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202 East 42 Street

211Records
17City systems
3Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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211 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1946
Floors5
Res. units3
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)DOLP 655 PROPERTIES
BBL1013150048
BIN1037548

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10017, 83% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2000-01-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Lost Property (1).

Filed construction activity

$268,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1946)
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)DOLP 655 PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerJONATHAN DURST
Managing agentROYAL REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,911,000 $1,309,950
2026$3,679,000 $1,655,550
2027$3,793,000 $1,706,850

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sandwicherie of New YorkAmericanA—

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: No Permit or License) · 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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
42 St-Bryant Pk — 7 B D F M · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 42 St / 3 Av — M42 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 43 St & 2 Ave · 800 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

202 East 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

9 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ROYAL REALTY CORP — 27 buildings, 3,729 units. Grades across the portfolio: A21 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Northern Boulevard QN958 A
625 West 57 Street MN709 A
601 West 57 Street MN597 A
1-02 26 Avenue QN404 A
855 Avenue of the Americas MN382 A
26-50 1st Street QN294 A
3-24 27th Avenue QN163 A
600 West 58 Street MN65 A
213 Front Street MN29 A
142 West 44 Street MN23 A
220 Front Street MN15 A
214 Front Street MN13 A
36 Peck Slip MN11 A
229 Front Street MN9 A
156 West 44 Street MN9 A
24 Peck Slip MN9 A
225 Front Street MN8 A
125 West 43 Street MN6 A
413 West 43 Street MN4 A
425 West 43 Street MN4 A
443 West 43 Street MN4 B
202 East 42 Street MN3 A
947 2 Avenue MN3 C
825 Third Ave MN3 B
423 West 43 Street MN2 B
441 West 43 Street MN2 B
136 West 44 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 1997-03-19 (lender: Bank Of New York), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-03-19Mortgage $20,000,000 — from 675 ASSOCIATES L.L.C. AS TRUSTEE; SENDUR PARTNERS, L.L.C. AS TRUSTEE; SIEGLER, RICHARD AST to BANK OF NEW YORK $20,000,000
1997-03-19Mortgage $5,000,000 — from DURST BUILDINGS CORPORATION; DURST PARTNERS L.L.C.; DURST, JONATHAN AS TRUSTEE; 675 ASSOCI to BANK OF NEW YORK $5,000,000
1994-01-24Mortgage $42,826,919 — from 205 ASSOCIATES L.P.; DURST, SEYMOUR B. TRTEE; 675 ASSOCIATES; SIEGLER, RICHARD; DURST BUIL to MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY/NEW YORK T $42,826,919

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172112116
201800033
201960129
202000527
202100112
202200112
202300213
202401337
202500628
202600246
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The full timeline

Construction 63Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 77Ownership & money 37Health & systems 24

Every one of the 211 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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