The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.3. 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
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
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Graffiti (2) · Street Condition (2) · Illegal Dumping (1).
Filed construction activity
$424,800 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 (1887)
Yes
Six or more residential units (11)
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)
137-9 W 72ND ST LLC
Head officer
STEVEN R HOFFMAN
Managing agent
HOFFMAN MANAGEMENT
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
$5,572,000
$2,507,400
2026
$5,712,000
$2,570,400
2027
$5,988,000
$2,694,600
The city's market estimate has risen
7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 72 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Columbus Av — M72 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 500 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.
38 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $68,828 on
2013-10-29 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2013-10-29
Agreement $1,000,000 — from 137-9 WEST 72ND, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,000,000
2013-10-29
Mortgage $68,828 — from 137-9 WEST 72ND, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$68,828
1999-04-15
Mortgage $125,695 — from 137-9 WEST 72ND LLC. to NORTH FORK BANK
$125,695
1989-01-12
Mortgage $1,387,395 — from HIDALGO, ALEXANDER; SHAPIRO, MILTON S to FOURTH FDRL SVG&LN ASN
$1,387,395
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
42
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
4
0
2
7
2018
2
2
3
0
1
8
2019
0
0
3
0
1
4
2020
0
0
18
0
0
18
2021
0
2
15
0
0
17
2022
0
0
21
0
1
22
2023
0
9
31
1
1
42
2024
0
6
25
0
1
32
2025
15
2
8
0
3
28
2026
5
1
4
0
3
13
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311: Consumer Complaint — Barber Shop, Beauty Salon, or Nail Salon
2026-06-09
Boiler inspection
2026-06-09
Boiler inspection
2026-04-03
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-31
Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-03-30
Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-03-09
Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-02-18
Job filed: Propose mechanical work, installation of kitchen exhaust hood at existing commercial space of eating and drinking establishment as per plan. No change
2026-02-09
311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-02-09
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-07
Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2025-12-19
Job filed: Propose mechanical work, installation of kitchen exhaust hood at existing commercial space of eating and drinking establishment as per plan. No change
2025-12-10
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-02
Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2025-12-02
Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2025-11-26
Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2025-11-26
Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2025-11-26
Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2025-11-26
Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2025-11-19
311: Street Condition — Line/Marking - After Repaving
2025-11-19
Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2025-11-17
Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-11-09
311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Crosswalk
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-24Restaurant inspection: MIKADO — grade A
2026-08-14311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-07-05311: Consumer Complaint — Barber Shop, Beauty Salon, or Nail Salon
2026-06-09Boiler inspection
2026-06-09Boiler inspection
2026-04-03311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-31Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-03-30Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-03-09Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-02-18Job filed: Propose mechanical work, installation of kitchen exhaust hood at existing commercial space of eating and drinking establishment as per plan. No change$85,000
2026-02-09311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-02-09DOB complaint, category ?
2026-01-07Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2025
2025-12-19Job filed: Propose mechanical work, installation of kitchen exhaust hood at existing commercial space of eating and drinking establishment as per plan. No change$85,000
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-02Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2025-09-12Job filed: Proposed plumbing work at partial 1st floor commercial space of eating & drinking establishment as per plan. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$14,000
2025-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-08Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-08-07Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-07-29Job filed: Proposed plumbing work at partial 1st floor commercial space of eating & drinking establishment as per plan. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$14,000
2025-07-29Job filed: Proposed interior renovation at partial 1st floor commercial space of eating & drinking establishment with partitions work and floor finishes as per p$104,000
2020-06-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not allowed to be open
2019
2019-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-05-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-05-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2019-05-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-28FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2018-11-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-10-22311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2018-10-15Job filed: INSTALL NEW CHIMNEY LINER AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$28,800
2018-10-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-10-01311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-09-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-12-04311: Illegal Tree Damage — Bicycle Chained to Tree
2017-12-01311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-11-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-06311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2017-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-11-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF STORE (NAIL SALON) AT 1ST FLOOR. WORK INCLUDES REMOVAL/INSTALLATION OF NON BEARING PARTITITONS AND NEW PL FIXTURES (PEDICURE CH$75,000
2015-08-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-08-15311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015-06-30311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2015-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-03HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-01-20311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2015-01-08DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-12-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-12-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2014-09-11311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-09-11311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-09-08311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-09-06311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014-09-04311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-09-02311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-28311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-27311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-27311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-23311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-23311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-22311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-20311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-20311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-19311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-19311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-16311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-15311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-14311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-13311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-13311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014-08-13311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-08-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-08-01311: Broken Muni Meter — Credit Card Stuck in Meter
2014-07-29311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-07-26311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-07-26311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-07-26311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-07-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-07-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014-07-21311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-07-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-07-18311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-07-18311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-07-03311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-07-02311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-07-01311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-06-30311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-06-28311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-06-28311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-06-27311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-06-25311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-06-25311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-06-20311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-06-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-06-18311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-06-16311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014-06-16311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-06-11311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-06-11311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-06-10311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-06-05311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014-06-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014-06-02311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-05-29311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2014-05-28311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2014-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2004-05-21Job filed: Install 24 lf of sidewalk shed for exterior work. HEAVY DUTY SHED = 300 PSF LIVE LOAD.No storage on shed. No change in use . egress, or occupancy.
2004-04-08Job filed: Renovate apartment on 5th Floor, 5WF. Reverse location of k'tte and bath. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$14,000
2004-04-08Job filed: Renovate apartment on 5th Floor, 5WF. Reverse location of k'tte and bath. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$14,000
2003
2003-10-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-09-22AL&R — from NORTH FORK BANK to 137-9 WEST 72ND, LLC
2003-09-22Agreement — from 137-9 WEST 72ND, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
2000-02-14Job filed: REMOVE EQUIPMENT,CAP PLUMBING FIXTURES AT CELLAR KITCHEN AND CONVERT SPACE TO RETAIL AREA WITHIN THE EXIST U.G. (6) USAGE OF THIS SPACE. NEW PARTITION$12,000
1999
1999-12-10Permit SG — ISSUED
1999-11-17Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-10-15Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-04-15Mortgage assigned — from FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to NORTH FORK BANK
1999-04-15Mortgage $125,695 — from 137-9 WEST 72ND LLC. to NORTH FORK BANK$125,695
1999-04-15Agreement — from 137-9 WEST 72ND LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
1999-04-15Mortgage assigned — from 137-9 WEST 72ND LLC to NORTH FORK BANK
1998
1998-12-18Deed — from SHAPIRO, MILTON S.; HIDALGO, ALEXANDER to 137-9 WEST 72ND, LLC
1997
1997-11-24DOB violation ES:
1997-11-18DOB complaint, category ?
1995
1995-09-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT.AN AWNING HS BEEN INSTALLED T ABOVE ADDRESS,T SECOND FLOOR LEVEL,WITHOUT APPROVALS AND PERMITS FROM THIS DEPT.
1995-09-07ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT-A CANOPY HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT ABOVE ADDRESS AT FIRST FLOOR STORE FRONT LEVEL,WITHOUT APPROVALS AND PERMITS
1995-08-25DOB violation ES:
1994
1994-03-24DOB violation LANDMRK:
1994-03-24DOB violation LANDMK:
1993
1993-05-27Permit AL — ISSUED
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993-03-04Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-03-02Permit AL — ISSUED
1991
1991-06-18DOB complaint, category ?
1990
1990-06-12DOB complaint, category ?
1990-05-30DOB complaint, category ?
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1990-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-01-12SAGE — from COHOES SVGS BK
1989-01-12Mortgage assigned — from COHOES SVGS BK to FOURTH FDRL SVG&LN ASN
1989-01-12Mortgage $1,387,395 — from HIDALGO, ALEXANDER; SHAPIRO, MILTON S to FOURTH FDRL SVG&LN ASN$1,387,395
1989-01-12Agreement — from SHAPIRO, MILTON S; HIDALGO, ALEXANDER to FOURTH FDRL SVG&LN ASN
1988
1988-05-31Mortgage satisfied — from AMANUENSIS LTD to MORTMAN, DAVID A.
1980
1980-05-21Deed — from SHAPIRO, MILTON S to SHAPIRO, MILTON S; HIDALGO, ALEXANDER
1977
1977-07-15Deed — from AMANUENSIS,LTD to MORTMAN,DAVID A
1977-06-29Mortgage — from AMANUENSIS,LTD to MOTMAN,DAVID A
1977-06-29Deed — from LINCOLN-BROADWAY ASSOC to AMANUENSIS LTD
1977-06-14Agreement — from COHOES SAVINGS BANK to GRANCENT CORP
1977-06-08Deed — from GRANCENT CORP to LINCOLN-BROADWAY ASSOC
1977-06-08Mortgage assigned — from PLAN TRUST; SCHWARTZ RICHARD J TR; SCHWARTZ DAVID TR; LOGAN,INC PENISON; TRS UNDER JONATHA to COHOES SAVINGS BANK
1977-06-08Deed — from LINCOLN-BROADWAY ASSOC to GRANCENT CORP
1977-06-08Mortgage assigned — from GRANCENT CORP to COHOES SAVINGS BANK
1974
1974-04-09Deed — from LINCOLN-BROADWAY ASSOC to GRANCENT CORP
1974-04-09Agreement — from GRANCENT CORP to SCHWARTZ, DAVID TR; JONATHAN LOGAN INC; SCHWARTZ, RICHARD JTR; WULKAN, BERNARD TR
1974-04-09Deed — from GRANCENT CORP to LINCOLN-BROADWAY ASSOC
1971
1971-04-01Deed — from GRANCENT CORP to LINCOLN-BROADWAY ASSOCS
1971-04-01Mortgage — from GRANCENT CORP to WULKAN, BERNARD TR; ZENKEL, BRUCE TR; SCHWARTZ, DAVID TR; SCHWARTZ, RICHARD JTR; JONATHON
1971-04-01Agreement — from GRANCENT CORP to SCHWARTZ, RICHARD JTR; SCHWARTZ, DAVID TR; WULKAN, BERNARD TR; JONATHON LOGAN INC PEN P; Z
1971-04-01Deed — from LINCOLN-BROADWAY ASSOCS to GRANCENT CORP
1968
1968-03-18Deed — from 420 416 INC to LINCOLN-BWAY ASSOCS
1968-03-18Mortgage — from 420 416 INC to WULHAN, BERNARD TR; ZENKEL, BRUCE TR; SCHWARTZ, DAVID TR; PENSION PLAN TRUST; SCHWARTZ, RI
1968-03-18Deed — from RUBINBORO REALTY CORP to 420 416 INC