Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

605 West 142 St

Manhattan, NY 10031Company-ownedBBL 1020890024BIN 1062344
Year Built1912
Floors6
Units40
Building Area43,100 sqft
ZoningR8
ClassD1
Market Value$5.2M

605 WEST 142 ST is a property located at 605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1912. It has 6 floors and 40 units. The building area is 43,100 square feet on a 9,992 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8. The assessed market value is $5.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 52 building permits on record (34 active). There are 179 violations on record (11 currently open). 10 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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788records on file
94Energy Star

Completed in 1912, 605 West 142 St rises 6 stories over New York. Public records put it at 40 units and 43,100 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $5.2M, and assessed for tax at $2.3M. In the 47 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 788 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 422 of its 788 records, fully 54%, fall under that one heading. Violation (179) and permit (52) trail well behind. 11 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 2015.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 94, with a site energy-use intensity of 73.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 250 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 54% complaint, 47 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.

$5.2M of New York, written across 788 government filings.

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Property Details

Address605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1912
Floors6
Total Units40
Building Area43,100 sqft
Lot Size9,992 sqft
ZoningR8
ConditionAverage
1020890024
1062344
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$5.2M
$2.3M
$225K

Building Permits

52 on record · 34 active
ElectricalDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 29, 2025Job #M01294478-I1-EL
ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed May 2, 2025Job #M01220078-I1-EL

alteration of elevator 1P10125 in conjunction with elevator application. PB 536

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Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Dec 4, 2024Job #443257
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 26, 2024Est. cost $7KJob #M00066940-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 7, 2023Est. cost $9KJob #M00917233-I1

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Violations

179 on record · 11 open
Judgments · 10 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2025Ticket #048964199M
IMPROPER RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2022Ticket #035473992J
WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AMENDMENTS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2021Ticket #037015797Z
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2019Ticket #038267633J
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2019Ticket #035324098X
PEDESTRAIN PROTECTION DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATIONS

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202412-0009902

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202412-0003794

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202312-0017448

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 was constructed in 1912. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 40 units. The building area is 43,100 sqft.

Are there building permits at 605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 52 building permits on record, with 34 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Electrical (PERMIT ISSUED) filed Sep 29, 2025.

Does 605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 179 violations on record, with 11 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB Safety, 22 DOB, 22 ECB, 131 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 has 10 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 605 WEST 142 ST?

605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 has an assessed market value of $5.2M and a total assessed value of $2.3M (land: $225K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 605 WEST 142 ST?

605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 is zoned R8. 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 605 WEST 142 ST?

605 WEST 142 ST, Manhattan, NY 10031 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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