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72 West 69 Street

501Records
19City systems
0Open violations
27.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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501 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 91 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 66 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1893
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)181-199 COLUMBUS AVE LLC
BBL1011210062
BIN1028481

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 27.2. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% 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

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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (7) · Noise (6) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Encampment (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,588,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 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 (1893)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)181-199 COLUMBUS AVE LLC
Head officerJOHN P MCCARTHY
Managing agentHUBBNYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,373,000 $2,417,850
2026$5,464,000 $2,458,800
2027$5,939,000 $2,672,550

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Barry's UWSJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway72 St — B C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 69 St — M7 M11 · 200 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 72 St · 750 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

72 West 69 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

19 311 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 HUBBNYC — 4 buildings, 261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
246 North 8 Street BK104 A
120 Union Avenue BK96 A
2130 Adam C Powell Blvd MN46 A
72 West 69 Street MN15 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $33,275,000 on 2022-03-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA), covering 5 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-28Mortgage $33,275,000 — from 181-199 COLUMBUS AVE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $33,275,000
2021-11-19Deed $60,500,000 — from LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P., AS TO ; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC, AS TO A 66.25%; TUJUNG to 181-199 COLUMBUS AVE LLC $60,500,000
2021-11-09Sold for $60,500,000 $60,500,000 $4,033,333
2013-09-04Mortgage $4,154,567 — from AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC; TUJUNGA GARDENS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIAT to TD BANK, N.A., $4,154,567
2013-09-04Agreement $28,000,000 — from TUJUNGA GARDENS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC; LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIAT to TD BANK, N.A., $28,000,000
2008-08-25Mortgage $8,000,000 — from LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC; TUJUNGA GARDENS LIMITED PARTNE to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $8,000,000
2008-08-25AL&R $8,000,000 — from LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; TUJUNGA GARDENS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $8,000,000
2003-09-16AL&R $20,000,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC $20,000,000
2003-09-16Agreement $20,000,000 — from AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC; LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK $20,000,000
2003-09-16Mortgage $5,003,619 — from LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $5,003,619
2003-09-16DEEDO $37,550,000 — from MANN, MAURICE; DIDCO URBAN RENEWAL COMPANY to LEXINGTON-OXFORD ASSOCIATES L.P.; AIMCO COLUMBUS AVE., LLC $37,550,000
2003-09-16DEEDO $300,000 — from DIDCO URBAN RENEWAL COMPANY to MANN, MAURICE $300,000
2001-10-29Mortgage $499,900 — from DIDCO URBAN RENEWALCOMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK $499,900
2000-03-20Mortgage $3,029,087 — from DIDCO URBAN RENEWALCOMPANY to NORTH FORK BANK $3,029,087
1997-08-06Mortgage $500,000 — from DIDCO URBAN RENEWALCOMPANY to M&L REAL ESTATE, INC. $500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017324190257
20181753601371
201902130722
20204060010
202130113118
202210183426
20230670821
20240080614
2025031201530
202600101112
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The full timeline

Construction 95Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 191Ownership & money 92Health & systems 75

Every one of the 501 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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