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128 East 42 St

Manhattan, NY 10168Individually ownedBBL 1012960046BIN 1036152
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Floors42
ClassO3
Market Value$357M

128 EAST 42 ST is a property located at 128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan, NY 10168. The building has 42 floors. The assessed market value is $357M. It last sold for $2.4M on Mar 12, 2008. Public records list the property as individually owned. There are 2197 building permits on record (1494 active). There are 254 violations on record (1 currently open). 8 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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2,649records on file

The lot at 128 East 42 St rises 42 stories over New York. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $357M, and assessed for tax at $161M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 2,649 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 2,197 of its 2,649 records, fully 83%, fall under that one heading. Violation (254) and enforcement (81) trail well behind. 1 violation stands open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2012.

Read together — 83% permit, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

83% of every record here performs the same act: permit.

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Property Details

Address128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan, NY 10168
O3
Year BuiltN/A
Floors42
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1012960046
1036152
OwnershipIndividually owned

Assessment & Sales

$357M
$160.7M
$50.9M
$2.4M
Last Sale DateMar 12, 2008

Building Permits

2197 on record · 1494 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 26, 2023Job #140954910-01-06

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 29, 2022Job #140954910-01-04

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jun 2, 2022Job #140954910-01-03

OT

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jun 7, 2021Est. cost $15KJob #102489521-01
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jun 7, 2021Est. cost $19KJob #102138321-01
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Violations

254 on record · 1 open
Judgments · 8 docketed
Health summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 28, 2015Ticket #0890181894
HEALTH CODE PROVISION-MISC.
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 18, 2015Ticket #0174790826
LOOSE RUBBISH
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2011Ticket #043391222Y
POSTING OF SIGN/PERMIT, WASTE REMOVAL
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 15, 2008Ticket #011014266L
FAIL TO MAINTAIN SPK STD SUPP SYST
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Feb 15, 2008Ticket #011014265J
FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE EGRESS SPACE

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DOB LegacyEGRADE
DISMISSED
Issued Apr 29, 2021#2519241

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Nov 14, 2016#2096406

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2014 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued May 30, 2014#1877928

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued May 30, 2014#1877929

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued May 30, 2014#1877930

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2012 CAT 1 INSP/TST

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan, NY 10168 has 2197 building permits on record, with 1494 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Construction Equipment (ISSUED) filed Dec 26, 2023.

Does 128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan, NY 10168 has 254 violations on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 205 DOB, 49 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan, NY 10168 has 8 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 128 EAST 42 ST?

128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan, NY 10168 has an assessed market value of $357M and a total assessed value of $160.7M (land: $50.9M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 128 EAST 42 ST last sold?

128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan, NY 10168 last sold for $2.4M on Mar 12, 2008. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

Who owns 128 EAST 42 ST?

128 EAST 42 ST, Manhattan, NY 10168 is individually owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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