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121 West 72 Street, Manhattan

A 1926 elevator apartment building on West 72 Street with 23 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

121 West 72 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011440024). The property is zoned C4-6A, on a 6,130 sq ft lot, with 15 floors and 92 residential units. It was built in 1926. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 23 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL1011440024
BoroughManhattan — Community District 7
NeighborhoodUpper West Side-Lincoln Square
ZIP code10023
Zoning districtC4-6A
Building classD4elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area6,130 sq ft
Floors15
Residential units92
Year built1926
FAR12.18 built · 10 max residential · 3.4 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Historic districtUpper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 3 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 1 open ECB (OATH) violation — $1,250 in penalties due
  • 19 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
  • Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2022-02-15)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.

The complete dossier also covers:

  • Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
  • Recorded ownership & last sale
  • Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
  • LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
  • Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
  • Climate projections for this lot
  • Open permits & construction pipeline
  • Distress signal convergence
  • Air rights & transferable development rights
  • Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.