984 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 412 311 service requests, 179 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 103 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 1. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 19 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1990-09-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (90) · Cannabis Retailer (4) · Lead (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Street Condition (1) · Bike Rack (1).
$1,555,942 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (29 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (90) |
| 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) | 121 West 72nd Street Owners Corp. |
| Head officer | Michael Plummer |
| Managing agent | ORSID NY |
| Last registered | 2026-02-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,167,000 | $8,625,150 |
| 2026 | $20,521,000 | $9,234,450 |
| 2027 | $22,523,000 | $10,135,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,970,846 a year ($53.19 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,413,200 ($18.93 per sq ft), net operating income $2,557,646. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 72 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Columbus Av — M72 · 150 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. 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.
121 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
105 311 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.
Managed by ORSID NY — 243 buildings, 30,702 units. Grades across the portfolio: A227 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 243 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2023-02-15 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | RPTT&RET $1,385,000 — from VAUGHN, CASSANDRA; VAUGHN, SAM to PIERCE, JAMES; MCKENNA, ELISE | $1,385,000 | |
| 2026-08-21 | RPTT&RET $1,120,000 — from ALSTON, GENE; PRESLEY ALSTON, ROSE to HELFGOTT, SETH; KARADI, LIRON | $1,120,000 | |
| 2026-08-21 | Sold for $1,385,000 | $1,385,000 | $15,389 |
| 2026-08-12 | Sold for $1,120,000 | $1,120,000 | $12,444 |
| 2025-09-15 | RPTT&RET $1,547,740 — from WALBER 72ND STREET ASSOCIATES to SANTINI, ELIZABETH WOOD | $1,547,740 | |
| 2025-08-27 | Sold for $1,547,740 | $1,547,740 | $17,197 |
| 2025-02-14 | RPTT&RET $425,000 — from BAER, MATTHEW to MAY, NOAH; MAY, TONI | $425,000 | |
| 2025-01-31 | Sold for $425,000 | $425,000 | $4,722 |
| 2024-10-09 | RPTT&RET $1,275,000 — from GREEN, STEPHEN; GREEN, HALLEY to ESTRERA, MICHAEL; CLAWSON, JOSHUA | $1,275,000 | |
| 2024-10-02 | Sold for $1,275,000 | $1,275,000 | $14,167 |
| 2024-06-03 | RPTT&RET $752,487 — from WALBER 72ND STREET ASSOCIATES to VISHNETSKAIA, IRYNA; KOVALOV, IGOR | $752,487 | |
| 2024-05-23 | Sold for $752,487 | $752,487 | $8,361 |
| 2024-01-25 | RPTT&RET $750,000 — from ALEXANDER, CLAIRE to ZHANG, JEFFREY | $750,000 | |
| 2024-01-12 | Sold for $750,000 | $750,000 | $8,333 |
| 2023-11-30 | RPTT&RET $425,000 — from DZB 2014 IRREVOCABLE TRUST; DAVID BERLY, AS TRUSTEE to TRINIDAD, NOEL LAUREL; TRIVINO, MARIA CRISTINA | $425,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| 2018 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 49 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 38 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2022 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 61 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 13 | 2 | 85 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 75 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
Every one of the 984 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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