5,004 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,138 311 service requests, 1,841 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 332 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 11.9. 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 | 35 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2014-12-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,900 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
1,679 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (1316) · Dirty Condition (137) · Homeless Person Assistance (83) · Noise (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Illegal Dumping (12).
$10,219,445 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (164 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 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (97) |
| 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) | The Astor |
| Head officer | Allan Lauer |
| Managing agent | R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL |
| Last registered | 2026-02-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $567,919 | $255,563 |
| 2026 | $424,285 | $190,929 |
| 2027 | $493,127 | $221,908 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 13% 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 $12,398,517 a year ($61.58 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,652,308 ($18.14 per sq ft), net operating income $8,746,210. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 97/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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.
| Subway | 72 St — 1 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 76 St — M104 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 78 St & Broadway · 700 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.
235 West 75 Street
| 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 |
1,679 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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.
Managed by R.E.M. RESIDENTIAL — 117 buildings, 3,819 units. Grades across the portfolio: A65 · B30 · C15 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Mortgage $42,955 — from MURALI, KAUSHIK; MURALI, KOMAL to CITIBANK | $42,955 | |
| 2026-07-17 | Agreement $4,267,955 — from MURALI, KOMAL; MURALI, KAUSHIK to CITIBANK | $4,267,955 | |
| 2026-07-09 | Agreement $10,107,500 — from EMERSON STREET TRUST; LORCH, TRUSTEE, STEVEN to CITIBANK, N.A. | $10,107,500 | |
| 2026-07-09 | Agreement $10,107,500 — from EMERSON STREET TRUST; LORCH, TRUSTEE, STEVEN to CITIBANK, N.A. | $10,107,500 | |
| 2026-07-09 | Mortgage $1,373,887 — from LORCH, TRUSTEE, STEVEN; EMERSON STREET TRUST to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,373,887 | |
| 2026-07-09 | Mortgage $1,373,887 — from LORCH, TRUSTEE, STEVEN; EMERSON STREET TRUST to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,373,887 | |
| 2026-06-12 | Deed $3,800,000 — from JETZ 1 LLC to HOOKER, COLLEEN GRAY; PARRA, GABRIEL RAUL | $3,800,000 | |
| 2026-05-29 | Sold for $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | $39,175 |
| 2026-04-23 | Deed $7,550,000 — from 235 WEST 75TH STREET SPONSOR LLC; F/K/A HFZ 235 WEST 75TH STREET OWNER LLC to FORZAROMA PROPERTIES LLC | $7,550,000 | |
| 2026-04-14 | Sold for $7,550,000 | $7,550,000 | $77,835 |
| 2026-04-08 | Deed $4,800,000 — from THE ASTOR 705 LLC to SCHWARZ, ALEXA | $4,800,000 | |
| 2026-03-26 | Sold for $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $49,485 |
| 2025-12-10 | RPTT&RET $18,328 — from 235 WEST 75TH STREET SPONSOR LLC; HFZ 235 WEST 75TH STREET OWNER LLC to NICHOLS, ROSCOE | $18,329 | |
| 2025-11-28 | RPTT&RET $27,036 — from HFZ 235 WEST 75TH STREET OWNER LLC; 235 WEST 75TH STREET SPONSOR LLC to SCHWARTZ, ANDREW; SCHWARTZ, TALIA | $27,036 | |
| 2025-11-12 | Sold for $27,036 | $27,036 | $279 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 202 | 17 | 271 |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 127 | 23 | 185 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1 | 104 | 20 | 37 | 178 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 3 | 98 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 47 | 3 | 125 |
| 2022 | 68 | 5 | 190 | 86 | 17 | 366 |
| 2023 | 75 | 7 | 70 | 160 | 15 | 327 |
| 2024 | 71 | 0 | 83 | 27 | 8 | 189 |
| 2025 | 60 | 1 | 747 | 287 | 6 | 1,101 |
| 2026 | 19 | 1 | 869 | 24 | 6 | 919 |
Every one of the 5,004 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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