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158 West 72 Street

261Records
15City systems
10Open violations
9.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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261 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 70 311 service requests, 26 DOB violations, 23 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1886
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)R S E CORPORATION
BBL1011430056
BIN1029898

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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 63% 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 9.2. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1976-01-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Dumpster Complaint (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$147,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1886)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)PETER J MARTIN; RSE CORP
Head officerPETER J MARTIN
Last registered2025-08-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,967,200 $1,785,240
2026$4,437,000 $1,996,650
2027$4,353,000 $1,958,850

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Shanghai DumplingsChineseB—
Triad TheaterAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Activity), 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.

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 — 1 2 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Amsterdam Av — M72 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 70 St & Amsterdam Ave · 550 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.

Report a problem to 311

158 West 72 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

16 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 1988-09-16 (lender: Crossland Savings FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1988-09-16Mortgage $600,000 — from SKAL IBOTN CORP to CROSSLAND SAVINGS FSB $600,000
1988-01-22Mortgage $60,000 — from SKAL IBOTN CORP to STATE SAVINGS $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017532212
201802316
201903227
202010113
202102518
2022018514
20230419225
20240312419
2025233513
202600505
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 17Health & systems 31

Every one of the 261 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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