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351 West 42 Street, Manhattan is a commercial building in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. As of June 8, 2026, this building has 11 open HPD violations: 3 Class A, 3 Class B, and 5 Class C (immediately hazardous). In the last 12 months, 73 complaints have been filed against this building via NYC 311. The most common complaint type is UNSANITARY CONDITION. The building's overall risk rating is CRITICAL RISK. Data source: NYC Open Data, updated daily. Last verified: June 8, 2026.

351 West 42 Street, Manhattan

📍 Chelsea, Manhattan 🔨 Built 1929 🏷️ Class N9
Commercial
CRITICAL RISK

Safety Rating: Immediately hazardous — Immediately hazardous violations — serious concerns.

⚠️ This is a commercial property. Complaint records and housing code violation reports may be incomplete.

311 Complaint Summary

4
Last 30 Days
23
Last 90 Days
73
Last 365 Days
⚠️ Complaints are up 3% compared to the previous 6 months.
Complaint Types (Last 12 Months)
UNSANITARY CONDITION
24(34%)
HEAT/HOT WATER
23(33%)
PAINT/PLASTER
9(13%)
PLUMBING
6(9%)
ELECTRIC
3(4%)
GENERAL
2(3%)
APPLIANCE
2(3%)
WATER LEAK
1(1%)
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HPD Housing Violations

3 Class A
3 Class B
5 Class C
Class A § 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE THE BATH TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1613, 16th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-09-06 ▼

Violation ID: #18211273

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-09-06T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE THE BATH TUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1613, 16th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class A § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1613, 16th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-09-06 ▼

Violation ID: #18211274

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-09-06T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1613, 16th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class A § 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE TUB FILLED WITH DIRT AND GRIME IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1613, 16th STORY, 3rd B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-07-25 ▼

Violation ID: #18126548

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE TUB FILLED WITH DIRT AND GRIME IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1613, 16th STORY, 3rd B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class B § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT FIRE STAIRS ''B'' INTERMEDIATE LANDING CEILING, NORTH AND WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2025-11-14 ▼

Violation ID: #18414431

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-11-14T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT FIRE STAIRS ''B'' INTERMEDIATE LANDING CEILING, NORTH AND WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

Class B § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS AT FIRE STAIRS ''B'' INTERMEDIATE LANDING CEILING, NORTH AND WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2025-11-14 ▼

Violation ID: #18414435

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-11-14T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS AT FIRE STAIRS ''B'' INTERMEDIATE LANDING CEILING, NORTH AND WEST WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY

Class B § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1518, 15th STORY, 4th B-ROOM FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18126566 ISSUED 25-JUL-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
2025-07-25 ▼

Violation ID: #18473890

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000

Description: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1518, 15th STORY, 4th B-ROOM FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18126566 ISSUED 25-JUL-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1607, 16th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2025-09-23 ▼

Violation ID: #18253467

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1607, 16th STORY, 7th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1711, 17th STORY, 3rd B-ROOM FROM WEST AT NORTH
2025-07-25 ▼

Violation ID: #18126523

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1711, 17th STORY, 3rd B-ROOM FROM WEST AT NORTH

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT B-ROOM 601, 6th STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2025-07-25 ▼

Violation ID: #18126527

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT B-ROOM 601, 6th STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1515, 15th STORY, 3rd B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST
2025-07-25 ▼

Violation ID: #18126559

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1515, 15th STORY, 3rd B-ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST

Class C HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 713, 7th STORY, 3rd B-ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2024-03-18 ▼

Violation ID: #16764844

Current Status: Open

Date Issued: 2024-03-18T00:00:00.000

Description: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 713, 7th STORY, 3rd B-ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH

⚠️ What does Class C mean?

Class C violations are classified as immediately hazardous by the HPD (e.g. lack of heat or hot water, active mold, severe rodent infestations, lead-based paint, or carbon monoxide detector issues). Landlords are legally required to resolve these immediately.

Violation History & Landlord Accountability

B Violation Severity
11 Open Violations
3 Class A
3 Class B
5 Class C

Limited Class C violations.

Score: 83.2/100 · Based on current open violations. Higher Class C violations = lower score.

First violation on record: 2024-03-18 · Most recent: 2025-11-14

A Few/no Class C  ·  B Limited Class C  ·  C Multiple Class C  ·  D Significant  ·  F High hazard load

Neighborhood Comparison

How 351 West 42 Street, Manhattan compares to other tracked buildings in Chelsea in the last 12 months.

3
Average building in Chelsea
73
This building
1
NYC Average
📊 That's 24.3× the Chelsea average · top 28% most-complained in neighborhood

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Data Disclaimer: All compliance data on this page is synced directly from municipal reports published via NYC Open Data. Complaint counts and HPD housing violations are updated daily. Building characteristics (built year, unit count, and building class) are derived from the NYC Department of City Planning's PLUTO database.

Data last updated: June 8, 2026 · Source: NYC Open Data

⚠️ Serious Concerns Found

This building has 73 complaints and 5 Class C (immediately hazardous) violations on record in the last 12 months. Review the full violation list carefully before signing any lease.

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About This Data

Complaint data is sourced from the NYC 311 Service Requests dataset (NYC Open Data). Violation data is from the HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations dataset. Building info is based on NYC PLUTO by NYC Department of City Planning.

All records are public-domain municipal data provided as-is. Updated daily. Last verified: June 8, 2026.