42 W 69 St

Fire safety class C · closed · HPD violation

Fire safetyApt 2A class C · HPD violation

2011 Aug

Fire safetyApt 2A class B · never closed · HPD violation

Structure and facade

Issues on record

What has happened here

Doors and windows class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

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Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class C · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

2022 Sep

Walls, floors and stairsApt A class A · HPD violation

2021 Mar

Walls, floors and stairs class A · HPD violation

2016 Apr

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · never closed · HPD violation

2012 Sep

2012 Jul

Alteration permit

2012 Mar

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B · never closed · HPD violation

2011 Jun

2010 May

Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingno recordNo sidewalk shed permits on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 30 complaints, 2024–2026 · 26 in the past year

What has happened here

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Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 1A complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed · HPD violation

Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 3B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 4B complaint

Heat or hot waterApt 2B complaint

2025 Jan

2024 Dec

2024 Dec

2024 Mar

Heat or hot waterApt 4A complaint

2024 Mar

2020 Jul

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · HPD violation

2018 Apr

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

2017 Sep

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · HPD violation

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork · HPD violation

2017 Feb

Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation

2012 Mar

Heating/ventilation permit

Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Burnham K-5008B), registration current since Oct 2025

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →

Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →

What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2004

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19

What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

25 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20 · See the complaints at HPD Online →

What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record (2022) · 25 complaints, 2025–2026 · 18 in the past year

What has happened here

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PlumbingApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

Plumbing, leaksApt 2A complaint

Plumbing, leaksApt 2A complaint

2025 Sep

LeaksApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

2025 Jul

2025 Jul

2025 Mar

Plumbing complaint

2025 Mar

2025 Jan

LeaksApt A class B · HPD violation

2025 Jan

LeaksApt 3A complaint

2022 Feb

Water service line

Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

19 complaints, 2025–2026 · 14 in the past year

What has happened here

Electrical

23 complaints, 2025–2026 · 21 in the past year

What has happened here

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ElectricalApt 2A class A · closed · HPD violation

2026 May

Electrical complaint

Electrical complaint

ElectricalApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

2025 Sep

ElectricalApt 2A class B · closed · HPD violation

2025 Jul

2024 Apr

Electrical complaint

Flooding

No issues on record

FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20

What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03

What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Above grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Rent and tenancy

On the state list

Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30

What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

10 open: 7 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (3), fire safety (1), leaks (1), other conditions (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C), 3 about paperwork or notices. Also 4 older records from 2011–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 157 violations on record in all, 2011–2026 — the 62 most recent are listed here

Doors and windows class A · closed

Fire safety class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 2A class B · closed

Fire safetyApt 2A class C

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A

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ElectricalApt 2A class A · closed

Other conditions class A · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class A · closed

PlumbingApt 2A class B · closed

PestsApt 2A class B · closed

PestsApt 2A class C · closed

PestsApt 2A class C · closed

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class C · closed

Heat or hot waterApt 2A class C · closed

ElectricalApt 2A class B · closed

Other conditionsApt 2A class C

LeaksApt 2A class B · closed

ElectricalApt 2A class B · closed

2023 Feb

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B

2022 Feb

LeaksApt A class B

2021 Mar

Walls, floors and stairsApt A class A

2020 Jul

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork

2017 Sep

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork

Walls, floors and stairs class A

Heat or hot water class C · paperwork

2016 Apr

Walls, floors and stairsApt 2A class B · never closed

2011 Aug

Fire safetyApt 2A class B · never closed

2011 Jun

Smoke or CO detectorsApt 3B class B · never closed

2011 Jun

Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B · never closed

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →

What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

2 open: 2 about building conditions

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at DOB →

What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

31 electrical, 30 heat or hot water, 20 plumbing, 12 pests, 11 paint or plaster, 9 leaks, 8 doors or windows, 8 floors or stairs, 7 general repairs, 5 unsanitary conditions, 3 mold, 1 safety

Heat or hot waterApt 2A