242 West 4th Street, Manhattan

Small 1880s West Village co-op sitting in a heavy West 4th Street nightlife and restaurant pocket.

An 1884 West Village prewar housing 11 apartments on West 4th Street. As a small co-op, day-to-day building friction is resolved internally rather than through city enforcement, but the surrounding blockface stays lively with nightlife and dining activity. Three things to know:

Residential and sidewalk sound calls concentrate heavily on the surrounding blockface 311 calls logged within three blocks over the last year reached 311 for residential noise, driven by 206 calls for loud music and parties alongside 73 for banging and pounding. Another 150 calls hit for street and sidewalk noise, reflecting late-night weekend crowds in the immediate area.

Commercial dining ventilation and kitchen odors generate regular complaints nearby 28 food establishment complaints were logged within three blocks over the past 12 months, pointing to commercial kitchen exhaust and odor friction from nearby dining spots. In prewar walkups, kitchen venting and food fumes can bleed through shaftways or rear windows depending on stack position.

Short-term loading and curb turnover generate steady block activity 153 illegal parking complaints hit within three blocks in the past 12 months, centered on posted sign violations (44), blocked bike lanes (26), and blocked sidewalks (25). Delivery turnover and commercial loading create regular daytime curb friction along the street face.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 87 outdoor dining complaints logged within three blocks over the trailing 12 months
• 51 encampment reports recorded within three blocks in the past year
• 31 rodent complaints filed within three blocks over the last 12 months

242 West 4th Street is a 11-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1006200067). This building is associated with 242-244 Owners Corp. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1884, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed February 16, 2024.

The building last changed hands on February 13, 2025 for $995,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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