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229 West 60 Street

894Records
19City systems
5Open violations
2.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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894 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 277 311 service requests, 141 DOB permits, 82 ECB/OATH violations.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built2007
Floors27
Res. units301
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 60TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1011520013
BIN1087958

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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 60% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.1. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
12
’25–26
4
’26–27

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Noise (17) · Illegal Parking (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Indoor Air Quality (4) · Lead (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,858,476 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2007)
YesSix or more residential units (301)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)WEST 60TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerLIANE GINSBERG
Managing agentALGIN MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$101,536,000 $45,691,200
2026$95,385,000 $42,923,250
2027$104,177,000 $46,879,650

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 4/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: West End Av / W 61 St — M57 · 400 ft
Citi BikeWest End Ave & W 60 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 452. 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

229 West 60 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

67 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALGIN MANAGEMENT CO LLC — 20 buildings, 2,494 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
300 Mercer Street MN480 A
242 West 53 Street MN426 A
229 West 60 Street MN301 A
471 3 Avenue MN300 A
120 East 34 Street MN259 A
145 East 27 Street MN174 A
400 East 66 Street MN127 A
108 East 96 Street MN112 A
463 Central Park West MN66 A
530 2 Avenue MN51 A
330 East 85 Street MN45 A
148 East 30 Street MN39 A
242 West 61 Street MN27 A
138 East 96 Street MN17 B
147 East 95 Street MN15 A
128 East 96 Street MN15 A
130 East 96 Street MN15 A
136 East 96 Street MN10 A
132 East 96 Street MN8 A
134 East 96 Street MN7 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2017-09-18 (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
2025-07-02Agreement $325,000,000 — from LAURENCE TOWERS COMPANY LLC; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; PLAZA REALTY INVESTORS DE 1, LLC; to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $325,000,000
2025-07-02AL&R $325,000,000 — from 400 EAST 66TH ST. CO. LLC; LAURENCE TOWERS COMPANY LLC; HILARY GARDENS COMPANY LLC; EAST 9 to NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $325,000,000
2017-09-18Mortgage $5,000,000 — from WEST 60TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,000,000
2017-09-18Agreement $115,000,000 — from WEST 60TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $115,000,000
2011-03-09Mortgage $110,000,000 — from WEST 60TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $110,000,000
2005-07-25DEVR $792,500 — from MCI REALTY LLC to WEST 60TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC; WEST END ENTERPRISES, LLC $792,500
1983-02-09Mortgage $270,317 — from ALGIN PROPERTIES, INC. to GARMENT TEXTILE ETC.; GOGLIO, ESTHER M.; FREDERICK, BLANCHE $270,317

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702232633
2018102120529
201929200637
20204170618
202111220428
202232170123
202336240639
202460301845
2025192313560
202672460055
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The full timeline

Construction 234Enforcement 175Housing & tenants 375Ownership & money 45Health & systems 65

Every one of the 894 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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