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103 West 72 Street

283Records
16City systems
30Open violations
387.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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283 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 311 service requests, 49 HPD housing violations, 17 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1933
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)RPCP 72 OWNER LLC
BBL1011440031
BIN1029936

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 387.3. 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

Open HPD violations30 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 7). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’24–25
7
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (43) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · Street Light Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · PLUMBING (1).

Filed construction activity

$852,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1933)
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)RPCP 72 OWNER LLC
Head officerSUNDER JAMBUNATHAN
Managing agentCERTES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,161,000 $1,422,450
2026$3,372,000 $1,517,400
2027$3,555,000 $1,599,750

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Malachy'sIrishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — B C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Columbus Av — M72 · 50 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 72 St · 250 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

103 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

55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $1,715,000 on 2022-09-08 (lender: Nasa Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-09-08AL&R $2,775,000 — from RPCP 72 OWNER LLC to NASA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $2,775,000
2022-09-08Agreement $2,775,000 — from RPCP 72 OWNER LLC to NASA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $2,775,000
2022-09-08Mortgage $1,715,000 — from RPCP 72 OWNER LLC to NASA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $1,715,000
2022-01-20Mortgage $1,060,000 — from RPCP 72 OWNER LLC to KAMALA HOLDINGS LLC $1,060,000
2022-01-20AL&R $1,060,000 — from RPCP 72 OWNER LLC to KAMALA HOLDINGS LLC $1,060,000
2019-07-09Deed $3,700,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to RPCP 72 OWNER LLC $3,700,000
2019-06-27Sold for $3,700,000 $3,700,000 $616,667

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004026
2018001012
2019000213
2020103206
20216280016
202257187138
202330340239
202461460255
202550300237
202630220025
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 191Ownership & money 14Health & systems 18

Every one of the 283 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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