194 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 311 service requests, 31 rodent inspections, 29 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 77.3. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Street Condition (2) · Lead (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1894) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | WEST68 LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT BRAUN |
| Managing agent | ABC MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,358,000 | $1,511,100 |
| 2026 | $3,218,000 | $1,448,100 |
| 2027 | $3,862,000 | $1,737,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 72 St — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 68 St — M10 M72 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Park W & W 68 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 452. 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.
41 West 68 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Managed by ABC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 8 buildings, 153 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 East 79 Street | MN | 42 | A |
| 163-24 89 Avenue | QN | 29 | B |
| 277 Bleecker Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 10 Leonard Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 2294 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 15 | C |
| 812 Greenwich Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 41 West 68 Street | MN | 9 | B |
| 419 West 44 Street | MN | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2014-12-05 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-16 | Deed $3,900,000 — from 41 WEST 68, LLC to WEST68 LLC | $3,900,000 | |
| 2023-05-02 | Sold for $3,900,000 | $3,900,000 | $433,333 |
| 2014-12-05 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 41 WEST 68, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-12-05 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 41 WEST 68, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-12-05 | Mortgage $854,268 — from 41 WEST 68, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $854,268 | |
| 2010-11-26 | Mortgage $551,052 — from HIDALGO, TRINIDAD to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $551,052 | |
| 2010-11-26 | Agreement $700,000 — from HIDALGO, TRINIDAD to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2010-11-26 | AL&R $700,000 — from HIDALGO, TRINIDAD to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK | $700,000 | |
| 1987-02-10 | Mortgage $250,000 — from HIDALGO, TRINIDAD to FOURTH FDRL SVG&LN ASSN | $250,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 41 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 2026 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Every one of the 194 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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