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137 West 72 Street

402Records
15City systems
0Open violations
7.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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402 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 228 311 service requests, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 31 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1887
Floors5
Res. units11
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)137-9 WEST 72ND, LLC
BBL1011440016
BIN1081026, 1081027

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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 67% 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 7.3. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

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.

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

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Graffiti (2) · Street Condition (2) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$424,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1887)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)137-9 W 72ND ST LLC
Head officerSTEVEN R HOFFMAN
Managing agentHOFFMAN MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,572,000 $2,507,400
2026$5,712,000 $2,570,400
2027$5,988,000 $2,694,600

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
MikadoSeafoodA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 550 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
BusNearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Columbus Av — M72 · 300 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 72 St · 500 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.

Report a problem to 311

137 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

38 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT — 69 buildings, 3,893 units. Grades across the portfolio: A64 · B4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

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414 West 54 Street MN34 A
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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $68,828 on 2013-10-29 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-10-29Agreement $1,000,000 — from 137-9 WEST 72ND, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000
2013-10-29Mortgage $68,828 — from 137-9 WEST 72ND, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $68,828
1999-04-15Mortgage $125,695 — from 137-9 WEST 72ND LLC. to NORTH FORK BANK $125,695
1989-01-12Mortgage $1,387,395 — from HIDALGO, ALEXANDER; SHAPIRO, MILTON S to FOURTH FDRL SVG&LN ASN $1,387,395

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017014027
2018223018
2019003014
202000180018
202102150017
202200210122
202309311142
202406250132
202515280328
20265140313
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 249Ownership & money 38Health & systems 21

Every one of the 402 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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