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166 West 72 Street

774Records
19City systems
1Open violations
9.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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774 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 304 311 service requests, 98 HPD complaints, 70 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1911
Floors12
Res. units48
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)166 WEST 72ND STREET
BBL1011430060
BIN1029901

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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 65% 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 9.9. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-08.

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.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

100 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (67) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$551,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)166 WEST 72ND STREET LLC
Head officerJANE GOLDMAN
Managing agentSamuel Mahabir
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$11,774,000 $5,298,300
2026$12,953,000 $5,828,850
2027$14,136,000 $6,361,200

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 31/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Amsterdam Av — M72 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 70 St & Amsterdam Ave · 500 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

166 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

100 311 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: $68,453,582 on 1995-10-30 (lender: Citibank, NA), covering 16 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-06-20Agreement $6,210,897 — from 166 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,210,897
2010-10-06Agreement $6,525,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 166 WEST 72ND STREET LLC $6,525,000
2004-03-13Agreement $59,198,588 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 219 EAST 69TH STREET, LLC; 200 WEST 58TH STREET LLC; 140 EAST 46TH STREET LLC; 156 EAST 37 $59,198,588
2004-01-02Agreement $6,525,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 166 WEST 72ND STREET LLC $6,525,000
2004-01-02Mortgage $59,198,588 — from 166 WEST 72ND STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $59,198,588
1995-10-30Mortgage $68,453,582 — from GOLDMAN, ALLEN HOWARD EXECUTOR; LITTLE, LOUISA TRUSTEE; EMPIRE ASSOCIATES REALTY CO.; GOLD to CITIBANK, NA $68,453,582
1987-01-12Mortgage $14,185,000 — from GSL ENTERPRISES INC to CITIBANK N A $14,185,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20174151258
20180630238
20195210320
20200020222
20210021122
20226020329
20232734346
20244475790
20252227233
20264514225
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The full timeline

Construction 93Enforcement 140Housing & tenants 472Ownership & money 31Health & systems 38

Every one of the 774 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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