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12 West 72 Street

1,664Records
21City systems
3Open violations
1.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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1,664 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 498 311 service requests, 365 DOB permits, 254 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1927
Floors29
Res. units152
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)OLIVER CROMWELL OWNERS INC
BBL1011240042
BIN1028619

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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 67% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.5. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

328 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (313) · Illegal Parking (8) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (2) · Lead (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,922,879 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (75 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (152)
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)OLIVER CROMWELL OWNERS, INC
Head officerSYLWIA KOLODZIEJSKA
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$57,641,000 $25,938,450
2026$59,718,000 $26,873,100
2027$67,127,000 $30,207,150

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $9,392,248 a year ($48.78 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,254,679 ($11.71 per sq ft), net operating income $7,137,569. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Central Park West — M72 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 72 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus. 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

12 West 72 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

328 311 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 AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
269 Grand Central Pkwy QN1844 A
333 East 30 Street MN1117 A
97-40 62 Drive QN1094 A
175 Adams Street BK1022 A
23-15 44th Drive QN802 A
1655 Flatbush Avenue BK634 B
345 West 58 Street MN586 A
73-50 Bell Boulevard QN583 B
340 West 57 Street MN576 A
460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
440 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
213-06 75 Avenue QN567 B
140 West End Avenue MN561 A
205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
4-74 48 Avenue QN522 A
15 West 72 Street MN493 A
61-25 98 Street QN492 A
6 West 16 Street MN481 A
312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
99 John Street MN438 A
5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
87-10 204 Street QN296 A
301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
120 Riverside Boulevard MN276 A
210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
75-05 210 Street QN270 B
10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
560 3 Avenue MN263 A
211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,005,000 on 2020-12-07 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-04RPTT&RET $735,000 — from PLACET, ROBERT to JEFFREY Q. SMITH, TRUSTEE; LINDA LOWRY GORDON, TRUSTEE; MICHAEL M. GORDON 2000 INSURANCE T $735,000
2026-07-17Sold for $735,000 $735,000 $4,836
2026-07-15RPTT&RET $4,250,000 — from LAKE, BRYON; LAKE, KACEY to ROSENSTEIN, ELAINE; ROSENSTEIN, IRA $4,250,000
2026-07-09Sold for $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $27,961
2025-10-09RPTT&RET $383,000 — from BROOKNER, CAITLIN J; BROOKNER, STEVEN A; BROOKNER, BRITTANY J to BOVE, TONI; BOVE, ANDREW $383,000
2025-10-08Sold for $383,000 $383,000 $2,520
2025-08-27RPTT&RET $3,600,000 — from GRINBERG, RITA; GRINBERG, ERNESTO to O'HARA, ERIN; ATKINS, ROBERT ANDREW $3,600,000
2025-08-13Sold for $3,600,000 $3,600,000 $23,684
2025-06-16RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from BELLFLOWER, NELLIE to HEILBORN, ALLISON; COUE, JASEUNG $1,100,000
2025-06-12Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $7,237
2025-05-20RPTT&RET $985,000 — from HARPAZ, SHARON to LEVINE, ROSS; ROSE, LACY $985,000
2025-05-14Sold for $985,000 $985,000 $6,480
2025-03-19RPTT&RET $2,325,000 — from SUTHERLAND, MARY J to GRUSKIN, MATTHEW $2,325,000
2025-02-24Sold for $2,325,000 $2,325,000 $15,296
2025-02-11RPTT&RET $748,000 — from OLIVER CROMWELL HOLDINGS, LLC to SHAPIRO, JOEL JAY; SHAPIRO, LORI SCHNEIDE $748,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017226517454
20182221422363
201935168101584
2020132414740
2021143128946
20222372418577
2023133115133147
202413225576283
20253024414595
202630077448
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The full timeline

Construction 548Enforcement 129Housing & tenants 602Ownership & money 314Health & systems 71

Every one of the 1,664 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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