Atlas

Manhattan · BBL 1012580018

29 West 42 Street

Also recorded as 29-31 West 42 Street

Use
Other
Floors
17
Built
1912
Zoning
C6-6 · built FAR 16.93 of 15
Building
265,200 SF
Lot
15,666 SF
Assessed
$51,055,650

Special District MiD

What changed

Recorded and self-reported changes detected June 3, 2026 → September 1, 2026 · derived September 1, 2026

No qualifying recorded change was detected for this building in Atlas's change-detection window (June 3, 2026 → September 1, 2026). This is a detection result, not a stability claim. Standing conditions may predate the window.

Ownership

Owner of record
Dormitory Authority Of The State Of New York
Last deed
Recorded February 17, 1966, no stated consideration (price not public) · from Chase Manhattan Bank, Johns-Manville Corpemp, Continental Oil Co · to Board Higher Ed Cityny · held ~60 years (derived from the deed date)

No filed principals on record for this building (HPD registrations cover multiple dwellings; state filings name a chairman/CEO for corporations only).

Sources & vintages
  • DCP MapPLUTO / DOF assessment roll: owner of record · PLUTO bake (2026-07 pipeline): the recorded owner, often an entity; never beneficial ownership
  • ACRIS: recorded deed · ACRIS as fetched (2026-07 pipeline)
  • HPD multiple-dwelling registration: principals as filed · 2026-07-30: self-reported annual filing; names and roles only
  • NYS DOS Active Corporations: entity filing · 2026-07-30: LLCs file no members; corporations may name a chairman/CEO

Recorded debt

No recorded mortgage instrument is linked to this lot, and no public CMBS trust reports a loan on it. Absence of a public filing is not evidence the building is unlevered.

Sources & vintages
  • ACRIS: recorded mortgage instruments · ACRIS as fetched (2026-07 pipeline): ACRIS carries no maturity date

Open recorded matters

Open violations: 63 DOB · 2 ECB · latest September 6, 2019

Facade (FISP / Local Law 11): Safe with a repair and maintenance program (SWARMP) · cycle 9 · filed December 19, 2022.

Sources & vintages
  • DOB / ECB / HPD: open violations · PLUTO bake (2026-07 pipeline)
  • DOF: lien-sale eligibility list · as fetched (2026-07 pipeline)
  • ACRIS judgments · DOB FISP/LL11 facade filings · as fetched (2026-07 pipeline)

Freshness

  • PLUTO (lot, building, zoning, owner of record)PLUTO bake (2026-07 pipeline)
  • ACRIS (deeds, mortgages, judgments)ACRIS as fetched (2026-07 pipeline)
  • HPD / DOB / DOS filings (principals)2026-07-30
  • Atlas change detection2026-09-01 · window 2026-06-03 → 2026-09-01

Everything on this page is drawn from the digitized public record for this lot. Where a section shows nothing, Atlas has no digitized record of that kind for this building.