Manhattan · Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill

542 West 142 Street, Manhattan

DOB complaints

Department of Buildings complaints attached to this BIN. Category and disposition text come from DOB’s published code lists; some newer codes have no published description yet.

29 records

• Sep 6, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1735666

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Oct 20, 2026

  Disposition date

  Oct 20, 2026

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• May 18, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Access Denied - 2nd Attempt (C4)

  Complaint #

  1725621

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Aug 27, 2026

  Disposition date

  Aug 27, 2026

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Apr 11, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1722179

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  May 7, 2026

  Disposition date

  May 8, 2026

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Jan 19, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1714901

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Mar 25, 2026

  Disposition date

  Mar 25, 2026

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Jan 16, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Commercial/Manufacturing Use In Residential Zone (74)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1714747

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Oct 1, 2026

  Disposition date

  Oct 14, 2026

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Dec 13, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1712460

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jan 5, 2026

  Disposition date

  Jan 5, 2026

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Nov 19, 2025

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1710668

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Dec 2, 2025

  Disposition date

  Dec 3, 2025

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Nov 19, 2025

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1710666

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Dec 2, 2025

  Disposition date

  Dec 2, 2025

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Oct 14, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Access Denied - 2nd Attempt (C4)

  Complaint #

  1706988

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Dec 12, 2025

  Disposition date

  Dec 12, 2025

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Sep 11, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1704300

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Oct 7, 2025

  Disposition date

  Oct 7, 2025

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Aug 12, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1702068

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 10, 2025

  Disposition date

  Sep 10, 2025

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Jul 7, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1699377

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Aug 11, 2025

  Disposition date

  Aug 11, 2025

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• May 6, 2025

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1694959

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jun 18, 2025

  Disposition date

  Jun 18, 2025

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Jan 18, 2025

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1686786

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Jan 21, 2025

  Disposition date

  Jan 21, 2025

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Sep 16, 2024

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1677700

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Oct 30, 2024

  Disposition date

  Oct 30, 2024

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Jun 21, 2024

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1670820

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jul 10, 2024

  Disposition date

  Jul 12, 2024

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• May 22, 2024

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1668653

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jun 13, 2024

  Disposition date

  Jun 13, 2024

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Mar 15, 2024

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1662537

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  May 21, 2024

  Disposition date

  May 21, 2024

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Feb 21, 2024

  CLOSED

  Site Conditions Endangering Workers (91)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1660695

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Feb 22, 2024

  Disposition date

  Feb 22, 2024

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Jan 13, 2024

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1657990

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Feb 16, 2024

  Disposition date

  Feb 16, 2024

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Dec 8, 2023

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1655068

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Dec 12, 2023

  Disposition date

  Dec 12, 2023

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Dec 3, 2023

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1654702

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Dec 7, 2023

  Disposition date

  Dec 7, 2023

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Nov 27, 2023

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1654314

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Nov 29, 2023

  Disposition date

  Nov 30, 2023

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Nov 25, 2023

  CLOSED

  Certificate Of Occupancy - None/Illegal/Contrary To Co (31)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1654181

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Dec 18, 2023

  Disposition date

  Dec 18, 2023

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Nov 22, 2023

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1654114

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jan 12, 2024

  Disposition date

  Jan 12, 2024

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Jun 15, 2020

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1545236

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Jun 23, 2020

  Disposition date

  Jun 23, 2020

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Mar 23, 2020

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1539433

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Mar 23, 2020

  Disposition date

  Mar 23, 2020

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Jul 8, 2018

  CLOSED

  After Hours Work - Illegal (04)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1483574

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jul 9, 2018

  Disposition date

  Jul 9, 2018

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9

• Aug 31, 2015

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1404411

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Oct 15, 2015

  Disposition date

  Oct 15, 2015

  Address on complaint

  542 West 142 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 9