The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-19.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Rodent (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Panhandling (1).
Filed construction activity
$956,002 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1884)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
157 WEST 72 STREET LLC
Head officer
JARED MINC
Managing agent
BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-08-29
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,527,000
$1,137,150
2026
$2,695,000
$1,212,750
2027
$2,841,000
$1,278,450
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
72 St — 1 2 3 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 72 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Amsterdam Av — M72 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Amsterdam Ave & W 73 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
23 311 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.
2024-12-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-12-01311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-11-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-09-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-05311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2024-07-26311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-06-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-04311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-03-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-03-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-03-14Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-03-06Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE RENOVATION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR DASNY DISPENSARIES (INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT). NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$80,000
2024-03-06Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE RENOVATION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR DASNY DISPENSARIES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$330,000
2024-02-28Boiler inspection
2024-02-26Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-02-06Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2024-01-26Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-01-24Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-01-24Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-01-22Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE RENOVATION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR DASNY DISPENSARIES (INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES). NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$30,002
2024-01-19Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE RENOVATION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR DASNY DISPENSARIES (INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT). NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPA$80,000
2024-01-18Job filed: HEREBY FILING FOR THE RENOVATION OF COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR DASNY DISPENSARIES. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$330,000
2023
2023-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-16311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-12-09311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-11-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-10-21311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2023-10-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-08-22311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2023-08-16311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-08-05311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-07-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-06-24311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-06-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-06-17311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-03-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-03-17311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-03-15Boiler inspection
2023-03-12311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-01-14311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-01-10Permit Structural — Signed-off
2022
2022-12-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-12-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-12-05311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-12-02Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR STRUCTURAL WORK ON CELLAR, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR OF AN EXIST 5 STORY MIXED USED BUILDING. WORK INCLUDES REMOVAL OF AN EXIST LIFT, ENCLOS$50,000
2022-11-27311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-10-31Elevator permit: Remove Vertical Conveyor elevator per ASME B20.1-2006, Safety Standard for Conveyors and related equipment. Inspection to be mad$5,000
2021-04-03HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2021-04-03HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2021-04-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-04-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2013-06-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW MANUAL/AUTOMATIC SMOKE/HEAT/SPRINKLER DETECTION. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2013-06-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2012
2012-12-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-12-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-11-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF CONDENSING UNITS, DUCTWORK AND DIFFUSERS ON THE CELLAR, 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR O$46,000
2012-11-30Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE ON THE CELLAR, 1ST, AND 2ND FLOORS. SCOPE OF WORK TO INCLUDE THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF PARTITIONS,DOORS,FLOORING AN$172,000
2012-11-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF CONDENSING UNITS, DUCTWORK AND DIFFUSERS ON THE CELLAR, 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR O$46,000
2012-10-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLERS ON THE 1ST AND AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$33,600
2012-10-24Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLERS ON THE 1ST AND AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.$33,600
2012-03-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS AP
2010-11-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 32 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2010-11-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 32 LINEAR FEET OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WI
2010-11-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-11-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-09-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-06-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-05-30Job filed: Renovate and install partition walls at existing store on first floor. No change in use, occupancy or egress is involved under this application.$15,000
2006
2006-06-26DOB violation LANDMK:
2006-06-26DOB violation LANDMK:
2005
2005-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
2005-01-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-03Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND OIL BURNER. (NYC BOILER NO. MD29345-01) NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2000
2000-11-30Deed — from JANOVIC, NEIL; JANOVIC, JOSEPH; JANOVIC, EVAN; JANOVIC, ADAM to 157 WEST 72ND STREET, LLC
1999
1999-12-14DOB complaint, category ?
1999-12-08DOB violation C:
1999-07-26Deed — from JANOVIC/PLAZA, INC. to JANOVIC, JOSEPH; JANOVIC, ADAM; JANOVIC, NEIL; JANOVIC, EVAN
1998
1998-11-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: A FLAG POLE ERECTED AT FRONT OF PREMISES W/O A PERMIT. REMEDY: REMOVE ILLEGAL FLAG POLE.
1998-11-09DOB complaint, category ?
1998-10-30DOB violation ES:
1998-10-29DOB complaint, category ?
1998-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-11-07Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-08-16Permit SG — ISSUED
1994-08-16Permit SG — ISSUED
1994-08-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-08-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
1994-06-06Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
1993
1993-06-23Deed — from DANZIG TIEGER CORP to JANOVIC/PLAZA INC
1993-06-23SMIS — from DANZIG TIEGER CORP to TIEGER, BERNARD EXEC; TIEGER, RICHARD LWT; DANZIG, ALEXIS; DANZIG, ALLAN LWT; DANZIG, ADRI
1993-06-23Mortgage satisfied — from CONSOLIDATED BLDNG CORP to GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1981
1981-02-26Agreement — from DANZIG TIEGER CORP to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1980
1980-05-27LEAS — from DANZIG TIEGER CORP to DANZIG, ALLAN; TIEGER, RICHARD
1980-05-27Deed — from DENLAR REALTY CORP to DANZIG TIEGER CORP
1980-03-03Deed — from 157 WEST 72ND ST CORP to DENLER REALTY CORP
1975
1975-07-23Mortgage assigned — from SMALL SYLVIA; UNGER,JULIUS I; MAILMAN VICTOR to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1975-07-23Agreement — from 157 WEST 72 ST CORP to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1975-07-23Mortgage — from 157 W 72ND ST CORP to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1971
1971-12-28Mortgage — from 157 W 72 ST CORP to UNGER, JULIUS I; MAILMAN, VICTOR; UNGER, JULUIS I; SMALL, SYLVIA
1971-12-28Agreement — from 157 W 72 ST CORP to MAILMAN, VICTOR; UNGER, JULIUS I; UNGER, JULUIS I; SMALL, SYLVIA
1971-12-28Mortgage assigned — from BLOOM INVESTORS CO to UNGER, JULIUS I; SMALL, SYLVIA; MAILMAN, VICTOR; UNGER, JULUIS I
1970
1970-11-18Mortgage — from 157 W 72 ST CORP to BLOOM INVESTORS CO
1970-06-30Mortgage — from 157 W 72 ST CORP to UNGER, JULIUS I; SMALL, SYLVIA
1970-03-31Deed — from ESPOSITO, GAETANO J; ESPOSITO, JOHN S to 157 W 72 ST CORP