Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
80
out of 100
Heavier than 79% of buildings in Chelsea-Hudson Yards
20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
500 WEST 42ND STREET · 91 apartments · built 2001 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- Fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 91 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1/2/3/7/A/C/E/N/Q/R/S/W train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 20 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
20 violations the city still lists as unresolved
20 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.6 years.
- Pests6
- Fire & life safety5
- Plumbing3
- Other2
- Disrepair2
- Mold2
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 65% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2020-12-03 and remains open on HPD’s records.