521 West 42nd Street, Manhattan

    51 open HPD violations at this address, 13 of them class C — the immediately hazardous tier — on a 72-unit condominium in Manhattan.

    521 West 42nd Street is a 72-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1010717503). This building is associated with 521 West 42nd Street Associates.lp. Brix tracks 51 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

    Built in 2005, this condominium sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

    Tenants have filed 675 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about unsanitary condition.

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

    The most recent complaint on this building was filed October 6, 2026.

    Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

    The building last changed hands on March 9, 2026, according to recorded deeds.

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    Apartments at 521 West 42nd Street

    • Unit 15B

      Unit 15B at 521 West 42nd Street has 39 open violations.

    • Unit 8B

      Unit 8B at 521 West 42nd Street has 7 open violations, last sold in 2020 for $460K. Owner on the latest deed: Karivalis, Frances.

    • Unit 6B

      Unit 6B at 521 West 42nd Street has 2 open violations, last sold in 2010 for $540K. Owner on the latest deed: Gordon, Michael & Gordon, Vanessa.

    • Unit 17C

      Unit 17C at 521 West 42nd Street has 1 open violation.

    • Unit 2D

      Unit 2D at 521 West 42nd Street has 1 open violation, last sold in 2023 for $990K. Owner on the latest deed: Hsu, Kevin.

    • Unit 5M

      Unit 5M at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $550K. Owner on the latest deed: Shamshabad, Baswa & Shamshabad, Shashank.

    • Unit 6F

      Unit 6F at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $699K. Owner on the latest deed: Finkelstein, Joan & Kifferstein, Alan.

    • Unit 6M

      Unit 6M at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $840K. Owner on the latest deed: Lee, Tienne & Nierlich, Max +1 more.

    • Unit 8Q

      Unit 8Q at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $850K. Owner on the latest deed: Armesto, Charles & Hinze, Christian.

    • Unit 1C

      Unit 1C at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $1.2M. Owner on the latest deed: Morrison, Shannon & Ihrig, Scott.

    • Unit 2G

      Unit 2G at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $840K. Owner on the latest deed: Sipher, Devan.

    • Unit 6C

      Unit 6C at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $820K. Owner on the latest deed: Carlucci, Francesca.

    • Unit 6L

      Unit 6L at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $880K. Owner on the latest deed: Shapiro, David & Yilmaz, Pinar.

    • Unit 3T

      Unit 3T at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $800K. Owner on the latest deed: Knowles, Elizabeth & Murtha, Thomas.

    • Unit 7L

      Unit 7L at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $920K. Owner on the latest deed: Qi Fan, Angel.

    • Unit 7J

      Unit 7J at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $1.2M. Owner on the latest deed: Andre Padre, As Trustee & Russell L. Chin, As Trustee +1 more.

    • Unit 4J

      Unit 4J at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Greenlaw, Jane & Greenlaw, William.

    • Unit 5E

      Unit 5E at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $800K. Owner on the latest deed: Olarte Reina, Jose.

    • Unit 29F

      Unit 29F at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $1. Owner on the latest deed: Betsy E. Hirsch 2023 Revocable Trust.

    • Unit 5A

      Unit 5A at 521 West 42nd Street has no open violations (6 past violations), last sold in 2023 for $820K. Owner on the latest deed: Kosinski, Jennifer & Urruita, Christian.

    • Unit 4E

      Unit 4E at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Sara Waisman Revocable Trust Dated 03/20/2023 & Shai Y. Waisman, Trustee +1 more.

    • Unit 2V

      Unit 2V at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $975K. Owner on the latest deed: Pan, Yue.

    • Unit 7P

      Unit 7P at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $652K. Owner on the latest deed: Olawoyin, Femi.

    • Unit 5J

      Unit 5J at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $850K. Owner on the latest deed: Killy, Peter.

    • Unit 3B

      Unit 3B at 521 West 42nd Street has no open violations (6 past violations), last sold in 2022 for $999K. Owner on the latest deed: Vazirani, Jagdish & Sharma, Shruti.

    • Unit 7V

      Unit 7V at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $1.2M. Owner on the latest deed: Dean, Matthew.

    • Unit 4L

      Unit 4L at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $735K. Owner on the latest deed: Collis, Richard & Obaya, Leonardo.

    • Unit 8P

      Unit 8P at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $775K. Owner on the latest deed: Moran, Corey.

    • Unit 9P

      Unit 9P at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2007 for $550K. Owner on the latest deed: Jonathan Minkoff, Trustee & Irene Minkoff 2019 Trust.

    • Unit 7Z

      Unit 7Z at 521 West 42nd Street has no violations, last sold in 2007 for $675K. Owner on the latest deed: Jonathan Minkoff, Trustee & Irene Minkoff 2019 Trust.

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