1,397 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 381 311 service requests, 257 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 230 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 2. 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 | 14 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
186 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (157) · Illegal Parking (10) · Missed Collection (3) · Lead (2) · Street Light Condition (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).
$5,397,517 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (65 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (142) |
| 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) | Bancroft Owners, Inc |
| Head officer | LAUREN CURTIS |
| Managing agent | AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| 2026 | $4,250,000 | $1,912,500 |
| 2027 | $38,307,000 | $17,238,150 |
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $6,474,284 a year ($52.66 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,428,164 ($19.75 per sq ft), net operating income $4,046,120. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-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 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 300 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.
34 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 |
186 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 372 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | Sold for $350,000 | $350,000 | $2,465 |
| 2026-07-21 | RPTT&RET $615,000 — from BANCROFT NY, LLC to MANCUSO, ERIC CARL; BRICKLEY, DANIEL EDWARD | $615,000 | |
| 2026-07-14 | Sold for $615,000 | $615,000 | $4,331 |
| 2026-07-01 | RPTT&RET $350,000 — from BANCROFT NY, LLC to KELLY, JENIFER MARGARET | $350,000 | |
| 2026-06-11 | RPTT&RET $359,970 — from BANCROFT NY, LLC to KOSAK, SANDRA; KOSAK, ERIC | $359,970 | |
| 2026-06-08 | Sold for $350,000 | $350,000 | $2,465 |
| 2026-05-29 | Sold for $359,970 | $359,970 | $2,535 |
| 2026-04-30 | RPTT&RET $765,000 — from CIFUENTES, CELIA to GROSS, BYRON J; TOVIM, RICKY | $765,000 | |
| 2026-04-24 | Sold for $765,000 | $765,000 | $5,387 |
| 2026-03-18 | RPTT&RET $845,000 — from BANCROFT NY, LLC to PHIPPS, DENNIS | $845,000 | |
| 2026-03-12 | Sold for $845,000 | $845,000 | $5,951 |
| 2026-02-26 | RPTT&RET $350,000 — from LEVINE, ROSS to NGAI, YUK TAI | $350,000 | |
| 2026-02-20 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from SCHOCKETT, ANN to ZHOU, LINA; HU, ALEXANDER | $400,000 | |
| 2026-02-12 | Sold for $350,000 | $350,000 | $2,465 |
| 2026-02-09 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $2,817 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 49 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 32 |
| 2019 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 36 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 53 |
| 2022 | 11 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 69 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 | 107 | 15 | 3 | 141 |
| 2024 | 32 | 0 | 104 | 22 | 8 | 166 |
| 2025 | 21 | 4 | 61 | 27 | 3 | 116 |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 47 |
Every one of the 1,397 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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