1,225 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 585 311 service requests, 110 HPD complaints, 84 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 6. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
208 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (153) · Missed Collection (10) · Outdoor Dining (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).
$1,600,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (210) |
| 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) | RUXTON TOWER L.P |
| Head officer | TRACEY FRANKLIN |
| Managing agent | THE ALPERT GROUP LLC |
| Last registered | 2024-09-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26,474,000 | $11,913,300 |
| 2026 | $28,925,000 | $13,016,250 |
| 2027 | $30,260,000 | $13,617,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 47/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friedman's | American | A | — |
| Lilly's | New American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Pesticide, Pet/Animal), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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.
| Subway | 72 St — B C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 72 St — M7 M11 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 150 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.
50 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
208 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 THE ALPERT GROUP LLC — 2 buildings, 234 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 West 72 Street | MN | 210 | A |
| 44-73 21 Street | QN | 24 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,435,252 on 2017-07-25 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-25 | Mortgage $1,435,252 — from THE RUXTON TOWER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. | $1,435,252 | |
| 2017-07-25 | AL&R $12,500,000 — from THE RUXTON TOWER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. | $12,500,000 | |
| 2017-07-25 | Agreement $12,500,000 — from THE RUXTON TOWER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to TD BANK, N.A. | $12,500,000 | |
| 2010-11-04 | M&CON $12,500,000 — from THE RUXTON TOWER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP. | $12,500,000 | |
| 2003-07-16 | Mortgage $1,145,831 — from THE RUXTON TOWER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to BEAR STERNS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, INC. | $1,145,831 | |
| 1999-05-13 | Mortgage $2,054,169 — from RUXTON TOWER LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP to HUDSON TRADING CORP.; HUDSON EQUITIES CORP. | $2,054,169 | |
| 1999-05-13 | Mortgage $812,975 — from RUXTON TOWER LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP to HUDSON EQUITIES CORP.; HUDSON TRADING CORP. | $812,975 | |
| 1999-05-13 | Mortgage $770,084 — from RUXTON TOWER LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP to BEAR, STEARNS FUNDING, INC. | $770,084 | |
| 1994-01-12 | Mortgage $50,000 — from RUXTON TOWER LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP to GENERAL ELECTIC CAPITAL CORPORATION | $50,000 | |
| 1993-07-19 | Mortgage $6,250,000 — from RUXTON TOWER LTD PRTSHP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK | $6,250,000 | |
| 1993-07-19 | Mortgage $2,867,144 — from RUXTON TOWER LTD PRTSHP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK | $2,867,144 | |
| 1990-03-28 | Mortgage $1,791,623 — from RUXTON TWR LTD PTNSHIP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK | $1,791,623 | |
| 1987-05-15 | Mortgage $533,570 — from RUXTON TWR LTD to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK | $533,570 | |
| 1983-08-04 | Mortgage $6,476,319 — from RUXTON TOWER LTD.PTNR to RUXTON ASSOCIATES | $6,476,319 | |
| 1983-08-04 | Mortgage $740,000 — from RUXTON TOWER LTD.PTNR to RUXTON HOLDING COMPANY | $740,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 41 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 0 | 9 | 129 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 0 | 7 | 133 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 98 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
Every one of the 1,225 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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