304 East 42 Street, Manhattan

A 1932 hotel on East 42 Street with 28 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

304 East 42 Street is a hotel in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013340005). The property is zoned C5-2, on a 10,900 sq ft lot, with 23 floors and 1 residential units. It was built in 1932. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 28 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL	1013340005
Borough	Manhattan — Community District 6
Neighborhood	Murray Hill-Kips Bay
ZIP code	10017
Zoning district	C5-2
Building class	H2 — hotel (what’s a building class?)
Land use	05 — Commercial & office buildings
Lot area	10,900 sq ft
Floors	23
Residential units	1
Year built	1932
FAR	13.01 built · 10 max residential · 10 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic district	Tudor City Historic District
Flood zone	Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

12 open Department of Buildings violations
0 open ECB (OATH) violations
16 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2024-06-18)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.