500 West 42nd Street

500 West 42nd Street in Chelsea, Manhattan, has 23 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and 91 of 25 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (39/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 25 units · Built 2001

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 39/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 6 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 1 infested unit over the last 3 years.
• 91 of 25 units are rent-stabilized; 25 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (23 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 6 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (1 infested unit, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

23 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 12 class A. 18 issued in the last 12 months. 309 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2020-12-03. Newest violation issued 2026-09-25.

13 closed in the last 90 days. Median 314 days from issue to close for the 37 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2L, 2nd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2L), issued 2025-08-05. HPD violation 18135908
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 1; [ AIR CONDITIONER NOT PROPERLY SECURE WITH ONE WAY SCREWS ] IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5E, 5th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5E), issued 2025-03-13. HPD violation 17752331
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 2; [ AIR CONDITIONER NOT PROPERLY SECURE ] IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6E, 6th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6E), issued 2025-03-13. HPD violation 17752381
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 30, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 30), issued 2024-01-29. HPD violation 16626566
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6G, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6G), issued 2023-04-27. HPD violation 15940391
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4K, 4th STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4K), issued 2023-04-21. HPD violation 15936350
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 6th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6G, 6th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 6G), issued 2022-04-27. HPD violation 15129674
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. HMC: REFIT UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW SASHES AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2K, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 2K), issued 2023-12-26. HPD violation 16540717

311 housing complaints

17 in the last 12 months, 223 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (6), Door/Window (4), Plumbing (4), Unsanitary Condition (2), Paint/Plaster (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 1 infested unit in the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (10 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

91 of 25 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 91 in 2024, 25 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CLINTON HOUSING WEST 42 PARTNERS LP. Head officer: JOE RESTUCCIA. Managing agent: CLINTON HOUSING DEV CO. This owner has 14 buildings on record, 8 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 29, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1010707501, HPD building ID 32937. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal (A, C, E), 7 min walk
• 34 St-Hudson Yards (7), 8 min walk
• Times Sq-42 St (7), 10 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.