605 West 42nd Street
A 60-story building with 1,166 apartments, built in 2008, in Manhattan, NY 10036.
Addresses on the lot: 605 to 615 West 42nd Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
605 West 42nd Street has 79 open HPD violations, 14 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 175 complaints to HPD in the past year, 37 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 605 WEST 42ND OWNER LLC. 459 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022.
Does 605 West 42nd Street have open violations?
Yes: 79 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 14 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 43 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 22 |
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, 19 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 175 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 37 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 605 West 42nd Street?
605 West 42nd Street is registered with HPD to 605 WEST 42ND OWNER LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
7 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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 September 2026. HPD’s record has 17 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 38 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 605 West 42nd Street rent stabilized?
459 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2022, down from 1175 in 2018. That’s 459 of the building’s 1166 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
Score this buildingThe address check reads the latest complaints and violations and scores the building, the landlord, the noise on the block and the walk to the subway. On a StreetEasy listing, the Chrome extension adds light for the floor and value for the rent.
Buildings nearby
- 635 West 42nd Street400 apartments, built 2005
- 555 West 42nd Street418 apartments, built 1987
- 601 West 41st Street83 apartments, built 2005
- 572 11th Avenue164 apartments, built 2016
- 1 River Place921 apartments, built 1999
- 550 West 43rd Street106 apartments, built 2000
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 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 1-01090-7502.