902 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 445 311 service requests, 97 DOB permits, 64 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% 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 6.2. 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
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.
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
118 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (41) · Food Establishment (8) · APPLIANCE (6) · Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · Panhandling (4).
$607,853 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (1889) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (57) |
| 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) | BLDG 53 WEST 72ND STREET LLC |
| Head officer | CHRISTOPHER ORPHEUS |
| Managing agent | BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,679,000 | $6,155,550 |
| 2026 | $15,604,000 | $7,021,800 |
| 2027 | $14,525,000 | $6,536,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, 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 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72nd Eatery | American | A | Mice evidence |
| Sido Falafel & More | Mediterranean | A | — |
| Tap NYC | Coffee/Tea | A | Mice evidence |
| The Dakota Bar | Italian | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
4 restaurants · 3 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 4 restaurants
8 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Toilet Facility, Handwashing, Letter Grading), shared by 4 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 2011 (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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — 1 2 3 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 72 St — M7 M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected bike path mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 087 William Sherman. 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.
53 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 |
118 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $207,687 on 2020-02-13 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-12 | RPTT&RET $64,950,000 — from BLDG ASSOCIATES, INC.; GOLDMAN, KATJA B; KATJA B. GOLDMAN 2009 DESCENDANTS TRUST; LLOYD GO to BLDG HOLDINGS IV LLC | $64,950,000 | |
| 2020-02-13 | Mortgage $207,687 — from PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST, L.P. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $207,687 | |
| 2020-02-13 | AL&R $10,900,000 — from PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST, L.P. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $10,900,000 | |
| 2020-02-13 | Agreement $10,900,000 — from PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST, L.P. to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $10,900,000 | |
| 2015-03-23 | Agreement $11,164,050 — from PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST, L.P. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $11,164,050 | |
| 2010-09-13 | AL&R $12,100,000 — from PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST, L.P. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $12,100,000 | |
| 2010-09-13 | Agreement $12,100,000 — from PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST, L.P. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $12,100,000 | |
| 2010-09-13 | Mortgage $544,129 — from PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST, L.P. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $544,129 | |
| 2004-03-22 | Mortgage $8,153,390 — from PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST, L.P. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $8,153,390 | |
| 2004-03-22 | Agreement $13,000,000 — from PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST, L.P. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $13,000,000 | |
| 2003-09-08 | Deed $733,489 — from IG SECOND GENERATION PARTNERS L.P.; I BLDG CO. INC. to ESTATE OF IRVING GOLDMAN | $733,489 | |
| 1999-10-05 | Mortgage $5,296,351 — from GOLDMAN, IRVING L/W/T; GOLDMAN, LLOYD AS TRUSTEE; PARTNERSHIP 92 WEST,L.P. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $5,296,351 | |
| 1993-11-18 | Mortgage $2,200,000 — from GOLDMAN, IRVING to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK | $2,200,000 | |
| 1986-05-20 | Mortgage $900,000 — from 53 WEST 72ND ST RLTYASC to SECURITY CAPITAL CRCORP | $900,000 | |
| 1984-08-24 | Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 53 W.72ND ST RLTY ASSOC to NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBNK | $1,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 38 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 77 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 65 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 60 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 8 | 85 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 51 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 34 |
Every one of the 902 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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