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19 West 68 Street

134Records
12City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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134 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 311 service requests, 14 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1894
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC
BBL1011210123
BIN1028487

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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 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 0. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1894)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC
Head officerJESSICA J 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$3,667,200 $1,650,240
2026$2,934,000 $1,320,300
2027$3,521,000 $1,584,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 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 · 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.

Report a problem to 311

19 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

24 311 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: $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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-10Mortgage $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
2021-08-10Agreement $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
2021-08-10AL&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
2014-09-16Agreement $3,910,000 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,910,000
2014-09-16Agreement $3,910,000 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,910,000
2014-09-16SPRD $3,205,000 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,205,000
2014-09-16Mortgage $885,555 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $885,555
2009-10-21Mortgage $2,507,000 — from 19 WEST 68TH STREET LLC, to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC., $2,507,000
1989-07-18Mortgage $815,000 — from FRIEDMAN, AMIRAM; FRIEDMAN, NAVA to BANK LEUMI TR CO NY $815,000
1988-02-10Mortgage $375,000 — from FRIEDMAN, NAVA; FRIEDMAN, AMIRAM to BANK LEUMI TR CO NY $375,000
1986-12-24Mortgage $125,000 — from FRIEDMAN, AMIRAM; FRIEDMAN, NAVA to ELSEE INDUSTRIES INC. $125,000
1985-12-05Mortgage $250,000 — from FRIEDMAN, AMIRAM; FRIEDMAN, NAVA to BRT REALTY TRUST $250,000

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201811024
201902024
202002013
2021037010
202203014
202311024
202403025
20250220224
202601012
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 41Ownership & money 49Health & systems 21

Every one of the 134 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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