235 East 42nd Street, Manhattan
Apartment building · 884 units · built 1960 · Block 1316, Lot 23.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Aug 31, 2026, estimated cost $20K, described as “The scope of work for this application includes jacking columns 62 and 63 to the specified jacking heights.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 13, 2026, estimated cost $500K, described as “Installation of shoring for column 62 and column 63 between floor 21 and floor 22. Installation of seat catch system on column 57 and column 58 on multiple floors. Cut and remove column 62 and column 63 on floor 21. Installation of jacking…”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2026, estimated cost $600K, described as “Shoring work filed in conjunction with the emergency work order and related violations.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 11, 2026, estimated cost $100K, described as “Installation of outriggers, vertical netting for engineered enclosure, shoring posts & shoring tower as per drawings filed herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 3, 2026, estimated cost $20K, described as “Filing for partial facade removals.”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2026, described as “Installation of suspended scaffold for facade repair & inspection.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 5, 2026, described as “Installation of outrigger for facade repair & inspection.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 27, 2026, estimated cost $20K, described as “This application is filed for a temporary use permit for a sales office including model apartments pursuant to section ac 28-111 and buildings bulletin 2010-002.”
- Alteration, filed Nov 21, 2025, described as “Facade inspection”
- Alteration, filed Jul 2, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of a temporary platform at the 34TH floor in accordance with the plans submitted herewith. The temporary platform shall be installed and maintained in full compliance with chapter 33 of the 2022 new york city building code.”
- Alteration, filed Jun 6, 2025, described as “Installation of outrigger for facade repair & inspection. AMEND TO ADD OUTRIGGER LOCATIONS AND TIEBACK DETAILS”
- Alteration, filed May 8, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Facade filing for exterior window replacement on floors 2-8.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 15, 2025, estimated cost $1K, described as “Proposed installation of temporary pipe scaffold as per plans. Work shall comply with chapter #33 of 2022 the NYC building code. No change in use, occupancy, or egress under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Dec 13, 2024, estimated cost $8K, described as “Installation of temporary roof protection over adjacent property as per plans. Roof protection shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Oct 20, 2024, estimated cost $26K, described as “Installation of heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. Part of shed will be installed on roadway. Shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of 7,000 lb dual personnel/material hoist cars @ north courtyard as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 23, 2024, estimated cost $20K, described as “Installation of 7,000 lb dual personnel/material hoist cars @ south courtyard as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 14, 2024, estimated cost $21K, described as “Installation of 8' high temporary construction plywood fence enclosure as per plans during construction. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Fence shall comply with chapter 33 of NYC building code of 2022.”
- Major Renovation — Conversion, filed Jul 3, 2024, estimated cost $98.7M, 927 units added, 37 stories, described as “Conversion of existing commercial office building to residential”
- Alteration, filed Jun 17, 2024, estimated cost $750K, described as “General demolition as shown on the plans.”
- No Work, filed Feb 11, 2020, described as “Application for a temporary place of assembly for Mardi Gras celebration with a 4 piece Jazz Band within an existing place of assembly. Proposed number of occupants in this TPA is less than to the number permitted under current full Place…”
- No Work, filed Nov 27, 2019, described as “Christmas concert in lobby, performed by employees for fellow employees”
- Alteration, filed Oct 15, 2019, described as “Installation of sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 4, 2019, estimated cost $325K, described as “Replacement of HVAC diffusers in building lobby as shown on drawings submitted herewith.”
- Alteration, filed Sep 4, 2019, estimated cost $190K, described as “Removal and installation of sprinklers in first floor lobby as shown on plans filed herewith.”
7 more, older permits are in this building’s full list on the map.
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $88,616,700
- 2026–27 tax
- $10,079,423
- Market value (city estimate)
- $196,926,000
- Taxable value
- $81,030,817
- Assessed land
- $21,825,000
- Assessed improvements
- $66,791,700
Zoning
C5-3: floor area ratio 19.35 built, above the 15.00 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Recent sales
- Jan 28, 2025: $140,000,000
Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.
Board and land use applications
- Greater East Midtown - Special Subdistrict (City Planning P2016M0316): Completed, decided Aug 15, 2017. This is an application by NYC Department of City Planning requesting a text amendment to establish the East Midtown Subdistrict and extend the Special Midtown District, and to rezone a half-block area from C5-2 to C5-3 to reinforce the…
In the news
Pfizer HQ’s Residential Conversion, Expansion Progresses at 219-229 East 42nd Street in Midtown East, Manhattan, New York YIMBY, Jun 4, 2026.