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ViolationScout12 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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542 West 142nd St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02073-0056

En español: 12 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 21 abiertas en total.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 12 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

Since September 28, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, by the original certify-by date. How certification works

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12 open Class C.

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The building report reads this record for you: which violations matter, and how long this kind usually takes to clear. It is not on sale yet.

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HPD takes complaints from tenants through 311.

DOB violations
1 active DOB violation, issued April 25, 2023.
DOB complaints
9 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed September 6, 2026.
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 C12 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected19148664
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected18619592
Fire SafetyTo be reinspected17436987
To be reinspected17436980
Heat / Hot WaterTo be reinspected16605691
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected16599157
Heat / Hot WaterTo be reinspected16599156
To be reinspected16599155
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected16592213
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected16592211
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected16592210
Vermin / InfestationTo be reinspected16361291
Class B6 open
To be reinspected19148662
To be reinspected19148661
To be reinspected19148659
To be reinspected19148658
MoldTo be reinspected18536855
To be reinspected16592212
OATH/ECB3 open most often Boilers
Boilers, Class 2Settled by agreement39168907K
Boilers, Class 2Decided by default37036263R
Boilers, Class 2Decided by default39101145R

The most common category among the open records here is vermin and pests.

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Questions about this building

Does 542 West 142 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 542 West 142 Street, Manhattan had 21 open violations on September 26, 2026: 18 from HPD and 3 from OATH/ECB. 12 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous.

Is 542 West 142 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 12 open Class C, with 0 certifications filed and 1 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 26, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 542 West 142 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 28, 2023, a certification was filed on 1 Class C violation, 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.

Does 542 West 142 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 1 active DOB violation, issued April 25, 2023. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has DOB received complaints about 542 West 142 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 9 DOB complaints in the last 12 months. The newest was filed September 6, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Is 542 West 142 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 542 West 142 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1910 as the year 542 West 142 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 2 floors.

How many apartments does 542 West 142 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 7 residential units at 542 West 142 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 DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 26, 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 DOB violations, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists 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, 542 West 142nd St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 26, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/542-west-142-street-manhattan

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