212 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 102 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 DOB permits, 26 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Sign (1) · Lead (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Air Quality (1) · Noise (1).
$533,569 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 72 RIVER TENANTS CORPORATION |
| Head officer | JEFF HUFNAGEL |
| Managing agent | HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,257,000 | $1,465,650 |
| 2026 | $3,624,000 | $1,630,800 |
| 2027 | $3,786,000 | $1,703,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% 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 $610,335 a year ($45.21 per sq ft), operating expenses $189,675 ($14.05 per sq ft), net operating income $420,660. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | 72 St — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Roosevelt Island — M · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 72 St — M31 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 72 St & York Ave · 500 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.
531 East 72 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
5 311 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.
Managed by HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO. — 190 buildings, 17,333 units. Grades across the portfolio: A172 · B10 · C4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 190 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,662,500 on 2008-10-17 (lender: Wachovia Multifamily Capital, INC.,), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-14 | RPTT&RET $450,000 — from FITZGERALD, FRANCES; STERBA, JAMES P to HENDRIX, LESLIE K; SMITH, JOSEPH A | $450,000 | |
| 2024-05-08 | Sold for $450,000 | $450,000 | $22,500 |
| 2023-05-24 | RPTT&RET $800,000 — from SHARP, JEFFREY; STEINBRECH, DOUGLAS S to GREASON, MICHAEL TWOMEY | $800,000 | |
| 2023-05-15 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $40,000 |
| 2021-09-27 | RPTT&RET $635,000 — from MANNION, HARTLEY S to DREW MOODY, JARED; BERNSTEIN, ELISABETH | $635,000 | |
| 2021-09-08 | Sold for $635,000 | $635,000 | $31,750 |
| 2020-10-19 | RPTT&RET $525,000 — from GALDI, LISA A; GALDI, VINCENT J to CARRANZA, ANA URSULA; VINUALES, LUIS | $525,000 | |
| 2020-09-25 | Sold for $525,000 | $525,000 | $26,250 |
| 2016-02-01 | RPTT&RET $1,305,000 — from FALCHI, LEE GUNN to MOODY, JARED DREW; BERNSTEIN, ELISABETH | $1,305,000 | |
| 2016-01-14 | Sold for $1,305,000 | $1,305,000 | $65,250 |
| 2015-03-05 | RPTT&RET $825,000 — from HARDER, DOROTHY J to STEINBRECH, DOUGLAS; SHARP, JEFFREY | $825,000 | |
| 2014-12-18 | RPTT&RET $375,000 — from BECK, BURTON; BECK, TAMARA to DANGREMOND, AUGUSTUS W. E | $375,000 | |
| 2014-06-23 | RPTT&RET $385,000 — from ESTATE OF THOMAS QUINN; CHARLES QUINN, ADMINISTRATOR to LOTFI, DIANA; LOTFI, PETER; LOTFI, PHILIP | $385,000 | |
| 2014-02-03 | RPTT&RET $1,260,000 — from ESTATE OF SUMNER RULON-MILLER to FALCHI, LEE G; FALCHI, CARLOS | $1,260,000 | |
| 2013-06-26 | RPTT&RET $495,000 — from PACCIONE, JENNIFER; HOSEY, KENNETH to YOUNG , KATHERINE C; YOUNG, MICHAEL R | $495,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Every one of the 212 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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