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31 East 72 Street

514Records
17City systems
11Open violations
1.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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514 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 DOB permits, 81 DOB job filings, 78 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1916
Floors12
Res. units35
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)31 EAST 72ND STREET CORPORATION
BBL1013870021
BIN1041456

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 85% 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 1.7. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1987-09-24.

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

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Vendor Enforcement (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Lost Property (2) · Encampment (1) · Taxi Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,706,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (49 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)EAST 72ND TENANTS CORP
Head officerSTEVEN OLINDABROWSKI
Managing agentHALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO.
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$19,576,000 $8,809,200
2026$20,445,000 $9,200,250
2027$20,924,000 $9,415,800

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $3,858,244 a year ($62.80 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,141,499 ($18.58 per sq ft), net operating income $2,716,744. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 92/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 72 St / Madison Av — M72 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & Park Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

31 East 72 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

19 311 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 HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO. — 190 buildings, 17,333 units. Grades across the portfolio: A172 · B10 · C4. See the whole portfolio

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205 3 Avenue MN326 A
200 Central Park South MN309 A
135 Ocean Parkway BK286 B
50 Riverside Boulevard MN274 A
2 Northside Piers BK267 A
80 Riverside Boulevard MN267 A
161 West 61 Street MN219 B
360 West 22 Street MN217 A
310 West 52 Street MN215 A
505 East 79 Street MN209 A
301 East 48 Street MN198 A
401 East 89 Street MN197 A
233 3 Avenue MN189 A
333 West 57 Street MN188 A
1250 3 Avenue MN183 A
1 North Pier BK181 A
1 Hanson Place BK179 A
230 East 15 Street MN175 A
345 East 56 Street MN174 A
232 East 47 Street MN173 A
325 East 45 Street MN165 A
200 West End Avenue MN165 A
400 5 Avenue MN163 A
27 West 72 Street MN158 A
437 East 86 Street MN153 A
402 Columbus Avenue MN148 A
35 Park Avenue MN145 A
165 East 32 Street MN134 A
505 West 43rd Street MN131 A
1180 2 Avenue MN130 A
1076 1 Avenue MN127 A
317 East 48 Street MN125 A
254 Park Avenue South MN121 B
80 Metropolitan Avenue BK121 A
339 East 28 Street MN120 A
1280 3 Avenue MN120 A
345 East 52 Street MN116 A
600 Amsterdam Avenue MN115 A
273 Lexington Avenue MN115 A
120 Central Park South MN115 A
2162 Broadway MN113 A
200 Amsterdam Avenue MN112 A
38 East 10 Street MN111 A
300 East 62 Street MN110 A
505 West 47 Street MN108 A
55 Wall Street MN107 A
440 Riverside Drive MN106 A
214 Riverside Drive MN106 A
222 East 19 Street MN102 A
210 East 36 Street MN102 A
246 West End Avenue MN102 A
133 West 22 Street MN99 A
509 Avenue of the Americas MN98 A
313 West 86 Street MN95 A
39 East 12 Street MN95 A

showing 60 of 190 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $309,636 on 2025-09-04 (lender: The Bank Of New York Mellon). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-15RPTT&RET $485,000 — from DONALD GUNN, JR., EXECUTOR; MARIANNE D. ELLIS, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JOAN PHYLLIS DISSE to CORONADO, ALEJANDRO $485,000
2026-06-10Sold for $485,000 $485,000 $13,857
2025-11-10RPTT&RET $3,525,000 — from SELMA TANNER REVOCABLE TRUST; BRIAN ORENTREICH, TRUSTEE to CANTARELLA, JOHN; RIPPNER, SAMANTHA $3,525,000
2025-11-03Sold for $3,525,000 $3,525,000 $100,714
2025-09-04AL&R $1,500,000 — from EAST 72 TENANTS CORP. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,500,000
2025-09-04Agreement $1,500,000 — from EAST 72 TENANTS CORP. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,500,000
2025-09-04Mortgage $309,636 — from EAST 72 TENANTS CORP. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $309,636
2025-05-09RPTT&RET $4,200,000 — from KARI MCCABE, AS CO-EXECUTOR; CYNTHIA ELLIOTT, AS CO-EXECUTOR; THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF to GONZALEZ NAVARRO, JOSE CARLOS $4,200,000
2025-05-09RPTT&RET $4,200,000 — from KARI MCCABE, AS CO-EXECUTOR; CYNTHIA ELLIOTT, AS CO-EXECUTOR; THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF to GONZALEZ NAVARRO, JOSE CARLOS $4,200,000
2025-04-24Sold for $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $120,000
2025-03-03RPTT&RET $90,246 — from EAST 72 TENANTS CORP. to SUZANNE T. SHEIK, AS TRUSTEE; THE SUZANNE T. SHEIK REVOCABLE TRUST $90,246
2024-11-06RPTT&RET $3,460,275 — from LAWRENCE, LAUREN to EVANS, ROBERT BRANDON; BANKS, BILLIE SUNDAY $3,460,275
2024-10-09Sold for $3,460,275 $3,460,275 $98,865
2023-10-16RPTT&RET $2,900,000 — from GORDON, JANE E to SUZANNE T SHEIK REVOCABLE TRUST; SUZANNE T. SHEIK $2,900,000
2023-10-10Sold for $2,900,000 $2,900,000 $82,857

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171710150547
201814430425
201913562430
20205230010
20210242210
202211352526
202334106326
20243084217
20251601315448
202625124133
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The full timeline

Construction 215Enforcement 82Housing & tenants 105Ownership & money 75Health & systems 37

Every one of the 514 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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