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37 West 72 Street

821Records
20City systems
11Open violations
24.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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821 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 330 311 service requests, 126 HPD complaints, 104 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1929
Floors16
Res. units92
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1011250009
BIN1028634

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More 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 24.5. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-09-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$8,437 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (105) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · WATER LEAK (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · APPLIANCE (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,254,600 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (92)
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)37 WEST 72ND ST. INC
Head officerMAGDALENA KOSZ
Managing agentA.J. CLARKE REAL ESTATE CORP
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,313,000 $5,990,850
2026$14,694,000 $6,612,300
2027$14,496,000 $6,523,200

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 38/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10)

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 · 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 72 St — M7 M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 72 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.

Report a problem to 311

37 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

152 311 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.

The landlord's report card

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

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
310 West 72 Street MN120 A
37 West 72 Street MN92 A
57 West 58 Street MN88 A
620 Ft Washington Avenue MN82 A
464 Hudson Street MN79 A
1429 Lexington Avenue MN74 A
260 Riverside Drive MN66 A
415 West 24 Street MN65 A
255 West 75 Street MN62 A
4791 Broadway MN62 A
401 West End Avenue MN61 A
227 East 25 Street MN60 A
309 West 109 Street MN60 A
448 West 58 Street MN53 A
203 East 27 Street MN52 A
302 East 38 Street MN50 A
42 West 72 Street MN50 A
610 West 143 Street MN49 B
315 East 108 Street MN48 A
502 Hudson Street MN47 A
166 East 92 Street MN41 A
105 East 10 Street MN41 A
332 East 95 Street MN41 A
412 West End Avenue MN40 A
201 Columbus Avenue MN40 B
152 West 58 Street MN38 A
321 East 108 Street MN36 A
104 Sullivan Street MN35 B
202 West 82 Street MN30 C
64 Thompson Street MN30 A
169 East 101 Street MN30 A
28 West 83 Street MN30 A
173 East 101 Street MN30 A
175 East 101 Street MN30 A
171 East 101 Street MN30 A
141 East 13 Street MN26 A
1701 1 Avenue MN26 B
58 West 72 Street MN25 A
45 Spring Street MN25 A
822 Greenwich Street MN24 A
30 St Marks Place MN24 A
320 East 81 Street MN24 A
339 East 9 Street MN23 B
34 St Marks Place MN22 A
235 East 25 Street MN22 A
227 East 111 Street MN22 A
5 East 67 Street MN22 A
107 Thompson Street MN22 B
506 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 B
406 East 9 Street MN22 A
243 West 15 Street MN22 A
223 East 10 Street MN21 A
133 East 30 Street MN21 A
241 West 15 Street MN21 B
312 West 89 Street MN20 A
32 St Marks Place MN20 A
144 West 10 Street MN20 B
162 East 88 Street MN20 B
214 West 82 Street MN20 B
245 East 94 Street MN20 A

showing 60 of 186 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $31,927 on 1994-06-28 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofwilliamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-09-15Agreement $319,703 — from 37 WEST 72ND STREET, INC. to ROBERT B. OKUN RIVERSIDE TRUST; BUSH, JOYCE $319,703
2009-09-15AL&R $319,703 — from 37 WEST 72ND STREET, INC. to BUSH, JOYCE; ROBERT B. OKUN RIVERSIDE TRUST $319,703
2004-08-09Agreement $319,703 — from 37 WEST 72ND STREET, INC. to A.J. CLARKE EMPLOYEE'S PROFIT SHARING TR; OKUN, RONI $319,703
1994-06-28Mortgage $31,927 — from 37 WEST 72ND STREET,INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $31,927
1989-05-19Mortgage $16,868 — from 37 W. 72 STREET INC to MANHATTAN SAVS BANK $16,868

Ten-year activity

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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201792140328
20183180214
201948640480
2020105017
202146230336
202278290347
202391016307189
20241814724162
202532370446
202622140119
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The full timeline

Construction 80Enforcement 97Housing & tenants 578Ownership & money 24Health & systems 42

Every one of the 821 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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