1,039 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 439 311 service requests, 216 HPD complaints, 104 HPD housing violations.
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 51% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 22.8. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 33 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2005-07-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
42 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 31 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · Elevator (13) · PLUMBING (10) · Smoking or Vaping (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7).
$371,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (50) |
| 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) | 42 WEST 72ND STREET, LLC |
| Head officer | MAGDALENA KOSZ |
| Managing agent | C/O A J CLARKE RE CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,017,000 | $2,707,650 |
| 2026 | $6,584,000 | $2,962,800 |
| 2027 | $7,274,000 | $3,273,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10) |
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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 72 St — M7 M11 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 250 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.
42 West 72 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 |
115 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 of them about heat or hot water.
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 A.J. CLARKE REAL ESTATE CORP — 186 buildings, 3,651 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B45 · C15 · D4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 186 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $794,400 on 2019-08-06 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-06 | Agreement $2,250,000 — from 42 WEST 72ND STREET, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,250,000 | |
| 2019-08-06 | AL&R $2,250,000 — from 42 WEST 72ND STREET, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $2,250,000 | |
| 2019-08-06 | Mortgage $794,401 — from 42 WEST 72ND STREET, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $794,401 | |
| 2005-08-30 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 42 WEST 72ND STREET, LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2005-08-30 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 42 WEST 72ND STREET, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2005-08-30 | Mortgage $530,719 — from 42 WEST 72ND STREET, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $530,719 | |
| 1999-04-12 | Mortgage $470,612 — from 42 WEST 72ND STREET,LLC to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $470,612 | |
| 1995-12-05 | Mortgage $29,120 — from 42 WEST 72ND STREET,LLC to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $29,120 | |
| 1985-11-25 | Mortgage $832,537 — from UNTER, SAUL to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $832,537 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 38 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 161 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 77 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 0 | 6 | 137 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 59 |
| 2023 | 2 | 16 | 108 | 0 | 5 | 131 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 8 | 86 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
Every one of the 1,039 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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