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55 East 72 Street

362Records
18City systems
3Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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362 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 DOB permits, 62 DOB job filings, 42 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1924
Floors15
Res. units29
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)72ND AND PARK CORP
BBL1013870031
BIN1041461

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1985-01-25.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,821,743 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (29)
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)72ND STREET & PARK CORPORATION
Head officerMARTIN BROOKS
Managing agentBROWN HARRIS STEVENS RES MGMT
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$17,686,000 $7,958,700
2026$18,788,000 $8,454,600
2027$20,613,000 $9,275,850

The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $3,240,516 a year ($46.81 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,016,252 ($14.68 per sq ft), net operating income $2,224,264. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 76/100 (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.

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

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 72 St / Madison Av — M72 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & Park Ave · 150 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

55 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

2 311 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 BROWN HARRIS STEVENS — 160 buildings, 9,488 units. Grades across the portfolio: A156 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
60 Sutton Place South MN367 A
1296 2 Avenue MN289 A
15 Central Park West MN229 A
48 East 89 Street MN210 A
1965 Broadway MN205 A
422 East 72 Street MN197 A
445 5 Avenue MN174 A
250 East 54 Street MN174 A
880 5 Avenue MN162 A
180 East End Avenue MN159 A
605 East 82 Street MN159 A
1197 Park Avenue MN148 A
235 East 87 Street MN139 A
145 Central Park West MN138 A
1 Beekman Place MN136 A
31 East 37 Street MN131 A
2 Sutton Place South MN127 A
35 Sutton Place MN127 A
263 West End Avenue MN124 A
205 West 57 Street MN115 A
1498 York Avenue MN112 A
420 East 51 Street MN110 A
1761 1 Avenue MN110 A
505 Greenwich Street MN102 A
681 Madison Avenue MN100 A
201 East 80 Street MN100 A
1150 3 Avenue MN96 A
7 Lexington Avenue MN93 A
14 Sutton Place South MN93 A
111 East 67 Street MN90 A
1050 5 Avenue MN90 A
20 Sutton Place South MN88 A
50 United Nations Plaza MN88 A
1150 Park Avenue MN85 A
239 Central Park West MN84 A
8 East 83 Street MN84 A
23 East 74 Street MN83 A
785 Park Avenue MN80 A
962 5 Avenue MN77 A
1 East 66 Street MN77 A
188 East 76 Street MN73 A
907 5 Avenue MN71 A
1095 Park Avenue MN68 A
1000 Park Avenue MN66 A
92 Laight Street MN65 A
826 Lexington Avenue MN65 A
610 Park Avenue MN64 A
1215 5 Avenue MN62 A
433 East 57 Street MN62 A
317 East 57 Street MN62 A
1289 Lexington Avenue MN61 A
1170 5 Avenue MN60 A
114 East 66 Street MN58 A
1115 Madison Avenue MN57 A
1080 5 Avenue MN57 A
30 Sutton Place MN56 A
470 Park Avenue MN56 A
2 East 98 Street MN54 A
1020 Park Avenue MN54 A
275 West 10 Street MN54 A

showing 60 of 160 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-10RPTT&RET $3,100,000 — from JENNIFER A. KINGSON, AS TRUSTEE; THE NANCY KINGSONREVOCABLE LIVING TRUST to NEWHOUSE, ALEXANDER J; NEWHOUSE, SYDNEY $3,100,000
2026-08-28Sold for $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $106,897
2026-01-15RPTT&RET $3,875,000 — from ROYCE, LAUREN to LUHRING, ALEXANDER; BROEKSMIT, KATHERINE $3,875,000
2026-01-12Sold for $3,875,000 $3,875,000 $133,621
2025-01-14RPTT&RET $1,112,500 — from ANNE G. ANDREAS, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF DIANA MARSH to SINGH, CAMILLA; SINGH, SANDRA $1,112,500
2025-01-10Sold for $1,112,500 $1,112,500 $38,362
2024-10-25RPTT&RET $3,260,000 — from ALAN D. KROLL, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF BARBARA DITZIAN to NGUYEN, EMILY $3,260,000
2024-10-09Sold for $3,260,000 $3,260,000 $112,414
2024-08-21RPTT&RET $530,000 — from ROYCE, GREG to ROYCE, LAUREN $530,000
2024-08-07Sold for $530,000 $530,000 $18,276
2024-07-08RPTT&RET $3,600,000 — from SNOW, MARGARET; SNOW, ROBERT to YURGOSKY, JINA; YURGOSKY, PATRICK $3,600,000
2024-06-28Sold for $3,600,000 $3,600,000 $124,138
2024-02-07RPTT&RET $2,475,000 — from JENNIFER L. FOSTER, TRUSTEE; JONATHAN M WAINWRIGHT, TRUSTEE; SARAH ELIZABETH CHILTON IRREV to PIERREPONT, EDWARD C; MCGRAW, JANE L $2,475,000
2023-12-16Sold for $2,475,000 $2,475,000 $85,345
2023-10-25RPTT&RET $2,650,000 — from BALDRIDGE, KAREN B; BALDRIDGE, MICHAEL D to JOHNSON, MACKENZIE; PLATT, BROWNING $2,650,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179020314
20186026519
20192142110
2020303028
2021011024
202200341338
20230146213
20247138120
20258013214
202618004123
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The full timeline

Construction 173Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 72Ownership & money 54Health & systems 28

Every one of the 362 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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