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420 East 72 Street

1,096Records
21City systems
9Open violations
3Penalty rate

1,096 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 252 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 222 311 service requests, 171 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1962
Floors19
Res. units191
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)420 EAST 72ND ST TENANTS CORP
BBL1014660037
BIN1045839

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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 54% 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 3. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Illegal Parking (8) · Encampment (6) · Obstruction (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Street Light Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$8,589,998 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (70 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (191)
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)420 EAST 72 TENANTS CORP.
Head officerROBERT LEMIEUX
Managing agentRUDD MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2026-01-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$61,680,000 $27,756,000
2026$65,575,000 $29,508,750
2027$66,939,000 $30,122,550

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $11,444,549 a year ($48.05 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,077,286 ($12.92 per sq ft), net operating income $8,367,263. 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 13/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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 2024 (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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 72 St / 1 Av — M72 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 72 St & York Ave · 550 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

420 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

46 311 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 RUDD MANAGEMENT LLC — 36 buildings, 2,547 units. Grades across the portfolio: A28 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
301 East 69 Street MN198 A
333 East 66 Street MN191 A
420 East 72 Street MN191 A
667 Lexington Avenue MN156 B
504 Cathedral Parkway MN148 B
56 Leonard Street MN146 A
215 East 80 Street MN145 A
1359 3 Avenue MN126 A
66 Overlook Terrace MN120 A
441 Columbus Avenue MN112 A
230 East 79 Street MN107 B
605 Park Avenue MN105 A
689 Ft Washington Avenue MN84 A
801 West End Avenue MN74 A
205 East 69 Street MN72 A
166 East 96 Street MN65 A
305 West 52 Street MN65 A
285 Central Park West MN53 A
75 Central Park West MN53 A
514 Cathedral Parkway MN49 A
24 East 93 Street MN45 A
40 West 67 Street MN39 A
420 West 23 Street MN38 A
310 West 85 Street MN36 A
27 West 67 Street MN32 A
236 West 26 Street MN25 A
304 Columbus Avenue MN14 A
21 West 20 Street MN13 A
130 West 57 Street MN10 A
425 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
157 East 84 Street MN6 A
55 West 86 Street MN5 B
786 Lexington Avenue MN4 B
12 West 10 Street MN4 A
784 Lexington Avenue MN4 C
105 Franklin Street MN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,000,000 on 2022-07-14 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-20RPTT&RET $470,000 — from GREEN, HOWARD to WURGLICS, ALEXANDRA ROSE $470,000
2026-05-12Sold for $470,000 $470,000 $2,461
2026-04-15RPTT&RET $425,000 — from KLEIN, BARRY to GRIFFIN, ELIZABETH A $425,000
2026-04-09Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $2,225
2026-03-09RPTT&RET $1,395,000 — from KALE, ERICA; KLEIN, JONATHAN to MCGARVEY, MICHAEL; MCGARVEY, CATHERINE $1,395,000
2026-03-04Sold for $1,395,000 $1,395,000 $7,304
2026-03-02RPTT&RET $640,000 — from O'MALLEY, MARTIN J. to BOUTZALIS, WILLIAM S. $640,000
2026-03-02RPTT&RET $665,000 — from LIN, GRACE H; LIN PEPE, GRACE to FIGUEREDO, ROLAND $665,000
2026-02-27Sold for $640,000 $640,000 $3,351
2026-02-26RPTT&RET $750,000 — from CHARLES, BARRY; CHARLES, RANDI; CHARLES, BETH to KEARNEY, ELISE; SINGH, NAVENDRA $750,000
2026-02-25Sold for $665,000 $665,000 $3,482
2026-02-11Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $3,927
2026-01-27RPTT&RET $430,000 — from DAIDONE, IDA to DAVIS-PEDLAR, NIJA MONIQUE $430,000
2026-01-22Sold for $430,000 $430,000 $2,251
2025-10-29RPTT&RET $2,225,000 — from GORDON-CORTI, ALISA; CORTI, KEVIN CHRISTOPHER to KLIPPEL, LEE CASE; JEE, JUSTIN $2,225,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721212191367
20181631220859
201910213211460
2020601610537
2021211523243
2022601726554
20231762024269
20243593314596
20251301926664
20261001020343
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The full timeline

Construction 291Enforcement 97Housing & tenants 278Ownership & money 359Health & systems 71

Every one of the 1,096 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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