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555 West 42 Street

2,252Records
22City systems
0Open violations
2.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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2,252 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,136 311 service requests, 261 DOB permits, 207 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1987
Floors44
Res. units418
ClassD8
Owner (PLUTO)COMREF RIVER LLC
BBL1010710001
BIN1026911

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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 58% 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 2.3. 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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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

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
6
’25–26
2
’26–27

12 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

413 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (174) · Homeless Person Assistance (26) · Elevator (26) · Food Establishment (25) · Illegal Parking (23) · Encampment (20).

Filed construction activity

$8,993,268 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (66 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 (1987)
YesSix or more residential units (418)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)COMREF River LLC
Head officerScott Schechter
Managing agentBozzuto Management Company
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$117,671,000 $52,951,950
2026$118,160,000 $53,172,000
2027$118,774,000 $53,448,300

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 21/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Romeo & Juliet Coffee HouseCoffee/TeaB—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
25 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Food Contaminated, Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

Subway34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 42 St / 11 Av — M42 · 150 ft
Citi Bike11 Ave & W 41 St · 400 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

555 West 42 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

413 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 BOZZUTO MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 5 buildings, 1,970 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
114 Fulton Street MN483 A
555 West 42 Street MN418 A
776 Avenue of the Americas MN387 A
343 Broadway MN358 A
91 DeKalb Avenue BK324 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $28,331,000 on 2025-07-25 (lender: Jll Real Estate Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-07-25Agreement $128,331,000 — from COMREF RIVER LLC to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $128,331,000
2025-07-25Deed $243,500,000 — from RB APARTMENTS LLC to COMREF RIVER LLC $243,500,000
2025-07-25Mortgage $28,331,000 — from COMREF RIVER LLC to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC $28,331,000
2025-07-11Sold for $243,500,000 $243,500,000 $582,536
2018-03-20AL&R $155,000,000 — from RB APARTMENTS LLC to ING CAPITAL LLC $155,000,000
2018-03-20Agreement $155,000,000 — from RB APARTMENTS LLC to ING CAPITAL LLC $155,000,000
2018-03-20Mortgage $100,327,558 — from RB APARTMENTS LLC to ING CAPITAL LLC $100,327,558
2011-05-13Agreement $60,000,000 — from MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP to THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE C $60,000,000
2009-01-30Agreement $94,000,000 — from MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $94,000,000
2009-01-30AL&R $94,000,000 — from MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $94,000,000
2009-01-30Mortgage $29,000,000 — from MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $29,000,000
2004-03-19Mortgage $65,000,000 — from MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP to NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPA $65,000,000
1988-02-09Mortgage $5,000,000 — from ELFON REALTY CO to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $5,000,000
1986-09-05Mortgage $49,575,000 — from ELFON REALTY CO to CHAE MANHATTAN BK $49,575,000
1986-09-05Mortgage $1,925,000 — from ELFON REALTY CO to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $1,925,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017472017204243
2018274397683
2019112480869
2020266400375
202157420256
202264650378
202325166114188
202494166024203
2025411130720172
20263499012118
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The full timeline

Construction 514Enforcement 203Housing & tenants 1,363Ownership & money 59Health & systems 113

Every one of the 2,252 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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