A
78 West 82 Street MN12 A
442 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
307 West 20 Street MN12 C
560 West End Avenue MN12 B
120 East 85 Street MN12 A
291 Central Park West MN11 A
134 West 71 Street MN10 A
130 West 71 Street MN10 A
110 East 61 Street MN10 A
132 West 71 Street MN10 A
350 West 20 Street MN9 A
96 East 7 Street MN8 A
453 West 22 Street MN8 A
329 West 85 Street MN8 A
451 West 22 Street MN8 A
337 West 85 Street MN8 A
331 West 85 Street MN8 A
80 West 82 Street MN8 C
10 Gramercy Park South MN7 A
969 1 Avenue MN6 B
255 West 51 Street MN6 A
330 East 76 Street MN6 C
75 Lexington Avenue MN6 C
107-37 71 Avenue QN5 C
342 West 89 Street MN5 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $613,081 on 2014-03-24 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-28DEVR $5,531,717 — from JNK-42 LLC to ARDEON REALTY CORP.; 311 WEST 42ND STREET ASSOCIATES LLC $5,531,717
2014-03-24Mortgage $613,081 — from JNK-42 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $613,081
2014-03-24Agreement $2,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to JNK-42 LLC $2,100,000
2014-03-24AL&R $2,100,000 — from JNK-42 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,100,000
2008-11-28AL&R $1,600,000 — from JNK-42 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,600,000
2008-11-28Agreement $1,600,000 — from JNK-42 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,600,000
2008-11-28Mortgage $377,099 — from JNK-42 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $377,099
2003-11-12Mortgage $1,500,000 — from JNK-42, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
1998-04-01Mortgage $490,000 — from KORN, NATHAN Z.; KORN, JAMES A. to KORN, DOROTHY C. $490,000
1985-12-12Mortgage $250,000 — from KORN, DOROTHY C. to BAYSIDE FEDL S & L ASSN $250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700350439
201802120216
201951190126
202021127022
202182130023
202211170120
202323130119
202400150217
2025006017
2026004228
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The full timeline

Construction 65Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 251Ownership & money 33Health & systems 17

Every one of the 399 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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