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150 East 42 Street

4,045Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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4,045 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,365 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 687 DOB job filings, 661 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1955
Floors42
Res. units0
ClassRC
Owner (PLUTO)150 HG VENTURE LLC
BBL1012967502
BIN—

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Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
1
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

312 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (65) · Panhandling (49) · Vendor Enforcement (27) · Noise (22) · Encampment (21) · Non (19).

Filed construction activity

$23,739,177 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (69 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$21,077,036 $9,484,666
2026$7,860,555 $3,537,250
2027$5,294,754 $2,382,639

The city's market estimate has fallen 75% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (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 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Delmonico GourmetAmericanAMice evidence
SinigualMexicanAMice evidence
StarbucksCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 2 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), shared by 3 restaurants
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled, Food Temperature, No Permit or License), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 42 St / Lexington Av — M42 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 39 St & Lexington Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

150 East 42 Street

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

312 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42 LESSEE LLC to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42ND TIC TRUST; 150 EAST 42ND BORROWING TRUST to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42 LESSEE LLC to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42ND TIC TRUST; 150 EAST 42ND BORROWING TRUST to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42 LESSEE LLC to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42 LESSEE LLC to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42ND TIC TRUST; 150 EAST 42ND BORROWING TRUST to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42ND TIC TRUST; 150 EAST 42ND BORROWING TRUST to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42 LESSEE LLC to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42 LESSEE LLC to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42ND TIC TRUST; 150 EAST 42ND BORROWING TRUST to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42 LESSEE LLC to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42ND TIC TRUST; 150 EAST 42ND BORROWING TRUST to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42ND TIC TRUST; 150 EAST 42ND BORROWING TRUST to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000
2025-12-02Agreement $450,000,000 — from 150 EAST 42ND TIC TRUST; 150 EAST 42ND BORROWING TRUST to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR $450,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
2024
637
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172985723514343
20183762622394
2019266350471
2020170450365
202161380045
2022132510571
2023230370464
202435780793
202520113147213637
20261309404111
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The full timeline

Construction 895Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 662Ownership & money 2,367Health & systems 80

Every one of the 4,045 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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