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305 East 72 Street

1,858Records
20City systems
49Open violations
1.6Penalty rate

1,858 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 615 311 service requests, 368 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 241 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1961
Floors17
Res. units177
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)305/72 CONDOMINIUM
BBL1014477501
BIN1076314, 1085187

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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 66% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.6. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations49 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 28 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1976-06-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 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

159 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (58) · Noise (37) · Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Panhandling (6) · Encampment (5) · Lead (4).

Filed construction activity

$4,723,230 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (56 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 (1961)
YesSix or more residential units (177)
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)305/72 Owners Corp. /The 305/72 Condominium
Head officerPIET QUACKENBUSH
Managing agentAKAM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$0 $0
2026$19,039,517 $8,567,783
2027$19,883,517 $8,947,583

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $5,719,370 a year ($32.61 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,429,404 ($8.15 per sq ft), net operating income $4,289,966. 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 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (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)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La EsquinaMexicanA—
Mission CevichePeruvianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

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

Getting around

Subway72 St — Q · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 73 St — M15 · 150 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 72 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson
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

305 East 72 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

159 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio

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345 West 58 Street MN586 A
73-50 Bell Boulevard QN583 B
340 West 57 Street MN576 A
460 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
440 Neptune Avenue BK572 A
213-06 75 Avenue QN567 B
140 West End Avenue MN561 A
205 West End Avenue MN543 A
2915 West 5 Street BK528 A
530 Grand Street MN525 A
4-74 48 Avenue QN522 A
15 West 72 Street MN493 A
61-25 98 Street QN492 A
6 West 16 Street MN481 A
312 East 42 Street MN459 A
150 West End Avenue MN454 A
180 West End Avenue MN452 A
76179 7 Avenue MN445 A
25 Tudor City Place MN443 A
99 John Street MN438 A
5700 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5900 Arlington Avenue BX437 A
5800 Arlington Avenue BX435 A
5 East 22 Street MN423 A
61-15 98 Street QN420 B
185 Park Row MN420 A
392 Central Park West MN413 A
400 Central Park West MN413 A
25-40 Shore Boulevard QN409 A
15 Broad Street MN382 A
270 Greenwich Street MN381 A
301 East 40 Street MN359 A
22 North 6 Street BK359 A
2373 Broadway MN354 A
2681 Broadway MN345 B
160 West 66 Street MN343 A
225 Central Park West MN338 A
20 University Place MN323 A
87-10 204 Street QN296 A
301 West 57 Street MN295 A
415 East 52 Street MN287 A
200 East 27 Street MN280 B
120 Riverside Boulevard MN276 A
210-11 75 Avenue QN270 B
75-05 210 Street QN270 B
10 Park Avenue MN268 A
267 3 Avenue MN264 A
560 3 Avenue MN263 A
211 East 46 Street MN261 A
347 West 57 Street MN261 A
500 Grand Street MN258 A
101 Willoughby Street BK250 A
321 5 Avenue MN250 A
130 Lenox Avenue MN240 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-24RPTT&RET $685,000 — from TANG, RAYMOND to DIGRANDE, FRANK M; DIGRANDE, DEVYN M $685,000
2026-06-15Sold for $685,000 $685,000 $3,870
2026-05-26RPTT&RET $705,000 — from BROOKS, CARLA J; BROOKS, VICTORIA JO LEE to BOKER, MICHAEL; BOKER, ERICA $705,000
2026-05-19Sold for $705,000 $705,000 $3,983
2026-04-20RPTT&RET $670,000 — from MICHAELSON, BARBARA; MICHAELSON, ALYSE; MICHAELSON, ROBERT to DRIMER, OLIVIA $670,000
2026-04-13Sold for $670,000 $670,000 $3,785
2026-03-27RPTT&RET $407,500 — from SINGH, DALJINDER to RODRIGUEZ, DANIEL; RODRIGUEZ, MAGALIE $407,500
2026-03-20Sold for $407,500 $407,500 $2,302
2026-02-12RPTT&RET $390,000 — from POMERANCE, ANITA L to HULSE, DIANE $390,000
2026-01-28Sold for $390,000 $390,000 $2,203
2025-11-25RPTT&RET $480,000 — from THE LOIS ANN BROWN TRUST; REESE BROWN, CO-TRUSTEE; ANDA-REESE BROWN, CO-TRUSTEE; MIA BROWN to AOKI, TERRIE EDWARDS; AOKI, MINORU; AOKI, SOLA TYLER $480,000
2025-11-07Sold for $480,000 $480,000 $2,712
2025-11-07Sold for $480,000 $480,000 $2,712
2025-10-28RPTT&RET $445,000 — from GROBER, SUSAN E to WAX, DAVID; WAX, ERICA TUKEL $445,000
2025-10-23Sold for $445,000 $445,000 $2,514

Ten-year activity

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2020
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201716634231594
20189318161157
2019161038405109
20206573273114
202151122393170
2022856510391
202351262185102
202417698217149
20251523523479
20261002912354
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The full timeline

Construction 409Enforcement 177Housing & tenants 723Ownership & money 470Health & systems 79

Every one of the 1,858 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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