Is 542 W 142nd St rent stabilized?
542 W 142nd St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan (10031). It has about 7 apartments, built in 1910.
Also written as 542 West 142nd Street — or 542 W 142nd St, Manhattan, NY 10031.
How this building compares
With about 7 apartments it is smaller than 90% of the 517 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill. HPD lists 30 open violations here, about 4.3 per apartment — above the 0.9 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 68 violations on record at the address, 36 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and 20 of them are still open. HPD issued 9 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 102 HPD complaints at the address, 13 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill |
| ZIP | 10031 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| Apartments | 7 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1020730056 |
Owner & management
| Owner | BRYAN LIFF 542 WEST 142ND STREET · New York, NY 10031 |
| Managing agent | BRYAN LIFF |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 30 open / 68 total · 9 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 102 total |
| HPD registration last filed | September 29, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 542 W 142nd St rent stabilized?
542 W 142nd St in Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 542 W 142nd St?
542 W 142nd St (BBL 1020730056) has about 7 residential apartments and was built in 1910, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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