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647 West 42 Street

104Records
10City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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104 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 52 311 service requests, 17 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10036
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)KANDILA RLTY CORP
BBL1010900010
BIN1027089

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 10036, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$29,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)KANDILA REALTY CORP
Head officerRAQUEL GRITSIPIS
Managing agentLOUIS GRITSIPIS
Last registered2025-06-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,684,000 $1,657,800
2026$4,421,000 $1,989,450
2027$3,653,000 $1,643,850

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
42nd Street Pizza DinerAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 42 St / 12 Av — M42 · 250 ft
Citi Bike11 Ave & W 41 St · 650 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

647 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

8 311 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: $100,000 on 1999-11-17 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofwilliamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-08-14AL&R $600,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to KANDILA REALTY CORP $600,000
2003-08-14Agreement $600,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to KANDILA REALTY CORP $600,000
1999-11-17Mortgage $100,000 — from KANDILA REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $100,000
1998-10-15Mortgage $275,000 — from KANDILA REALTY CORP. to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY; COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO. $275,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
201800718
201900112
202000303
202100505
202200718
202300808
202401427
202500527
202610528
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 3Housing & tenants 66Ownership & money 17Health & systems 14

Every one of the 104 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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