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268 West 73 Street

501Records
19City systems
1Open violations
58.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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501 recorded events, 1967–2025, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 HPD complaints, 124 311 service requests, 108 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1888
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)USC 268 WEST 73 LLC
BBL1011640059
BIN1030532

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58.5. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Missed Collection (3) · Noise (2) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,641,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1888)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)USC 268 WEST 73 LLC
Head officerSETH WEISSMAN
Managing agentUSC MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,886,000 $1,298,700
2026$3,078,000 $1,385,100
2027$3,245,000 $1,460,250

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 72 St / West End Av — M5 M57 M72 · 250 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & W 72 St · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

268 West 73 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 USC MANAGEMENT LLC — 14 buildings, 93 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
482 Tompkins Avenue BK14 B
268 West 73 Street MN10 B
117 West 118 Street MN9 A
473 Hancock Street BK8 A
462 West 141 Street MN8 C
719 5 Avenue BK8 A
187 St Marks Avenue BK8 B
720 5 Avenue BK7 A
722 5 Avenue BK6 B
320 Court Street BK4 A
1370 Dean Street BK4 C
547 Throop Avenue BK3 B
325 Church Street MN2 D
346 Malcolm X Boulevard BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,800,000 on 2020-10-14 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-10-14AL&R $2,800,000 — from USC 268 WEST 73 LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $2,800,000
2020-10-14Deed $3,400,000 — from MCCULLAR, JAMES to USC 268 WEST 73 LLC $3,400,000
2020-10-14Mortgage $2,800,000 — from USC 268 WEST 73 LLC to CONNECTONE BANK $2,800,000
2020-09-29Sold for $3,400,000 $3,400,000 $340,000
1995-12-20Mortgage $229,000 — from MCCULLAR, JAMES to HOLLENBERG, TED $229,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700460349
20180290213
201900300636
202040268442
202148550875
2022914680495
2023616501183
20240090312
202500120113
2026000000
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 366Ownership & money 26Health & systems 49

Every one of the 501 recorded events, 1967–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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