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158 East 72 Street

318Records
15City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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318 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 DOB permits, 58 DOB job filings, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1928
Floors15
Res. units19
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)160 E 72ND ST CORP
BBL1014060050
BIN1042823

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

this building
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,028,630 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (30 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)160 EAST 72ND STREET CORP
Head officerCAROLE WHITE
Managing agentBROWN HARRIS STEVENS
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,761,000 $6,642,450
2026$16,730,000 $7,528,500
2027$19,111,000 $8,599,950

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,153,230 a year ($49.87 per sq ft), operating expenses $977,520 ($15.46 per sq ft), net operating income $2,175,710. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — Q · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 72 St / Lexington Av — M72 · 100 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 72 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
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

158 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

1 311 service request 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

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880 5 Avenue MN162 A
180 East End Avenue MN159 A
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235 East 87 Street MN139 A
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1 Beekman Place MN136 A
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2 Sutton Place South MN127 A
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1498 York Avenue MN112 A
420 East 51 Street MN110 A
1761 1 Avenue MN110 A
505 Greenwich Street MN102 A
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201 East 80 Street MN100 A
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7 Lexington Avenue MN93 A
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1050 5 Avenue MN90 A
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23 East 74 Street MN83 A
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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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,250,000 on 2020-08-24 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-02RPTT&RET $6,250,000 — from SWENSON, MICHAEL; SWENSON, KRISTEN to LANDRIGAN, KIMBERLEY A; LANDRIGAN, NICHOLAS E $6,250,000
2024-09-25Sold for $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $328,947
2023-05-15RPTT&RET $1,650,000 — from BERNER, CHRISTELENY to MIDDLETON, MOLLIE A $1,650,000
2023-05-04Sold for $1,650,000 $1,650,000 $86,842
2021-05-27RPTT&RET $7,112,500 — from WHITE, CLARE A; WHITE, MARTIN ANTHONY to SCHAFFER, ROBERT HOWARD; SALLES SCHAFFER, JULIE $7,112,500
2021-05-18Sold for $7,112,500 $7,112,500 $374,342
2020-08-24Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 106 EAST 72ND STREET CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK $1,250,000
2020-08-24Agreement $4,750,000 — from 106 EAST 72ND STREET CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK $4,750,000
2020-08-24AL&R $4,750,000 — from 106 EAST 72ND STREET CORPORATION to INVESTORS BANK $4,750,000
2019-10-28RPTT&RET $4,250,000 — from HAMILTON SOUTH, CO-EXECUTOR; MARTIN B. O'CONNOR, ESQ., CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF LEE RADZIWIL to QUASHA, ELIZABETH; QUASHA, GRANT $4,250,000
2019-10-17Sold for $4,250,000 $4,250,000 $223,684
2018-07-09Agreement $3,500,000 — from 160 EAST 72ND STREET CORPORATION to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,500,000
2018-07-09AL&R $3,500,000 — from 160 EAST 72ND STREET CORPORATION to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $3,500,000
2018-07-09Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 160 EAST 72ND STREET CORPORATION to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $1,000,000
2018-01-25RPTT&RET $3,750,000 — from MACCORMICK AS EXECUTOR, ALEXANDER MALCOL; ESTATE OF ALEXANDER MALCOLM CAMPBELL MAC to MARANO, ELENA BOWES; MCPHAIL, JOHN KENNETH $3,750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017300025
201813007727
20199542727
202017526333
20218872227
20227030111
2023213208
2024001203
2025001001
2026201205
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The full timeline

Construction 149Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 27Ownership & money 58Health & systems 30

Every one of the 318 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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