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42 Thayer St

Manhattan, NY 10040Company-ownedBBL 1021740208BIN 1064211
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1939
Floors6
Units36
Building Area34,422 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ClassD1
Market Value$1.6M

42 THAYER ST is a property located at 42 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1939. It has 6 floors and 36 units. The building area is 34,422 square feet on a 7,500 sqft lot. The property is zoned R7-2. The assessed market value is $1.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 11 building permits on record (5 active). There are 205 violations on record (70 currently open). 24 docketed judgments carrying $26,859 in open balances 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.

A RegWatch Dossier

706records on file
47Energy Star

Completed in 1939, 42 Thayer St rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 36 units and 34,422 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R7-2. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $1.6M, and assessed for tax at $742K. In the 57 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 706 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 340 of its 706 records, fully 48%, fall under that one heading. Violation (205) and inspection (55) trail well behind. 70 violations stand 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 2019.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 47, with a site energy-use intensity of 91.3 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 203 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 48% complaint, 57 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.

$1.6M of New York, written across 706 government filings.

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Property Details

Address42 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1939
Floors6
Total Units36
Building Area34,422 sqft
Lot Size7,500 sqft
ZoningR7-2
ConditionAverage
1021740208
1064211
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$1.6M
$742K
$101K

Building Permits

11 on record · 5 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Sep 20, 2023Est. cost $1KJob #M00211947-I1
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Cats Registration InspectionOther
EXPIRED
Filed Apr 6, 2023Job #384134
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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Dec 4, 2020Est. cost $1KJob #M00211947-I1

Renewal Permit Without Changes

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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 6, 2020Est. cost $80KJob #140439700-01

FACADE

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 28, 2019Job #140439700-01-02

OT

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Violations

205 on record · 70 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$26,859
Judgments · 24 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2024Ticket #047916365X
NON-RECYCLABLES IN RECYC. CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 9+ DWELLING UNITS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2021Ticket #0211086774
FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREET
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Balance $2,400Ticket #035459024L
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Balance $1,250Ticket #035459025N
FAILED TO NOTFIY DEPT. PRIOR TO WORK W TPP REQ.
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2021Balance $1,250Ticket #035459026P
FAILURE TO POST OR DISTRIBUTE SAFE CONSTRUCTION BILL OF RIGHTS

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 28, 2026#18963603

§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 28, 2026#18963605

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 28, 2026#18963606

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 28, 2026#18963607

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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HPDClass C
NOTICE OF ISSUANCE SENT TO TENANT
Issued May 28, 2026#18963604

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN THIRTY SQ FT AT CEILING, NORTH AND EAST WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 42 THAYER ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 42 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 was constructed in 1939. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 36 units. The building area is 34,422 sqft.

Are there building permits at 42 THAYER ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 42 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 11 building permits on record, with 5 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Sep 20, 2023.

Does 42 THAYER ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 42 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 205 violations on record, with 70 currently open. Breakdown: 28 DOB, 34 ECB, 143 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 42 THAYER ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 42 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 has 24 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $26,859. 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 42 THAYER ST?

42 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 has an assessed market value of $1.6M and a total assessed value of $742K (land: $101K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 42 THAYER ST?

42 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 is zoned R7-2. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 42 THAYER ST?

42 THAYER ST, Manhattan, NY 10040 is company-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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