1,197 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 745 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 104 DOB permits, 77 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2.2. 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 | 11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2002-11-04. |
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.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Green Taxi Complaint (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · Street Light Condition (1).
$2,848,486 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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 (1924) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (51) |
| 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) | 240 WEST END AVENUE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | STEVE FOREST |
| Managing agent | WALTER & SAMUELS INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $299,027 | $134,562 |
| 2026 | $362,801 | $163,260 |
| 2027 | $330,890 | $148,901 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,625,807 a year ($42.24 per sq ft), operating expenses $801,916 ($12.90 per sq ft), net operating income $1,823,892. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: West End Av / W 70 St — M57 M72 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Riverside Dr & W 72 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus. 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.
240 West End Avenue
| 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 |
8 311 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 WALTER & SAMUELS, INC. — 4 buildings, 69 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 240 West End Avenue | MN | 51 | A |
| 343 West 14 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 389 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 3 | B |
| 387 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 2 | C |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | Mortgage $18,489 — from LUCHANGCO-YAMAGUCHI, ELIZABETH; YAMAGUCHI, WATARU to M&T BANK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $18,489 | |
| 2026-04-27 | Agreement $706,000 — from LUCHANGCO-YAMAGUCHI, ELIZABETH; YAMAGUCHI, WATARU to M&T BANK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $706,000 | |
| 2026-04-27 | Mortgage $18,489 — from LUCHANGCO-YAMAGUCHI, ELIZABETH; YAMAGUCHI, WATARU to M&T BANK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $18,489 | |
| 2026-04-27 | Agreement $706,000 — from LUCHANGCO-YAMAGUCHI, ELIZABETH; YAMAGUCHI, WATARU to M&T BANK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $706,000 | |
| 2026-02-27 | Deed $983,897 — from WALSAM 240 OWNER LLC to FISCINA, JOSEPH | $983,897 | |
| 2026-02-27 | Mortgage $731,250 — from FISCINA, JOSEPH to CITIBANK, N.A.; MERS | $731,250 | |
| 2026-02-12 | Sold for $983,897 | $983,897 | $19,292 |
| 2025-02-14 | Deed $5,400,000 — from BERLEY, MARC; SUSSMAN, VERED to STEINER, BENJAMIN; LI, LINDA | $5,400,000 | |
| 2025-02-14 | Deed $5,400,000 — from BERLEY, MARC; SUSSMAN, VERED to STEINER, BENJAMIN; LI, LINDA | $5,400,000 | |
| 2025-02-14 | Deed $5,400,000 — from BERLEY, MARC; SUSSMAN, VERED to STEINER, BENJAMIN; LI, LINDA | $5,400,000 | |
| 2025-02-14 | Deed $5,400,000 — from BERLEY, MARC; SUSSMAN, VERED to STEINER, BENJAMIN; LI, LINDA | $5,400,000 | |
| 2025-02-04 | Sold for $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $105,882 |
| 2025-02-04 | Sold for $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $105,882 |
| 2025-02-04 | Sold for $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $105,882 |
| 2025-02-04 | Sold for $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 | $105,882 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 63 |
| 2018 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 49 |
| 2019 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 32 |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 44 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 3 | 49 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 25 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 26 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
Every one of the 1,197 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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