172 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 311 service requests, 18 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (20).
$63,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1894) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | 21 WEST 68TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | JESSICA RICHMAN |
| Managing agent | FINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,489,000 | $1,570,050 |
| 2026 | $4,187,000 | $1,884,150 |
| 2027 | $5,024,000 | $2,260,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 68 St — M10 M72 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Park W & W 68 St · 350 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.
21 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 |
20 311 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 FINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 29 buildings, 269 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 West 70 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 82 Pierrepont Street | BK | 25 | B |
| 141 Columbia Heights | BK | 18 | A |
| 30 West 71 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 150 Columbia Heights | BK | 11 | A |
| 173 Columbia Heights | BK | 10 | A |
| 19 West 68 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 21 West 68 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 53 West 73 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 78 Riverside Drive | MN | 10 | A |
| 6 Pierrepont Street | BK | 10 | A |
| 23 West 68 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 44 West 69 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 32 West 71 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 9 Montague Terrace | BK | 10 | A |
| 23 West 70 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 46 West 69 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 46 West 70 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 32 Remsen Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 15A West 73 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 196 Columbia Heights | BK | 6 | B |
| 41 West 73 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 219 West 71 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 198 Columbia Heights | BK | 5 | A |
| 17 West 68 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 11 West 73 Street | MN | 3 | A |
| 157 Columbia Heights | BK | 1 | A |
| 55 West 73 Street | MN | 1 | B |
| 15 West 68 Street | MN | 1 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,481,800 on 2021-08-10 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC), covering 20 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-10 | Mortgage $1,481,800 — from 82 PIERREPONT STREET LLC; 6 PIERREPONT ASSOCIATES LLC; 23 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 150 COLUMB to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC | $1,481,800 | |
| 2021-08-10 | AL&R $50,000,000 — from 9 MONTAGUE ASSOCIATES LLC; 23 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 82 PIERREPONT to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC | $50,000,000 | |
| 2021-08-10 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from 53 WEST 73RD STREET LLC; 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC; 219 WEST 71ST STREET LLC; 32 WEST 71ST S to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC | $50,000,000 | |
| 2017-10-30 | Mortgage $47,000 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET C/O FINE TIMES INC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $47,000 | |
| 2014-09-16 | Agreement $3,910,000 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,910,000 | |
| 2014-09-16 | Mortgage $705,000 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $705,000 | |
| 2014-09-16 | Agreement $3,910,000 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,910,000 | |
| 2009-10-21 | Mortgage $2,507,000 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC, to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC., | $2,507,000 | |
| 1989-07-18 | Mortgage $815,000 — from FRIEDMAN, AMIRAM; FRIEDMAN, NAVA to BANK LEUMI TR CO NY | $815,000 | |
| 1988-02-10 | Mortgage $375,000 — from FRIEDMAN, NAVA; FRIEDMAN, AMIRAM to BANK LEUMI TR CO NY | $375,000 | |
| 1986-12-24 | Mortgage $25,000 — from FRIEDMAN, AMIRAM; FRIEDMAN, NAVA to ELSEE INDUSTRIES INC. | $25,000 | |
| 1985-12-05 | Mortgage $475,000 — from FRIEDMAN, AMIRAM; FRIEDMAN, NAVA to BRT REALTY TRUST | $475,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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