42 Thayer Street, Manhattan

City inspectors were last at this 36-unit elevator apartment building on May 29, 2026, and the resulting violation remains open.

42 Thayer Street is a 36-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021740208). Brix tracks 49 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1939, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 65 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:

• Unsanitary Condition: 14 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 13 complaints
• Water Leak: 12 complaints
• Heat/hot Water: 10 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 4, 2026.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCA
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FRO
• § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
• § 27-2017

The building last changed hands on June 10, 2010, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (8/100). View the Building Report on Brix.