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5 East 42 Street, Manhattan

5 East 42 Street is a 27-story, 28-unit office building in Midtown-Times Square. NYC public records show 28 DOB complaints and 109 DOB violations associated with the building. The most recent DOB complaint was filed August 7, 2026. Public sale records were identified for 2 units.

This building has 7 alternative addresses. ? NYC often lists more than one street address for the same building. Corner lots, multiple street frontages, and official aliases in city address files all map to one BIN.

• 7 East 42 Street
• 9 East 42 Street
• 10 East 43 Street
• 12 East 43 Street
• 14 East 43 Street
• 6 East 43 Street
• 8 East 43 Street

This building is the 110th most valuable building in Midtown-Times Square and the 33,836th in New York. It ranks in the top 26% for DOB complaints and top 21% for DOB violations.

Public records

• DOB complaints 28
• DOB violations 109
• HPD violations 0
• Bedbug reports 0
• 311 requests 0
• Residential units 2 $775,000 last recorded sales