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272 West 77 Street

220Records
11City systems
13Open violations
19.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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220 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 83 rodent inspections, 75 311 service requests, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1892
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ERNEST APFELBAUM
BBL1011680161
BIN1030878

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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 54% 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 19.6. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations13 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1984-08-16.

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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (11) · Noise (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Maintenance or Facility (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1892)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)APFELBAUM 272 CORP LLC
Head officerBARRY APFELBAUM
Managing agentINFO STRUCTURE ENTERPRISES INC.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$912,000 $410,400
2026$1,042,000 $468,900
2027$1,121,000 $504,450

The city's market estimate has risen 23% 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

Subway79 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 77 St — M104 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 78 St & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

272 West 77 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

16 311 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 INFO-STRUCTURE ENTERPRISES INC. — 16 buildings, 294 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
198-39 32 Avenue QN42 A
144-12 34 Avenue QN35 A
34-27 74 Street QN26 A
41-56 Lamont Avenue QN21 A
41-55 Case Street QN20 B
109-16 85 Avenue QN18 A
43-29 41 Street QN16 A
43-19 41 Street QN16 A
37-58 81 Street QN16 A
37-54 81 Street QN16 A
37-50 81 Street QN16 A
109-08 85 Avenue QN12 A
272 West 77 Street MN12 A
129 West 75 Street MN10 A
34-20 75 Street QN10 A
103 West 86 Street MN8 A

Ten-year activity

50250
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2018
23
2019
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Housing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017459
2018123
201941923
20204711
2021369
20222911
20233811
2024111021
202561723
2026112
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 18Health & systems 95

Every one of the 220 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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