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140 West 69 Street

2,399Records
21City systems
44Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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2,399 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 654 311 service requests, 476 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 431 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1905
Floors12.5
Res. units237
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)LINCOLN SPENCER APTS INC
BBL1011400046
BIN1028948

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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 94% 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 0.2. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations44 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1981-08-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

136 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (82) · Homeless Person Assistance (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · Food Establishment (4) · LinkNYC (3).

Filed construction activity

$3,091,460 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (52 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (237)
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)LINCOLN SPENCER APARTMENTS, INC
Head officerLESLIE G ROBINSON
Managing agentBOTA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLc
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$43,157,000 $19,420,650
2026$43,802,000 $19,710,900
2027$51,770,000 $23,296,500

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2020 estimate: gross income $6,253,862 a year ($43.33 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,752,178 ($12.14 per sq ft), net operating income $4,501,684. 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 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CantoItalianNot yet graded—
Zizi Wine BarMediterraneanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Dishwashing/Utensils), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.

Getting around

Subway66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — 1 2 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 68 St — M5 M104 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 67 St & Broadway · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 452. 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

140 West 69 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

136 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BOTA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 14 buildings, 2,109 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
7 East 14 Street MN495 A
520 East 72 Street MN245 A
140 West 69 Street MN237 A
504 Grand Street MN237 A
650 Washington Street MN214 B
1025 5 Avenue MN160 A
220 East 73 Street MN92 A
225 East 73 Street MN88 A
235 East 73 Street MN84 A
210 East 73 Street MN81 A
215 East 73 Street MN71 A
1114 Madison Avenue MN56 A
129 East 82 Street MN32 A
889 Broadway MN17 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,919,903 on 2022-06-06 (lender: Metropolitan Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-02Sold for $345,000 $345,000 $1,456
2026-09-02RPTT&RET $305,000 — from CASTANEDA, PAULINA; CASTANEDA, LEVY to CULLUM, JONATHAN $305,000
2026-08-28RPTT&RET $670,000 — from GUHANICK, DAVID to TULPAR, BURCU; TULPAR, CAN $670,000
2026-08-21RPTT&RET $379,000 — from HALLETT-HALPERIN, CHRISTINE to ELIZABETH W. MEYER, AS CO-TRUSTEE; CATHERINE S. BEARD, AS CO-TRUSTEE; CATHERINE S. BEARD T $379,000
2026-08-20Sold for $305,000 $305,000 $1,287
2026-08-18RPTT&RET $340,000 — from WISDOM, JENNIFER to CROMWELL, NATHANIEL; HAINES, ANGELA $340,000
2026-08-17Sold for $670,000 $670,000 $2,827
2026-08-11Sold for $379,000 $379,000 $1,599
2026-07-27Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $1,435
2026-07-09RPTT&RET $2,410,000 — from HYMAN, DANIEL to LLK PROPERTY LLC $2,410,000
2026-07-01Sold for $2,410,000 $2,410,000 $10,169
2026-06-15RPTT&RET $337,000 — from FEINGOLD, MYCHAL S; FEINGOLD, JASON to SCHNEIDER, ELEANOR; SCHNEIDER, STEPHEN $337,000
2026-06-09Sold for $337,000 $337,000 $1,422
2026-04-30RPTT&RET $305,000 — from NOVACEK, VERA to ALOE, ROSANNA; ALOE, VINCENT; ALOE, MARIO $305,000
2026-04-27Sold for $305,000 $305,000 $1,287

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172044122592
2018229241223297
20192222220268
20201932216464
2021633927378
2022463847297
2023463619267
2024923234481
2025215223381
20261104525182
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The full timeline

Construction 437Enforcement 155Housing & tenants 1,157Ownership & money 605Health & systems 45

Every one of the 2,399 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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