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242 West 53 Street

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242 West 53 Street at a glance

242 West 53 Street, Manhattan has 1 open city record on file, none of them Class C, and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Dec 29, 2025.

Open Class C
0
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Open Class B
1
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Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
137
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Dec 29, 2025
Bedbugs record

Health score for 242 West 53 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

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Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 318 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 2
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 242 West 53 Street

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 242 West 53 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 37 summonses below, out of $87,030.00 in penalties imposed. The city’s published records do not show whether a penalty was paid, reduced, or written off. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 242 West 53 Street
1430969Aug 15, 2022V/F CAR CEASE USE CLASS 1 ,CAR DOOR RESTRICTOR IS NOT WORKING TAMPEREDDec 29, 2022Admitted the violation
1561872May 19, 2021RETURN TO SERVICEAug 12, 2021Found in violation
1362354Apr 12, 2018BC 3303.4.6 MATERIAL STORAGE. AT SETBACK OBSERVED BUNDLED MATERIAL WITDec 20, 2018Found in violation
1362350Apr 12, 2018GUARDRAILS INADEQUATE. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, I OBSERVED SEVERAL AREASDec 20, 2018Found in violation
1362347Apr 12, 2018BC3301.2 PENETRATIONS/HOLES. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED HOLE MORE Dec 20, 2018Found in violation
1227937May 10, 2017FAIL TO PERFORM HYDROSTATIC TEST-STANDPIPE.NOTE:AT THE TIME OF INSPECTSep 7, 2017Dismissed
549575May 10, 2017FAILURE TO INSTITUTE AND MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIPMENT MEASURES AND TEMPORSep 13, 2017Found in violation
1181786Mar 20, 2017SEC. 3307.4.7 WORK OR STORAGE ZONES. NOTE: AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTIOJun 22, 2017Found in violation
123541Mar 20, 2017SEC. 3301.1.3 MANUFACTURER SPECIFICCATIONS. NOTE: AT THE TIME OF MY INAug 17, 2017Found in violation
1242148Mar 20, 2017FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS & PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OAug 17, 2017Found in violation
123725Mar 20, 2017WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS & OR APPROVEDAug 17, 2017Found in violation
1181834Mar 20, 2017HOUSEKEEPING. NOTE: AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION OF A 62 STY BLDG AT 3Jun 22, 2017Found in violation
123489Mar 20, 2017FAILURE TO INSTITUTE & MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIPMENT MEASURES & TEMPORARY Aug 17, 2017Found in violation
1191138Sep 19, 2016FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSONS AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTIONDec 8, 2016Found in violation
1127394Sep 16, 2016INADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES OPERATION OF CRONE IN UNSAFE MANNER. TOWER Dec 8, 2016Found in violation
1197902Jun 23, 2016FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD. AT TIME OF INSPECTION WORKER WERE HANDLING REBAROct 27, 2016Found in violation
1159555May 4, 2016SEC. 3307.4.3 VEHICULAR TRAFFIC: BARRICADES. NOTE: OBSERVED ACTIVE JOBJul 28, 2016Found in violation
1159529Jan 27, 2016WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVE PLANS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS.CON May 5, 2016Found in violation
287217Jun 1, 2015BC3309.9 WEATHERPROOFING.AT TIME OF INSPECTION NOTED THAT THE FOUNDATIJul 16, 2015Found in violation
287337Jun 1, 2015BC 3309.9 WEATHER PROOFING. AT TIME OF INSPECTION NOTED THAT EXPOSURE Jul 16, 2015Found in violation
272511May 28, 2015WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONST DOCS &/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS.Jul 16, 2015Found in violation
331660Jan 29, 2015WORK W/O A PERMIT.@ TIME OF INSPECTION NOTED THAT A SIDEWALK SHED WAS Mar 19, 2015Found in violation
331654Jan 29, 2015WORK W/O A PERMIT.@ TIME OF INSP.NOTED THAT A SIDEWALK SHED WAS ERECTEMar 19, 2015Found in violation
981952Sep 17, 2012SEC. BC 1003.2. FAILURE TO PROVIDE MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHT FOR MEANS OFDec 27, 2012Found in violation
989589Sep 17, 2012FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY. NOTED: PA FOR 3875 PEDec 27, 2012Found in violation
797126Sep 17, 2012LACE OF ASSEMBLY CONTRARY TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS #11046137Dec 20, 2012Found in violation
954760Sep 17, 2012FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG COMPLIANT MANNER:LACK EMERGENCY POWER OR STORGE BATDec 20, 2012Found in violation
933822Jul 12, 2011FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE BRIDGE.NOTED:BLDG HAVING PARTIALLY & FULL OPENNov 3, 2011Found in violation
890927Jul 12, 2011BC1009.11)FAILURE TO PROVIDE HANDRAILS.NOTED:PLACE OF ASSEMBLY "ROSELANov 3, 2011Found in violation
933830Jul 12, 2011FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:BLDG HAVING ONNov 3, 2011Found in violation
933826Jul 12, 2011FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NO FIRE STOPPING PERNov 3, 2011Found in violation
944054Jan 5, 2011SEC. BC 1006.1 ILLUMINATION FOR EXITS, EXITS DISCHARGES & PUBLIC CORRIMay 19, 2011Found in violation
881096Jan 5, 2011FAILURE TO PROVIDE SELF CLOSING EXIT FIRE DOOR. AS PER BC 715.3.7 NOTEMay 19, 2011Found in violation
641010Jan 5, 2011WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVMay 19, 2011Found in violation
504558Jan 8, 2010FAIL TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER NO FIRE STOPPING THROUGAug 26, 2010Found in violation
862428Jan 8, 2010FAIL TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLAINT MANNER DEFECTS NOTED:1-VARIOUSAug 26, 2010Found in violation
034538886YSep 29, 2006SIDEWALK SHED OVERLOADED.Sep 20, 2007Found in violation