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416 West 42 Street

228Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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228 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 DOB permits, 33 DOB job filings, 27 boiler inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built2002
Floors6
Res. units0
ClassJ7
Owner (PLUTO)PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS INC
BBL1010510041
BIN1026333

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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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Water System (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$469,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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$12,347,000 $5,556,150
2026$12,624,000 $5,680,800
2027$12,925,000 $5,816,250

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: LITERARY

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 7/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Playwrights HorizonsAmericanA—

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 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 42 St / 9 Av — M42 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 42 St & Dyer 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

416 West 42 Street

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

5 311 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: $1,500,000 on 2013-08-28 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-08-28AL&R $1,500,000 — from PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS, INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,500,000
2013-08-28Mortgage $1,500,000 — from PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS, INC. to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704201218
2018021069
20190610815
20200410510
20218000412
2022010045
20230520310
20240314513
20250530311
2026000022
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The full timeline

Construction 78Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 14Ownership & money 26Health & systems 54

Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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