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205 East 42 Street

2,827Records
17City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10017 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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2,827 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,198 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 616 DOB permits, 489 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10017
Built1929
Floors21
Res. units0
ClassRI
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1013167501
BIN1037550

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Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Homeless Person Assistance (9) · Illegal Parking (7) · Encampment (4) · Street Condition (3) · Food Establishment (3).

Filed construction activity

$16,480,433 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (78 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$7,492,172 $3,371,477
2026$4,687,500 $2,109,373
2027$6,548,669 $2,946,901

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: BD HIGHER ED (CUNY)

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe Jolie LaideNot yet graded—
Osteria LagunaItalianA—
Pret A MangerAmericanA—
Sushi YasudaJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 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 4 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Sodium Warning), shared by 4 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
51 St — 6 E F · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 42 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 44 St & 2 Ave · 600 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

205 East 42 Street

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

70 311 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
2025-11-25Deed $62,217,784 — from DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC; DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER II LLC; 205 EAST FEE OW $62,217,784
2025-11-25Deed $62,217,784 — from DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC; DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER II LLC; 205 EAST FEE OW $62,217,784
2025-11-25ASSTO $61,435,000 — from DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to 205 EAST FEE OWNER II LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC $61,435,000
2025-11-25Deed $62,217,784 — from DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC; DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER II LLC; 205 EAST FEE OW $62,217,784
2025-11-25ASSTO $61,435,000 — from DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to 205 EAST FEE OWNER II LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC $61,435,000
2025-11-25Agreement $190,000,000 — from DOLP 733 PROPERTIES II LLC; DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC; DOLP 205 LEASEHOLD LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $190,000,000
2025-11-25Mortgage $108,000,000 — from DOLP 205 LEASEHOLD LLC; DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $108,000,000
2025-11-25Mortgage $108,000,000 — from DOLP 205 LEASEHOLD LLC; DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $108,000,000
2025-11-25Agreement $190,000,000 — from DOLP 733 PROPERTIES II LLC; DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC; DOLP 205 LEASEHOLD LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $190,000,000
2025-11-25Agreement $104,000,000 — from 205 EAST FEE OWNER II LLC; SL 205 EAST LEASEHOLDER LLC; 205 EAST LEASEHOLDER LLC; 205 EAST to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO $104,000,000
2025-11-25Deed $15,000,000 — from DOLP 205 LEASEHOLD LLC to 205 EAST LEASEHOLDER II LLC $15,000,000
2025-11-25ASSTO $61,435,000 — from DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to 205 EAST FEE OWNER II LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC $61,435,000
2025-11-25Deed $62,217,784 — from DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC; DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER II LLC; 205 EAST FEE OW $62,217,784
2025-11-25Deed $62,217,784 — from DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC; DOLP 205 PROPERTIES II LLC to 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER LLC; 205 EAST FEE OWNER II LLC; 205 EAST FEE OW $62,217,784
2025-11-25Deed $15,000,000 — from DOLP 205 LEASEHOLD LLC to 205 EAST LEASEHOLDER II LLC $15,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201773511815148
201829051742
2019141661441
20208480222
202121141382166
2022113619443
202347174261
202423080536
2025152277996849
20261623332386
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The full timeline

Construction 1,170Enforcement 205Housing & tenants 128Ownership & money 1,264Health & systems 60

Every one of the 2,827 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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