2,303 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,041 311 service requests, 490 DOB permits, 269 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 1.1. 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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,600 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
567 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (469) · Illegal Parking (35) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (16) · Homeless Person Assistance (7) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (6) · Vendor Enforcement (5).
$23,191,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (117 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 (1884) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (83) |
| 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) | THE DAKOTA INC. |
| Head officer | BENJAMIN DOLLER |
| Managing agent | DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $93,011,000 | $41,854,950 |
| 2026 | $96,743,000 | $43,534,350 |
| 2027 | $98,075,000 | $44,133,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $18,539,327 a year ($59.88 per sq ft), operating expenses $6,913,547 ($22.33 per sq ft), net operating income $11,625,780. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 56/100 (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) |
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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Central Park West — M72 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Central Park W & 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.
121 Central Park West
| 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 |
567 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 313 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $30,483,000 on 2015-04-15 (lender: Principal Life Insurance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | RPTT&RET $22,500,000 — from SOSNOFF, TONI E; SOSNOFF, MARTIN T to IOVINO, JUDITH; IOVINO, THOMAS | $22,500,000 | |
| 2026-05-19 | Sold for $22,500,000 | $22,500,000 | $271,084 |
| 2026-05-18 | RPTT $2,135,976 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SECURED PA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,135,976 | |
| 2026-05-08 | Sold for $2,135,976 | $2,135,976 | $25,735 |
| 2026-04-10 | RPTT&RET $5,250,000 — from D'ANNUCCI, LOUISE; D'ANNUCCI, RALPH to RAONIC, MILOS | $5,250,000 | |
| 2026-03-31 | Sold for $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $63,253 |
| 2025-06-02 | RPTT&RET $6,200,000 — from PARTON, EXECUTOR, GARRY; ESTATE OF PAUL H. EPSTEIN AKA PAUL HOWAR to THE BRIAN J. DORSEY LIVING TRUST; DORSEY, TRUSTEE, BRIAN J | $6,200,000 | |
| 2025-05-27 | Sold for $6,200,000 | $6,200,000 | $74,699 |
| 2025-02-27 | RPTT&RET $8,100,000 — from BRADY CASE, AS EXECUTOR; THE ESTATE OF ILON JOY SPECHT to THE SPINOZA THREE TRUST; YAEL SARA HALLAK, AS TRUSTEE | $8,100,000 | |
| 2025-02-14 | Sold for $8,100,000 | $8,100,000 | $97,590 |
| 2024-04-15 | RPTT&RET $4,999,000 — from BELL, DAVID A; BELL, GAIL GALVANI to CHERNOW, RONALD | $4,999,000 | |
| 2024-04-01 | Sold for $4,999,000 | $4,999,000 | $60,229 |
| 2023-07-10 | RPTT&RET $4,335,000 — from GUEDALIAHOU SHIVA UA 12152016 TRUST; ALEXANDRA E. SHIVA, TRUSTEE to SHIVA, ALEXANDRA E | $4,335,000 | |
| 2023-06-28 | Sold for $4,335,000 | $4,335,000 | $52,229 |
| 2023-04-11 | RPTT&RET $4,500,000 — from DOYLE, WILLIAM F to KINKA CERIO USHER TRUST; KINKA CERIO USHER, AS TRUSTEE | $4,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 56 |
| 2018 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 69 |
| 2019 | 41 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 81 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 54 |
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | 62 | 20 | 2 | 111 |
| 2022 | 42 | 7 | 71 | 13 | 21 | 154 |
| 2023 | 32 | 6 | 266 | 4 | 6 | 314 |
| 2024 | 44 | 6 | 452 | 2 | 13 | 517 |
| 2025 | 32 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 94 |
| 2026 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 59 |
Every one of the 2,303 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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