stoop
MAP
LeaderboardAbout
Building SafetyHousing Conditions

605 WEST 42 STREET

Manhattan · ZIP 10036 · BIN 1089438 · Hell's Kitchen · Last violation Aug 3, 2026 · Last complaint Aug 13, 2026

NeighborhoodHell's Kitchen
Around average violations for the neighborhood
More violations than 55% of buildings and more complaints than 72% of buildings in Hell's Kitchen. Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.
ViolationsComplaints
Activity TrendsLast 5 years
More activity recently than in past years
Last 2 yrs: 112 violations · 416 complaints
'21'26ViolationsComplaints
▼ View all activity over time
Severityⓘopen violations
11 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open
Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.
Class Cimmediately hazardous11Class Bhazardous32

What to watch forⓘ

  1. Hazardous violations are open, including fire safety, and mold and pests.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Check that stairwell doors close completely and that basement or ground-floor hallways are clear of boxes, equipment, or obstacles. Look for droppings, gnaw marks, or sticky traps in cabinets, under the sink, and along baseboards in the kitchen and bathroom.
    details ▸

    Deadlines vary by condition: immediate for heat and hot water, 14 days for self-closing doors, 21 days for lead paint, window guards, mold, and mice, cockroaches or rats, and 24 hours for everything else. They run from the date the owner is served, and mark when civil penalties can be sought in Housing Court. They are not a promise the condition is fixed by then. If the owner does not fix it, HPD can send its own contractor and bill them.

    • —Safety & fire — Blocked, unsafe, or inaccessible exits, hallways, stairs, or fire escape routes.
    • —Mold & pests — Rodent, cockroach, bedbug, or other pest infestation and extermination related issues.

    The violation list below shows which conditions are open and when each was cited. If one in your own apartment is still unaddressed, call 311.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations
Total violations since 2016
255
23 per year avg.↑ Up 17% in the last 2 years (112 vs 96 prior 2 yrs)
Open violations
52
Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ11
Class B (hazardous)ⓘ32
Rent-impairingⓘ0
Housing Preservation & Development Complaints
Total complaints since 2016
805
73 per year avg.↑ Up 78% in the last 2 years (416 vs 234 prior 2 yrs)
Complaint Resolution
No access31%Violation issued12%No violation36%Phone resolved20%Other1%(805)
Urgency breakdown
Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrsAll time
Maintenanceⓘ66 violations
Egressⓘ46 violations
Carbon Monoxide Detecting Devicesⓘ17 violations
Smoke Detecting Devicesⓘ16 violations
Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ15 violations
Water Supplyⓘ13 violations
Paintingⓘ12 violations
Cleaningⓘ6 violations
Top complaint groupsⓘ
5 yrsAll time
Heat / hot waterⓘ148 complaints
Bldg maintenanceⓘ143 complaints
Mold & pestsⓘ123 complaints
Water & plumbingⓘ94 complaints
Appliancesⓘ80 complaints
Electricalⓘ45 complaints
Safety & fireⓘ22 complaints
Adminⓘ2 complaints
Hide violations ↑See complaints →

Violation log

70 violations · Class C

All classesClass AClass BClass CClass IAllOpenClosed
ClassStatusApt
See something wrong? File a complaint with 311
  • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — violation classes
  • NYC HPD, Penalties and Fees — correction deadlines
  • Heat or hot water problems reported in the last five years.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Turn on a faucet in the kitchen and bathroom and feel whether hot water arrives, and check radiators or baseboards for warmth when the heat is on.
    details ▸

    Heat is required October 1 through May 31: at least 68°F from 6am to 10pm when it is below 55°F outside, and 62°F overnight whatever the temperature outside. Hot water must be at least 120°F, 24 hours a day, all year.

    If your apartment is colder than that, file a complaint with 311 and keep the service request number so you can track it. Never use a gas oven or range for heat, which can produce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide)
  • Detector violations on record.
    Worth checking · AI-assistedⓘ
    Look at the walls near the smoke detector and ask the person showing the apartment: "When was this detector last tested?"
    details ▸

    Responsibility is split: the owner provides, installs, and replaces the detectors, while the tenant tests them monthly and replaces the batteries. An open violation means the owner has not yet certified to HPD that the condition was fixed, so a device may still be missing or dead at move-in. A tenant reimburses the owner for a newly installed device, $25 for a smoke or carbon monoxide detector and $50 for a combined unit, and is responsible for replacing one that goes missing or is damaged during the tenancy.

    On a viewing, look for a smoke alarm within fifteen feet of the door of each room used for sleeping, on the ceiling or just below it on the wall, and a carbon monoxide alarm at any height, including one plugged into a hallway outlet. Press the test button, and check that none have been painted over. A chirping alarm usually means a low battery, which is the tenant's to replace, but detectors also sound a separate end-of-life alarm when the device itself has to be replaced by the owner.

    • NYC HPD, ABCs of Housing 2024 (Tenants' Guide) — the requirement
    • NYC HPD, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide, and Natural Gas Detectors — responsibilities, placement, and reimbursement
    • Open violation ages
    ▪ < 30 days13% (7)
    ▪ 30–90 days12% (6)
    ▪ 3–12 months40% (21)
    ▪ 1–3 years21% (11)
    ▪ 3+ years13% (7)
    Prior 4 yr.
    Immed. Emergency0%1%
    Emergency53%56%
    Non-Emergency47%42%
    (203)
    (518)
    Issued
    Description
    Class CClosed18MJan 6, 2023MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 18M, 19th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class CClosed36XJan 5, 2023MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 36X, 37th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed24GNov 2, 2022MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 24G, 23rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class CClosed45XOct 11, 2022REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE AT APARTMENT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 45X, 45th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed45XOct 11, 2022MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 45X, 45th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING45XOct 11, 2022NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 45X, 45th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed22XSep 26, 2022TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... ON FLOOR (APPROXIMATELY 30 SQ. FT.) IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 22X, 21st STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed—Sep 19, 2022MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ....COMPACTOR CLOSET DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 65th STORY
    Class CClosed14PJan 26, 2022MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 14P, 14th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed—Jan 15, 2020MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT FIRE DOOR TO STAIRWELL (A)- LISTED AT PH5 STORY AT PUBLIC HALL, 61st STORY
    Class CClosed—Jan 15, 2020MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT COMPACTOR CHUTE DOOR AT REFUSE ROOM (NORTH SECTION) LISTED AS PH5 FLOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 61st STORY
    Class COpen23PApr 19, 2019REMOVE EXCESSIVE STORAGE · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2012 HMC & § 309 MDL: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE STORAGE OF MATERIAL .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 23P, 23rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed—Mar 1, 2019POST BOILER ROOM ACCESS NOTICE · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING38NFeb 14, 2019NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 38N, 38th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING26NFeb 14, 2019NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 26N, 26th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed—Oct 12, 2018POST BOILER ROOM ACCESS NOTICE · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING AT LOBBY, 1st STORY
    Class CClosed—Jun 1, 2018POST BOILER ROOM ACCESS NOTICE · HEAT AND HOT WATER§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
    Class COpen23PNov 30, 2017REMOVE EXCESSIVE STORAGE · EGRESS§ 27-2005, 2012 HMC & § 309 MDL: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE STORAGE OF MATERIAL .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 23P, 23rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed23WMay 23, 2017REPAIR · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 23W, 30th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed23WMay 23, 2017PROVIDE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICTY TO FIXTURES · ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CIELING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 23W, 30th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed
    Jan 6, 2023Apt 18M
    MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 18M, 19th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class CClosed
    Jan 5, 2023Apt 36X
    MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 36X, 37th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Nov 2, 2022Apt 24G
    MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 24G, 23rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
    Class CClosed
    Oct 11, 2022Apt 45X
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE AT APARTMENT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 45X, 45th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Oct 11, 2022Apt 45X
    MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 45X, 45th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Oct 11, 2022Apt 45X
    NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES
    § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 45X, 45th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Sep 26, 2022Apt 22X
    TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING
    § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... ON FLOOR (APPROXIMATELY 30 SQ. FT.) IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 22X, 21st STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Sep 19, 2022
    MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ....COMPACTOR CLOSET DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 65th STORY
    Class CClosed
    Jan 26, 2022Apt 14P
    MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2007, 204.1 HMC CODE: ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 14P, 14th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed
    Jan 15, 2020
    MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT FIRE DOOR TO STAIRWELL (A)- LISTED AT PH5 STORY AT PUBLIC HALL, 61st STORY
    Class CClosed
    Jan 15, 2020
    MAKE DOORS SELF-CLOSING · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS AT COMPACTOR CHUTE DOOR AT REFUSE ROOM (NORTH SECTION) LISTED AS PH5 FLOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 61st STORY
    Class COpen
    Apr 19, 2019Apt 23P
    REMOVE EXCESSIVE STORAGE · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2012 HMC & § 309 MDL: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE STORAGE OF MATERIAL .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 23P, 23rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    Mar 1, 2019
    POST BOILER ROOM ACCESS NOTICE · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 14, 2019Apt 38N
    NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES
    § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 38N, 38th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosedRENT IMPAIRING
    Feb 14, 2019Apt 26N
    NO GAS · KITCHEN AND KITCHENETTES
    § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 26N, 26th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed
    Oct 12, 2018
    POST BOILER ROOM ACCESS NOTICE · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING AT LOBBY, 1st STORY
    Class CClosed
    Jun 1, 2018
    POST BOILER ROOM ACCESS NOTICE · HEAT AND HOT WATER
    § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
    Class COpen
    Nov 30, 2017Apt 23P
    REMOVE EXCESSIVE STORAGE · EGRESS
    § 27-2005, 2012 HMC & § 309 MDL: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE STORAGE OF MATERIAL .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 23P, 23rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
    Class CClosed
    May 23, 2017Apt 23W
    REPAIR · MAINTENANCE
    § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC OUTLET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 23W, 30th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Class CClosed
    May 23, 2017Apt 23W
    PROVIDE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICTY TO FIXTURES · ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING
    § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CIELING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 23W, 30th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
    Page 2 of 2
    ← Prev