242 West 56th Street

Midtown-Times Square, Manhattan 10019

Block 1027, Lot 160Built 1974Height 58 ftBIN 1024892

2active devices

32active violations

0issued 2 Oct 2026

2025oldest Cat 1 test on file

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Devices

Device	Status	Last Cat 1 test	Last Cat 5 test	Active violations	Source
1P30711Elevator	Active	24 Dec 2025	30 Nov 2018	16 active	City record
1S2762Elevator	Active	24 Dec 2025	—	14 active	City record

Violations since 1989

ViolationIssued 2 Oct 2026Last Cat 1 test on file

Violations in the last two years

Issued	Violation	Device	DOB says	Status
10 Oct 2025	VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202412-0007335	1S2762	Periodic defects: correction not filed	Active
10 Oct 2025	VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202412-0005148	1P30711	Periodic defects: correction not filed	Active
29 Aug 2025	VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202412-0003384	1P30711	Cat 1 test report not filed	Active
29 Aug 2025	VIO-FTF-VT-CAT1-202412-0003383	1S2762	Cat 1 test report not filed	Active

28 earlier violations, back to 1989, are in the Compliance Report.

These violations mean DOB had no report on file for that cycle. It is not a finding that a device is unsafe, and the owner may have filed since. Current status on DOB BIS

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Public NYC records as of 27 Oct 2026. Not an inspection, a compliance certificate or legal advice. Not affiliated with NYC DOB.