Manhattan · Hell's Kitchen

605 West 42 Street, Manhattan

DOB complaints

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116 records

• Jan 23, 2021

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

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

  Complaint #

  1562895

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Mar 8, 2021

  Disposition date

  Mar 8, 2021

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 28, 2020

  CLOSED

  Storefront Or Business Sign/Awning/Marquee/Canopy - Illegal (49)

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

  Complaint #

  1561096

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jun 24, 2022

  Disposition date

  Jun 29, 2022

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Nov 5, 2020

  CLOSED

  Lights From Parking Lot Shining On Building (79)

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

  Complaint #

  1557208

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Nov 6, 2020

  Disposition date

  Nov 6, 2020

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 3, 2020

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property (6M)

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

  Complaint #

  1552020

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Oct 16, 2020

  Disposition date

  Oct 19, 2020

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 29, 2020

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1551627

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 11, 2020

  Disposition date

  Mar 8, 2021

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jun 18, 2020

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property (6M)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1545554

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Jul 1, 2020

  Disposition date

  Jul 1, 2020

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jun 3, 2020

  CLOSED

  Storefront Or Business Sign/Awning/Marquee/Canopy - Illegal (49)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1544507

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Sep 2, 2020

  Disposition date

  Sep 2, 2020

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Apr 29, 2020

  CLOSED

  Storefront Or Business Sign/Awning/Marquee/Canopy - Illegal (49)

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

  Complaint #

  1542095

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  May 13, 2020

  Disposition date

  Jun 1, 2020

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 8, 2020

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Insufficient Information/Unable To Locate Address (K1)

  Complaint #

  1538319

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jun 23, 2020

  Disposition date

  Jun 23, 2020

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Feb 17, 2020

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1536467

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Feb 26, 2020

  Disposition date

  Feb 26, 2020

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 14, 2020

  CLOSED

  Failure To Maintain (73)

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

  Complaint #

  1533574

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jan 15, 2020

  Disposition date

  Jan 15, 2020

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 28, 2019

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property (6M)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1532002

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Jan 14, 2020

  Disposition date

  Jan 15, 2020

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 23, 2019

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion No Access Follow-Up (4G)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1531531

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Dec 23, 2019

  Disposition date

  Dec 23, 2019

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Dec 4, 2019

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

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

  Complaint #

  1529662

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Dec 23, 2019

  Disposition date

  Dec 23, 2019

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Nov 25, 2019

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Insufficient Information/Unable To Locate Address (K1)

  Complaint #

  1528992

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Dec 2, 2019

  Disposition date

  Dec 2, 2019

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 28, 2019

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1523101

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Nov 4, 2019

  Disposition date

  Nov 4, 2019

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 14, 2019

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1510160

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  May 14, 2019

  Disposition date

  May 14, 2019

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 29, 2019

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property (6M)

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

  Complaint #

  1505704

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Apr 29, 2019

  Disposition date

  Apr 29, 2019

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 14, 2019

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property (6M)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1504278

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Apr 30, 2019

  Disposition date

  Apr 30, 2019

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Nov 16, 2018

  CLOSED

  Failure To Retain Water / Improper Drainage (Ll103/89) (85)

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

  Complaint #

  1495095

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Dec 19, 2018

  Disposition date

  Dec 19, 2018

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Nov 14, 2018

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

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

  Complaint #

  1494938

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Nov 27, 2018

  Disposition date

  Nov 27, 2018

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Nov 13, 2018

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property (6M)

  Buildings Violation(S) Served (A1)

  Complaint #

  1494870

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Dec 20, 2018

  Disposition date

  Dec 21, 2018

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 13, 2018

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Multiple Devices On Property (6M)

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

  Complaint #

  1489657

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Oct 25, 2018

  Disposition date

  Oct 25, 2018

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 3, 2018

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Insufficient Information/Unable To Locate Address (K1)

  Complaint #

  1478171

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  May 15, 2018

  Disposition date

  May 15, 2018

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Oct 24, 2017

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

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

  Complaint #

  1463748

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Nov 8, 2017

  Disposition date

  Nov 9, 2017

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 27, 2017

  CLOSED

  Construction - Change Grade / Change Watercourse (06)

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

  Complaint #

  1461603

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Oct 25, 2017

  Disposition date

  Oct 27, 2017

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 31, 2017

  CLOSED

  Site Conditions Endangering Workers (91)

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

  Complaint #

  1451905

  DOB unit

  PLUMB

  Inspected

  Jun 1, 2017

  Disposition date

  Jun 3, 2017

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 24, 2017

  CLOSED

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

  Insufficient Information/Unable To Locate Address (K1)

  Complaint #

  1441874

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Jan 25, 2017

  Disposition date

  Jan 26, 2017

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Oct 13, 2016

  CLOSED

  Storefront Or Business Sign/Awning/Marquee/Canopy - Illegal (49)

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

  Complaint #

  1435061

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jan 19, 2017

  Disposition date

  Feb 21, 2017

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 15, 2016

  CLOSED

  Lights From Parking Lot Shining On Building (79)

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

  Complaint #

  1433026

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Mar 31, 2017

  Disposition date

  Apr 1, 2017

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 15, 2016

  CLOSED

  Best - High-Rise Tracking Complaint (4L)

  Stop Work Order Fully Rescinded N (L2)

  Complaint #

  1432971

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Sep 19, 2016

  Disposition date

  Sep 19, 2016

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 17, 2016

  CLOSED

  After Hours Work - Illegal (04)

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

  Complaint #

  1430928

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Aug 17, 2016

  Disposition date

  Aug 18, 2016

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 9, 2016

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1430296

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Dec 12, 2016

  Disposition date

  Dec 20, 2016

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jul 19, 2016

  CLOSED

  Advertising Sign/Billboard/Posters/Flexible Fabric - Illegal (2G)

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

  Complaint #

  1428717

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Feb 18, 2017

  Disposition date

  Feb 27, 2017

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 12, 2016

  CLOSED

  Construction -Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits (83)

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

  Complaint #

  1423638

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  May 20, 2016

  Disposition date

  May 23, 2016

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 6, 2016

  CLOSED

  Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Plumbing Work In Progress (76)

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

  Complaint #

  1423190

  DOB unit

  PLUMB

  Inspected

  May 10, 2016

  Disposition date

  May 10, 2016

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 29, 2016

  CLOSED

  Best - High-Rise Tracking Complaint (4L)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1419848

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Mar 29, 2016

  Disposition date

  Apr 7, 2016

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Feb 1, 2016

  CLOSED

  Best - High-Rise Tracking Complaint (4L)

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

  Complaint #

  1415626

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Feb 1, 2016

  Disposition date

  Feb 1, 2016

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 21, 2015

  CLOSED

  After Hours Work - Illegal (04)

  Complaint Unsubstantiated Based On Department Records (I1)

  Complaint #

  1405999

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Sep 21, 2015

  Disposition date

  Sep 21, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 16, 2015

  CLOSED

  Adjacent Buildings - Not Protected (03)

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

  Complaint #

  1405694

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Sep 17, 2015

  Disposition date

  Sep 17, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 14, 2015

  CLOSED

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

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

  Complaint #

  1405452

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Sep 17, 2015

  Disposition date

  Sep 17, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Sep 14, 2015

  CLOSED

  Failure To Maintain (73)

  Please See Complaint Number (H1)

  Complaint #

  1405450

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Sep 21, 2015

  Disposition date

  Sep 21, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 26, 2015

  CLOSED

  Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)

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

  Complaint #

  1404138

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Aug 27, 2015

  Disposition date

  Aug 28, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 26, 2015

  CLOSED

  Suspended (Hanging) Scaffolds- No Pmt/Lic/Dangerous/Accident (1E)

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

  Complaint #

  1404136

  DOB unit

  SCFLD

  Inspected

  Aug 27, 2015

  Disposition date

  Aug 31, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Aug 26, 2015

  CLOSED

  Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)

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

  Complaint #

  1404135

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Aug 31, 2015

  Disposition date

  Aug 31, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• May 28, 2015

  CLOSED

  Best - High-Rise Tracking Complaint (4L)

  Stop Work Order Fully Rescinded N (L2)

  Complaint #

  1397015

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Jun 1, 2015

  Disposition date

  Jun 1, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 16, 2015

  CLOSED

  Debris/Building -Falling Or In Danger Of Falling (10)

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

  Complaint #

  1391320

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Mar 18, 2015

  Disposition date

  Mar 26, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 15, 2015

  CLOSED

  Safety Net/Guard Rail-Dam/Inadeq/None(Over 6 Sty/75 Ft) (21)

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

  Complaint #

  1391257

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Mar 16, 2015

  Disposition date

  Mar 16, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Mar 6, 2015

  CLOSED

  Site Conditions Endangering Workers (91)

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

  Complaint #

  1390649

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Mar 6, 2015

  Disposition date

  Mar 9, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4

• Jan 25, 2015

  CLOSED

  Debris - Excessive (09)

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

  Complaint #

  1388244

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Apr 11, 2015

  Disposition date

  Apr 16, 2015

  Address on complaint

  605 West 42 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 4