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231 West 74 Street

282Records
15City systems
40Open violations
18.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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282 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 45 HPD housing violations, 36 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1886
Floors3
Res. units11
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)231 WEST 74TH STREET CORP
BBL1011660014
BIN1030723

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 18.2. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations40 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1973-01-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Building/Use (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,025,670 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1886)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)231 WEST 74TH STREET CORP
Head officerSREPHEn w GAUSTEr
Managing agentMT. PLEASANT MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$314,000 $141,300
2026$334,000 $150,300
2027$392,000 $176,400

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 74 St — M104 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 73 St · 550 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

231 West 74 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

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MT. PLEASANT MANAGEMENT CORP — 19 buildings, 194 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
344 East 62 Street MN24 A
346 East 62 Street MN24 A
348 East 62 Street MN22 A
237 East 26 Street MN20 A
235 East 26 Street MN20 A
233 West 74 Street MN16 A
230 West 75 Street MN14 A
231 West 74 Street MN11 A
228 West 75 Street MN10 A
145 East 62 Street MN6 A
833 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
866 Lexington Avenue MN4 B
862 Lexington Avenue MN3 A
847 Lexington Avenue MN3 B
864 Lexington Avenue MN3 B
857 Lexington Avenue MN3 B
853 Lexington Avenue MN2 A
856 Lexington Avenue MN2 A
855 Lexington Avenue MN1 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,600,000 on 2009-12-23 (lender: Credit Suisse Ag), covering 14 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-08-18XXXX $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY RED HOOK LLC; FAIRWAY BROADWAY LLC; FAIRWAY UPTOWN LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LL to CREDIT SUISSE AG $4,600,000
2009-12-23Mortgage $4,600,000 — from FAIRWAY BROADWAY LLC; FAIRWAY UPTOWN LLC; FAIRWAY GROUP PLAINVIEW LLC; FAIRWAY RED HOOK LL to CREDIT SUISSE AG $4,600,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017101024
2018100023
2019103015
2020022105
2021140005
20221730213
202321080121
202491060126
202551100723
2026503008
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The full timeline

Construction 46Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 32Health & systems 22

Every one of the 282 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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