Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

133 West 72 Street

191Records
15City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
Open in the map

191 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 311 service requests, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1912
Floors7
Res. units1
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)SAEMAR REALTY CORP
BBL1011440019
BIN1029928

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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

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.

$300 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · Water System (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$68,013 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1912)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,938,000 $1,322,100
2026$3,072,000 $1,382,400
2027$3,261,000 $1,467,450

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dough DoughnutsBakery Products/DessertsA—

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 · 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
BusNearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Columbus Av — M72 · 250 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 72 St · 450 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

133 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

40 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $708,249 on 2008-01-25 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 5 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
2012-05-18Agreement $2,211,752 — from SAEMAR REALTY CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,211,752
2008-01-25Mortgage $708,249 — from SAEMAR REALTY CORP.; MARSAY REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $708,249
2008-01-25AL&R $2,350,000 — from MARSAY REALTY CORP.; SAEMAR REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,350,000
2008-01-25Agreement $2,350,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to SAEMAR REALTY CORP.; MARSAY REALTY CORP. $2,350,000
1998-06-15Mortgage $1,597,695 — from MARSAY REALTY CORP.; SAEMAR REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $1,597,695
1996-10-03Mortgage $250,000 — from SAEMAR REALTY CORP. to YONKERS SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC. FA $250,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
27
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001023
2018220228
2019000033
2020000011
2021205018
20221080413
202300170219
202400250227
202513100418
2026301037
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 74Ownership & money 28Health & systems 34

Every one of the 191 recorded events, 1970–2026, 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