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72 Clinton Street

539Records
16City systems
65Open violations
179.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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539 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 232 311 service requests, 87 HPD housing violations, 60 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1925
Floors6
Res. units19
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP 72 CLINTON STREET
BBL1003440173
BIN1004125

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 179.3. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations65 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 1990-06-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
3
’24–25
17
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$218,810 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Graffiti (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · Street Condition (7) · Sewer (4).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)72 CLINTON STREET HDFC
Head officerCLEMENTINA VASQUEZ
Managing agentDEL MAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
Last registered2025-07-03

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,491,000 $1,570,950
2026$3,794,000 $1,707,300
2027$3,981,000 $1,791,450

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $734,088 a year ($50.89 per sq ft), operating expenses $270,469 ($18.75 per sq ft), net operating income $463,620. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CibaoLatin AmericanNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

11 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (3 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Rivington St — M9 · 850 ft
Citi BikeRivington St & Ridge St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

72 Clinton Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by DEL-MAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC — 18 buildings, 189 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B3 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
242 South 2 Street BK33 A
525 West 138 Street MN20 D
108 Seigel Street BK20 C
72 Clinton Street MN19 C
210 West 105 Street MN10 A
214 West 105 Street MN10 A
446 Bedford Avenue BK9 A
59 Wythe Avenue BK9 A
153 South 4 Street BK8 A
982 Putnam Avenue BK8 B
119 Grand Street BK7 A
93 South 8 Street BK6 B
91 South 9 Street BK6 A
81 South 9 Street BK6 B
206 West 105 Street MN5 A
204 West 105 Street MN5 A
200 West 105 Street MN5 A
229 West 113 Street MN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $982,000 on 2017-05-08 (lender: Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-05-08Mortgage $982,000 — from 72 CLINTON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT $982,000
2017-05-08AL&R $982,000 — from 72 CLINTON STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT $982,000
2010-09-01Mortgage $394,733 — from 72 CLINTON STREET HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $394,733
2010-09-01AL&R $394,733 — from 72 CLINTON STREET HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $394,733
2010-03-18Mortgage $300,000 — from 72 CLINTON STREET HDFC to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT $300,000
2009-12-23Agreement $442,813 — from 72 CLINTON STREET HDFC to CITY OF NY ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS DEP $442,813

Ten-year activity

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138
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702116322
201800180523
201900170421
202000100313
202120180323
20220070512
2023002401034
2024016440565
202501220528
202601112106138
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 391Ownership & money 18Health & systems 58

Every one of the 539 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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