The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 6.3. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
Filed construction activity
$110,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (2 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1886)
Yes
Six or more residential units (15)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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 WEST 83RD STREET LLC
Head officer
DIANE GIPSTEIN
Managing agent
BHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered
2025-09-13
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,997,000
$898,650
2026
$2,297,000
$1,033,650
2027
$2,477,000
$1,114,650
The city's market estimate has risen
24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 84 St — M7 M11 · 500 ft
Citi Bike
W 82 St & Central Park W · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
5 311 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.
2018-05-07Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILER (NYC BOILER NO. MD114258-01) AND INSTALL HOT WATER HEATER AND STORAGE TANK. CONNECT TO EXISTING GAS SERVICE.$55,000
2018-05-07Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILER (NYC BOILER NO. MD114258-01) AND INSTALL HOT WATER HEATER AND STORAGE TANK. CONNECT TO EXISTING GAS SERVICE.$55,000