840 recorded events, 1994–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 537 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 99 311 service requests, 40 boiler inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 52% 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 21.9. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2025-04-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · GENERAL (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).
$678,156 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2007) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (31) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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 owner(s) | 42 STREET TOWERS CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | CHIH YUNg \ KUo |
| Managing agent | NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $95,056 | $42,775 |
| 2026 | $92,611 | $41,675 |
| 2027 | $138,880 | $62,497 |
The city's market estimate has risen 46% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $577,002 a year ($25.05 per sq ft), operating expenses $203,390 ($8.83 per sq ft), net operating income $373,611. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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 2026 (1 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.
| Subway | 45 St — R · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 36 St — D N R · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 42 St — B63 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | 41 St & 4 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School. 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.
420 42 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
14 311 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.
Managed by NEW GOLDEN AGE REALTY INC. — 34 buildings, 710 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B7 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148 Madison Street | MN | 80 | A |
| 25 Market Street | MN | 74 | A |
| 158 Hester Street | MN | 61 | A |
| 46 Henry Street | MN | 32 | A |
| 17 Catherine Street | MN | 32 | C |
| 420 42 Street | BK | 31 | A |
| 165 Henry Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 121 East Broadway | MN | 30 | A |
| 249 East 50th Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 48 Market Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 136 East Broadway | MN | 23 | A |
| 375 Broome Street | MN | 22 | D |
| 135-10 35 Avenue | QN | 20 | A |
| 87 Elizabeth Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 107 Hester Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 41 Spring Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 33 Catherine Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 38 East Broadway | MN | 16 | A |
| 31 Orchard Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 33 Orchard Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 217 Mott Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 18 Eldridge Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 181 Hester Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 118 Madison Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 143 Mott Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 100 Mott Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 238 Elizabeth Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 127 East Broadway | MN | 8 | B |
| 259 East 7 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 136 Division Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 41 Market Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 61 East Broadway | MN | 6 | A |
| 24 West 56 Street | MN | 6 | C |
| 150-01 Northern Boulevard | QN | 4 | B |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | Agreement $130,000 — from EL RACHIDI, NADER; BASSOT, VALERIA to CONNECTONE BANK | $130,000 | |
| 2026-09-03 | Mortgage $2,361 — from EL RACHIDI, NADER; BASSOT, VALERIA to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,361 | |
| 2026-09-02 | Deed $499,999 — from JIAN CHENG LIU IRREVOCABLE TRUST; RICK LIU, AS TRUSTEE; LENA LIU, AS TRUSTEE to LUI, PO | $499,999 | |
| 2026-09-02 | Deed $499,999 — from JIAN CHENG LIU IRREVOCABLE TRUST; RICK LIU, AS TRUSTEE; LENA LIU, AS TRUSTEE to LUI, PO | $499,999 | |
| 2026-08-24 | Sold for $499,999 | $499,999 | $16,129 |
| 2026-08-24 | Sold for $499,999 | $499,999 | $16,129 |
| 2025-05-07 | Deed $488,000 — from CHEN, ZHI FANG; GAO, YOU AI to LIN, DEREK | $488,000 | |
| 2025-04-29 | Sold for $488,000 | $488,000 | $15,742 |
| 2024-07-24 | Deed $453,000 — from RICK LIU AS TRUSTEE; JIAN CHENG LIU IRREVOCABLE TRUST; LENA LIU AS TRUSTEE to TSE, JENNY | $453,000 | |
| 2024-07-05 | Sold for $453,000 | $453,000 | $14,613 |
| 2024-02-29 | Deed $428,000 — from 42 STREET REALTY COMPANY INC to SDN PROPERTY LLC | $428,000 | |
| 2024-02-29 | Deed $428,000 — from 42 STREET REALTY COMPANY INC to SDN PROPERTY LLC | $428,000 | |
| 2024-01-22 | AL&R $330,000 — from GOOD TO GREAT PROPERTY 2023, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $330,000 | |
| 2024-01-22 | Mortgage $330,000 — from GOOD TO GREAT PROPERTY 2023, LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $330,000 | |
| 2024-01-22 | Deed $550,000 — from CHAN, KAM CHUEN to GOOD TO GREAT PROPERTY 2023, LLC | $550,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 41 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 31 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| 2021 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 37 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 28 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 37 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
Every one of the 840 recorded events, 1994–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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