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42 Thayer Street

1,045Records
19City systems
63Open violations
64.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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1,045 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 378 311 service requests, 320 HPD complaints, 143 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1939
Floors6
Res. units36
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)42 THAYER LLC
BBL1021740208
BIN1064211

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 64.6. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations63 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 46 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2011-03-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 14).

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

What 311 hears from this address

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · WATER LEAK (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 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 (1939)
YesSix or more residential units (36)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)42 THAYER LLC
Head officerKENNETH YUSTMAN
Managing agentWEISS REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,627,000 $732,150
2026$1,607,000 $723,150
2027$1,649,000 $742,050

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayDyckman St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Dyckman St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Dyckman St / Sherman Av — M100 BxM1 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSherman Ave & Thayer St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley
Middle: Middle School 322. 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

42 Thayer Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

62 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 of them about heat or hot water.

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 WEISS REALTY LLC — 11 buildings, 553 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3120 Buhre Avenue BX80 B
225 E Mosholu Parkway N BX69 A
2900 St Theresa Avenue BX54 B
2916 St Theresa Avenue BX49 B
265 Cabrini Boulevard MN49 A
200 Bennett Avenue MN49 A
36 West Gun Hill Road BX45 B
645 East 182 Street BX44 B
271 Ft Washington Avenue MN42 B
42 Thayer Street MN36 B
47 Arden Street MN36 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $411,841 on 2019-08-06 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-08-05Agreement $1,985,000 — from 42 THAYER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,985,000
2019-08-06Mortgage $411,841 — from 42 THAYER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $411,841
2019-08-06Agreement $2,200,000 — from 42 THAYER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,200,000
2019-08-06AL&R $2,200,000 — from 42 THAYER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,200,000
2014-05-14Mortgage $593,995 — from 42 THAYER LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $593,995
2014-05-14Agreement $2,000,000 — from 42 THAYER LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $2,000,000
2010-07-29Agreement $1,500,000 — from 42 THAYER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,500,000
2010-07-29Agreement $1,334,332 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 42 THAYER LLC $1,334,332
2010-07-29Mortgage $667,166 — from 42 THAYER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $667,166
2010-07-29Mortgage $832,834 — from 42 THAYER LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $832,834
2004-10-19Mortgage $213,007 — from JH ASSOCIATES L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $213,007
2004-10-19Agreement $1,600,000 — from JH ASSOCIATES L.L.C. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,600,000
1990-01-31Mortgage $1,150,612 — from J.H. ASSOCIATES to EAGLE MULTI LENDINGCORP $1,150,612
1984-04-27Mortgage $570,000 — from JH ASSOCIATES to NYC COMMNTY PRSRVTNCORP $570,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712100316
20180490316
2019332164661
20201390114
202101740378
202200190322
202301660572
202401693780
202501150218
202600450247
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 857Ownership & money 50Health & systems 49

Every one of the 1,045 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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