238 recorded events, 2001–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 51 311 service requests, 32 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 12.9. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (13) · Homeless Person Assistance (12) · Missed Collection (2) · Snow or Ice (1) · Street Light Condition (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
$21,840 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2010) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | 534 WEST 42ND STREET CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | CLAUDE SIMON |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| 2026 | $540,166 | $243,075 |
| 2027 | $648,262 | $291,718 |
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR NO CAP
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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.
| Subway | 34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 42 St / 11 Av — M42 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 11 Ave & W 41 St · 500 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.
534 West 42 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
33 311 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.
Managed by LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 249 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Deed $340,000 — from CHICAGOLAND OIL COMPANY, LLC to WEST 42ND STREET PROPERTY LLC | $340,000 | |
| 2026-09-01 | Mortgage $610,000 — from ABRAMS, SCOTT to CLIFFCO INC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CLIFFCO MORTGAGE BANKERS | $610,000 | |
| 2026-09-01 | Deed $960,000 — from TRUBITT, JASON to ABRAMS, SCOTT | $960,000 | |
| 2026-09-01 | Sold for $340,000 | $340,000 | $48,571 |
| 2026-08-20 | Sold for $960,000 | $960,000 | $137,143 |
| 2020-11-27 | Mortgage $738,750 — from HWANG, ALEXANDER to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $738,750 | |
| 2020-11-27 | Deed $985,000 — from KUIK, TIIU to HWANG, ALEXANDER | $985,000 | |
| 2020-11-05 | Sold for $985,000 | $985,000 | $140,714 |
| 2018-02-12 | Mortgage $679,500 — from KHANEJA, AMIT to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; QUICKEN LOANS INC. | $679,500 | |
| 2016-12-30 | Deed $1,060,000 — from DROUIN, AIMEE A to ESTHER BUILDING 5TH AVE LLC | $1,060,000 | |
| 2016-12-15 | Sold for $1,060,000 | $1,060,000 | $151,429 |
| 2015-11-20 | Deed $310,566 — from 534 WEST 42ND STREET LLC to CHICAGOLAND OIL COMPANY LLC | $310,566 | |
| 2013-12-30 | Deed $1,834,850 — from 534 WEST 42ND STREET LLC to SIMONS HK PROPERTIES, LLC | $1,834,850 | |
| 2013-04-30 | Mortgage $660,000 — from SHAH, JEFFREY ARVIND; RICCARDI, JOHN WILLIAM JR. to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $660,000 | |
| 2013-04-30 | Deed $840,056 — from 534 WEST 42ND STREET LLC to RICCARDI, JOHN WILLIAM JR.; SHAH, JEFFREY ARVIND | $840,056 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
Every one of the 238 recorded events, 2001–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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