420 West 42nd Street
A 40-story building with 264 apartments, built in 2000, in Manhattan, NY 10036.
Addresses on the lot: 420 to 424 West 42nd Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
420 West 42nd Street has 1 open HPD violation, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 17 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 420 WEST 42ND STREET, LLC. 264 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 420 West 42nd Street have open violations?
Yes: 1 open violation as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 17 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 420 West 42nd Street?
420 West 42nd Street is registered with HPD to 420 WEST 42ND STREET, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in October 2024. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 15% of residential buildings in 10036 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 420 West 42nd Street rent stabilized?
264 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 263 in 2018. That’s 264 of the building’s 264 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01051-7501.