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15 West 72 Street

3,675Records
19City systems
15Open violations
0.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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3,675 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,638 311 service requests, 542 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 537 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1963
Floors36
Res. units493
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)15 WEST 72ND STREET OWNERS
BBL1011250024
BIN1028636

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 0.9. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations15 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1980-09-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 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.

6
’24–25
2
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

867 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (643) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (138) · Illegal Parking (38) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Blocked Driveway (7) · Rodent (4).

Filed construction activity

$20,619,913 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (148 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 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (493)
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)Mayfair Towers
Head officerLance Cohen
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$203,105,000 $91,397,250
2026$201,736,000 $90,781,200
2027$203,853,000 $91,733,850

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $38,669,260 a year ($57.93 per sq ft), operating expenses $13,330,314 ($19.97 per sq ft), net operating income $25,338,945. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 58/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Central Park West — M72 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 72 St · 500 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

15 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

867 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
269 Grand Central Pkwy QN1844 A
333 East 30 Street MN1117 A
97-40 62 Drive QN1094 A
175 Adams Street BK1022 A
23-15 44th Drive QN802 A
1655 Flatbush Avenue BK634 B
345 West 58 Street MN586 A
73-50 Bell Boulevard QN583 B
340 West 57 Street MN576 A
460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
440 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
213-06 75 Avenue QN567 B
140 West End Avenue MN561 A
205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
4-74 48 Avenue QN522 A
15 West 72 Street MN493 A
61-25 98 Street QN492 A
6 West 16 Street MN481 A
312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
99 John Street MN438 A
5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
87-10 204 Street QN296 A
301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
120 Riverside Boulevard MN276 A
210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
75-05 210 Street QN270 B
10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
560 3 Avenue MN263 A
211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,000,000 on 2020-06-05 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-16RPTT&RET $900,000 — from LOSCO, MICHAEL; CHASE, ASHLEY to CHINEA, MANUEL $900,000
2026-09-09Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $1,826
2026-08-04RPTT&RET $1,085,000 — from BOHR, DEBORAH; OAKES, JAMES to PASSONNEAU, REBECCA $1,085,000
2026-07-31Sold for $1,085,000 $1,085,000 $2,201
2026-07-28RPTT&RET $1,525,000 — from MCMULLAN, WILLIAM WESLEY; MCMULLAN, BROOKE; MCMULLAN, RYAN WESLEY; PETTIBON, BROOKE NICOLE to HANSEN TRIBBETT, ANNE E $1,525,000
2026-07-22RPTT&RET $2,100,000 — from HANSEN TRIBBETT, ANNE E to LOSCO, MICHAEL; CHASE, ASHLEY $2,100,000
2026-07-13RPTT&RET $800,000 — from ESTATE OF SHOSHANA MEROZ; LOUIS P. KAROL, EXECUTOR to ROCCISANO, SUZANNE $800,000
2026-07-13Sold for $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $3,093
2026-07-10Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $4,260
2026-07-06Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $1,623
2026-06-26RPTT&RET $975,000 — from HERLAND, MELISSA to ENGELEIT, RICHARD; ENGELEIT, MAUREEN; ENGELEIT, TANYA $975,000
2026-06-24RPTT&RET $3,200,000 — from ESTATE OF JOHN WILLIAM BUZBEE; WILLIAM W. BUZBEE; STEPHEN T. BUZBEE to MURRELL, ELIZABETH ANN; HANEY, GARY PAUL $3,200,000
2026-06-18Sold for $975,000 $975,000 $1,978
2026-05-27RPTT&RET $2,050,000 — from WILLIAM J. CONDREN MARITAL TRUST #2; CRE #6-15 WEST 72ND APT LLC; DAVID S. FINKELSTEIN, AS to BOHR, DEBORAH; OAKES, JAMES $2,050,000
2026-05-27Sold for $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $6,491

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
691
2024
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017323284112116
20183402335799
201926920301398
2020136836366
2021242142597234
20222711173848231
2023218378407454
20244905933712691
20254631685825300
202637044596146
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The full timeline

Construction 869Enforcement 160Housing & tenants 1,725Ownership & money 767Health & systems 154

Every one of the 3,675 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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