491 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 311 service requests, 125 HPD complaints, 34 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 21.4. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-11-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (38) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Air Quality (1).
$442,447 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1935) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | 128 WEST 72ND STREET ASSOCIATES |
| Head officer | LEONARD ZANGAS |
| Managing agent | LEONARD ZANGAS |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,797,000 | $2,158,650 |
| 2026 | $5,173,000 | $2,327,850 |
| 2027 | $5,454,000 | $2,454,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kine Musubi | Not yet graded | — | |
| Thai 72 | Thai | Grade Pending | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 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.
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 — 1 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 72 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Columbus Av — M72 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus. 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.
128 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 |
49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,024,207 on 2018-03-05 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-05 | Mortgage $1,024,207 — from 128 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,024,207 | |
| 2018-03-05 | AL&R $5,600,000 — from 128 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2018-03-05 | Agreement $5,600,000 — from 128 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2013-09-13 | Mortgage $2,853,307 — from 128 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,853,307 | |
| 2013-09-13 | Agreement $5,025,000 — from 128 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,025,000 | |
| 2013-09-13 | AL&R $5,025,000 — from 128 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,025,000 | |
| 2005-11-29 | Mortgage $1,064,799 — from 128 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $1,064,799 | |
| 2005-11-29 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 128 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $2,500,000 | |
| 2000-06-29 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from 128 WEST 72ND ST ASSOCIATES L.P.; 128 WEST 72ND ST ASSOCIATES to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $1,100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 51 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 41 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 51 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
Every one of the 491 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
Explore: ZIP 10023 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map