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342 East 55th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-01347-0034

Built
1930
Floors
6
Residential units
26
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R8B
Lot area
2,519 sq ft
Floor area
13,000 sq ft

En español: 2 violaciones abiertas, ninguna de Clase C. La más antigua del HPD lleva 7 años abierta, desde el 12 de junio de 2019.

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    Class B, hazardous

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Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 10 Class C violations, all 10 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The original certify-by date on the 2 open HPD violations, January 15, 2025, has passed. The report prints the date beside each one.

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2 open violations. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 12, 2019.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since July 2, 2019. Reason on the order: illegal occupancy.
OATH/ECB summonses
15 DOB summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $20,312 in penalties imposed. 14 judgments docketed, the latest on April 30, 2021. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • October 26, 2021, DOB: Fail maintain building in compliant manner: Service equipment - boiler. In violation.
  • January 30, 2020, DOB: Fail to comply with commissioner order to file certificate of correction with DOB. In violation, $3,125 penalty imposed.
  • January 30, 2020, DOB: Fail to comply with commissioner order to file certificate of correction with DOB. In violation, $3,125 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 15 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 15, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOF tax lien sale
Listed for DOF's 2025 tax lien sale, for water and sewer charges only. The last list it appeared on was the 30-day notice of April 2025.
Boiler inspection
Inspected September 24, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 2, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumber
Class B2 open
Not complied with17436667
Not complied with17436654

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Questions about this building

Does 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan had 2 open violations on October 10, 2026: 2 from HPD. None is Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 7 years, since June 12, 2019.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 10 Class C violations, all 10 by the original certify-by date. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Is an HPD vacate order in effect at 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since July 2, 2019. Reason on the order: illegal occupancy. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

When was the boiler at 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On September 24, 2026. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 2, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1930 as the year 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 26 residential units at 342 East 55 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOF's tax lien sale lists, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD vacate orders, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOF's tax lien sale lists, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 342 East 55th St, Manhattan: 26 units, 2 open violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/342-east-55-street-manhattan

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