42 West 85 Street
Manhattan, NY 10024BBL 1-01198-0048Map
Owner of record: 42 West 85th Street LLC
42 West 85 Street is a walk-up apartment building built in 1887 in Manhattan, 10024. It has 10 residential units across 4 floors. The owner of record is 42 West 85th Street LLC. HPD has recorded 6 housing violations here, most recently on November 15, 2023. 2 of the 6 most recent violations are still open. City tax records listed 5 rent-stabilized apartments here in 2024.
- HPD violations
- 6
- DOB violations
- 1
- ECB violations
- 0
- HPD complaints
- 5
What to know
Immediately hazardous issues among recent violations are still open.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.
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Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 6
- IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 15, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st story
Feb 1, 2018
Closed — Violation closed - ANon-hazardous
Post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story
Feb 1, 2018
Closed — Violation closed - CImmediately hazardous
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 public hall, 1st story
Feb 1, 2018
Open — Not complied with - ANon-hazardous
§ 329, m/d law and dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor frame missing at public hall, 1st story
Feb 1, 2018
Closed — Violation closed - BHazardous
Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following , 100 watts required.
Jul 7, 2009
Open — Not complied with
DOB building violations · 1
- Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Sep 1, 1994
Dob violation - dismissed
ECB violations · 0
No ECB violations on record
Complaints
- Paint/plaster
Wall
Dec 12, 2017 · Apt 2F
Close - Plumbing
Basin/sink
Dec 12, 2017 · Apt 2F
Close - Heating
Heat related
Jan 28, 2011 · Apt 3R
Close - Heating
Heat related
Oct 18, 2008 · Apt 3R
Close - Heating
Heat related
Mar 4, 2005 · Apt 2F
Close
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C5)
- Year built
- 1887
- Floors
- 4
- Residential units
- 10
- Building area
- 5,056 ft²
- Lot area
- 1,703 ft²
- Zoning
- R8B
- Community board
- 107
- Council district
- 6
- Block / lot
- 1198 / 48
- Assessed value
- $1,775,250
- Landmark / historic district
- Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
HPD registration #125558, last renewed Sep 12, 2025.
Questions about 42 West 85 Street
Who owns 42 West 85 Street?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is 42 West 85th Street LLC.
Does 42 West 85 Street have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 6 housing violations at this property.
Is 42 West 85 Street rent stabilized?
NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 5 rent-stabilized units here in 2024 (about 50% of its 10 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.
When was 42 West 85 Street built?
City records list 1887 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 42 West 85 Street?
It has 10 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.