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304 East 42 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10017 BBL 1013340005 591 units · 20 floors · 1932

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HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Murray Hill
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Rent & eviction protection

Is 304 East 42 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1932
6 or more units
591 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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AI summary · updated June 2026

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How we score buildings

How 304 East 42 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
99th percentile

Out of 282 buildings in this neighborhood, 279 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
93.4%
No serious
violations
5.1%
Some violations
(1–9)
1.5%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

DOB complaints, property manager's portfolio

Building complaints logged against properties under this manager.

Building code violations (past 7 years)

Building code violations issued by the Dept. of Buildings (separate from HPD housing violations).

Neighborhood (ZIP code)

The ZIP code captures local housing market conditions and enforcement patterns that affect all buildings in the area.

Building characteristics
Total units591
Floors20
Year built1932
Gross area
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

305 East 41st St, New York, NY 10017
307 East 41st St, New York, NY 10017
302 East 42nd St, New York, NY 10017
Who's behind the building

304 East 42 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Westgate New York City LLC.
Address
304 East 42 St
New York, NY 10017
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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