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214 East 42 Street

1,084Records
21City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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1,084 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 264 311 service requests, 211 DOB job filings, 191 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1980
Floors40
Res. units0
ClassH1
Owner (PLUTO)DK WGC FEE OWNER LLC
BBL1013150044
BIN1037547

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$4,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Taxi Complaint (18) · Lost Property (13) · Illegal Parking (12) · Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Traffic (3).

Filed construction activity

$43,836,609 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)DK WGC Fee Owner LLC
Head officerJoshua A Morris
Managing agentHEI Hotels & Resorts
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$161,733,000 $72,779,850
2026$175,169,000 $78,826,050
2027$189,790,000 $85,405,500

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Amuse Marketplace & BarNew AmericanA—
The Westin HotelAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 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.

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

SubwayGrand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 42 St / 3 Av — M42 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 39 St & 2 Ave · 750 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

214 East 42 Street

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

93 311 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: $9,313,154 on 2019-01-31 (lender: Goldman Sachs Bank USA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-10M&CON $240,000,000 — from DK WGC FEE OWNER LLC to B-SMITH HILL DEBT OPPORTUNITY (L) B, LLC $240,000,000
2025-10-10AL&R $240,000,000 — from DK WGC FEE OWNER LLC to B-SMITH HILL DEBT OPPORTUNITY (L) B, LLC $240,000,000
2023-08-17M&CON $150,000,000 — from DK WGC FEE OWNER LLC to ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY $150,000,000
2023-08-17AL&R $150,000,000 — from DK WGC FEE OWNER LLC to ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY $150,000,000
2019-01-31Deed $277,700,000 — from HHR 42 ASSOCIATES, L.P. to DK WGC FEE OWNER LLC $277,700,000
2019-01-31Mortgage $9,313,154 — from DK WGC FEE OWNER LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $9,313,154
2019-01-31Mortgage $176,977,480 — from DK WGC FEE OWNER LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $176,977,480
2019-01-31Mortgage $10,509,366 — from DK WGC FEE OWNER LLC to GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA $10,509,366
2019-01-09Sold for $277,700,000 $277,700,000 $55,540,000
2011-03-25Deed $297,682,500 — from FRANKEL, AS TRUSTEE, SANDOR; THE LEONA M. AND HARRY B. HELMSLEY CHARI; CODEY, AS TRUSTEE, to HHR 42 ASSOCIATES, L.P. $297,682,500
1996-11-07Mortgage $40,000,000 — from HARLEY OF NEW YORK ASSOCIATES; CARLTON HOUSE INC to CS FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORP $40,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171992102574
20181241001541
2019283051459
2020231160444
202190120425
202277190639
202372248344
202477320652
202512384651
202653190532
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The full timeline

Construction 411Enforcement 234Housing & tenants 284Ownership & money 61Health & systems 94

Every one of the 1,084 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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