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15 West 68 Street

252Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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252 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 DOB permits, 33 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units1
ClassA7
Owner (PLUTO)15WEST 68TH STREET, LLC
BBL1011210025
BIN1028457

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Obstruction (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)15 WEST 68TH STREET LLC
Head officerJESSICA RICHMAN
Managing agentFINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,696,000 $281,760
2026$5,734,000 $344,040
2027$7,351,000 $441,060

The city's market estimate has risen 57% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 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

Subway72 St — B C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 68 St — M10 M72 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 68 St · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

15 West 68 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by FINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 29 buildings, 269 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30 West 70 Street MN31 A
82 Pierrepont Street BK25 B
141 Columbia Heights BK18 A
30 West 71 Street MN15 A
150 Columbia Heights BK11 A
173 Columbia Heights BK10 A
19 West 68 Street MN10 A
21 West 68 Street MN10 A
53 West 73 Street MN10 A
78 Riverside Drive MN10 A
6 Pierrepont Street BK10 A
23 West 68 Street MN10 A
44 West 69 Street MN10 A
32 West 71 Street MN10 A
9 Montague Terrace BK10 A
23 West 70 Street MN9 A
46 West 69 Street MN9 A
46 West 70 Street MN8 A
32 Remsen Street BK6 A
15A West 73 Street MN6 A
196 Columbia Heights BK6 B
41 West 73 Street MN5 A
219 West 71 Street MN5 A
198 Columbia Heights BK5 A
17 West 68 Street MN4 A
11 West 73 Street MN3 A
157 Columbia Heights BK1 A
55 West 73 Street MN1 B
15 West 68 Street MN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,818 on 2020-03-12 (lender: Axos Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-03-12AL&R $6,350,000 — from 15 WEST 68TH STREET LLC to AXOS BANK $6,350,000
2020-03-12Agreement $6,350,000 — from 15 WEST 68TH STREET LLC to AXOS BANK $6,350,000
2020-03-12Mortgage $113,818 — from 15 WEST 68TH STREET, LLC to AXOS BANK $113,818
2017-10-30Mortgage $8,140,000 — from 15 WEST 68TH STREET LLC C/O FINE TIMES I to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,140,000
2007-02-08Deed $14,500,000 — from HART ZAFRA, CHRISTOPHER to 15WEST 68TH STREET, LLC $14,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173801416
2018520029
2019212027
2020001416
2021001012
2022003025
2023001023
2024004037
202500160218
2026000011
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The full timeline

Construction 77Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 18Health & systems 27

Every one of the 252 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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