Alteration filingOct 1
DOB filing M01319110-P1
Alteration filing at 50 East 42 Street
Approved$1,000 recorded cost
Open filing Building record · BIN 1035336
50 East 42 Street
50 East 42 Street, Manhattan, NY 10017
A consolidated, filing-by-filing view of DOB records matched to this building identifier. The current snapshot links 4 independently sourced records, including 3 that are not recorded as completed, closed or withdrawn.
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BUILDING RECORD · BIN 1035336
50 East 42 Street
Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan
A consolidated public-record view · updated Oct 1, 2026
- DOB filings
- 4
- Active-status
- 3
- Recorded addresses
- 2
A building-level summary of matched filings, active-status records and published identifiers.
Matched filings4
Open or active-status records3
First included filingFeb 17, 2023
Latest recorded changeOct 1, 2026
The lot
What is already here?
The lot holds a 27-story office building built in 1917, on a 11,250 sq ft lot.
- Floors 2–27Nothing on record
- Floor 1Street levelStreet level. The lot is recorded as commercial and office, so this floor is where the commercial space is.
- Street levelCommercial and office
- Above the southern skylineFrom about floor 69 — the tallest thing within 60 m to the south is 204 m
- Built
- 1917
- Floors
- 27
- Residential units
- 0
- Building type
- Office building
- Land use
- Commercial and office
- Zoning district
- C5-3
- Lot area
- 11,250 sq ft
- Building area
- 138,883 sq ft
Owner of record
NYC TRANSIT
As the assessment roll records it. Only owners that read as a company are shown here; where the roll names an individual, nothing is published.
Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Oct 6, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not any single filing. When the rest of New York went up
Violation record
Are there open violations here?
The Department of Buildings has 16 open notices on record for this building, out of 96 notices on file; the most recent was issued Sep 9, 2026.
- Construction
Issued Sep 9, 2026 — SHED NO LONGER CODE COMPLIANT DUE TO BEING HIT BY A CAR. DAMAGE TO 9 VERTICAL MEMBERS.
- Hazardous condition (facade)
Issued Feb 18, 2022 — CYCLE 9A UNSAFE REPORT FILED
- Failure to correct swarmp conditions (facade)
Issued Feb 18, 2022 — CYCLE 9A FAILURE TO CORRECT SWARMP CONDITIONS
13 further open notices are on file. Open the source dataset for the full list.
Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. What a violation is, and what it is not. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Oct 3, 2026.
What is recorded here
Multiple filings, one stable building identifier.
New York City's Building Identification Number helps connect filings that may use different application numbers or describe different scopes of work. The records below are grouped because they publish BIN 1035336. They should not be read as a single construction project unless the underlying filings say so.
The matched set includes 4 alteration filing. Its latest status categories are 3 approved, 1 recorded as completed. Each filing page preserves its own status, dates, scope and source identifier.
- First included filing
- Feb 17, 2023
- Latest recorded change
- Oct 1, 2026
- Highest proposed story count
- 26 stories
- Highest proposed unit count
- Not stated
Highest recorded values may come from different filings and must not be combined into one proposed project. Open the individual filings below for their exact scope. Values outside the publication's conservative data-quality bounds are withheld pending source review.
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Recorded history
What has happened at this address?
Every dated event the city has published for this building, from all 4 matched filings, in the order it was recorded. A date marks what entered the public record, not what happened on site.
- Alteration filed01
Terra cotta repair & replacement (with gfrc), stone and brick repairs. miscellaneous facade repairs. no change in use, egress or occupancy. Filing M00828458-I1.
- Alteration approved02
Filing M00828458-I1 reached an approved status.
- Permit recorded for alteration03
DOB lists a first permit date for M00828458-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration filed04
Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. no change in use, egress or occupancy. sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. live load 300psf. Filing M01319110-I1.
- Permit recorded for alteration05
DOB lists a first permit date for M01319110-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration filed06
Decommission of existing T-MOBILE site on the roof. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Filing M01402450-I1.
- Alteration approved07
Filing M01402450-I1 reached an approved status.
- Permit recorded for alteration08
DOB lists a first permit date for M01402450-I1. That is not by itself confirmation of activity on site.
- Alteration now approved09
The latest status recorded for M00828458-I1 is “Permit Entire.”
- Alteration signed off010
DOB recorded a sign-off for M01402450-I1.
- Alteration now completed011
The latest status recorded for M01402450-I1 is “LOC Issued.”
- Alteration filed012
Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. no change in use, egress or occupancy. sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. live load 300psf. Filing M01319110-P1.
- Alteration approved013
Filing M01319110-P1 reached an approved status.
- Alteration now approved014
The latest status recorded for M01319110-P1 is “Approved.”
- Alteration now approved015
The latest status recorded for M01319110-I1 is “Permit Entire.”