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15 West 72 Street, Manhattan

A 1963 elevator apartment building on West 72 Street with 12 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

15 West 72 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011250024). The property is zoned R8B, on a 48,490 sq ft lot, with 36 floors and 500 residential units. It was built in 1963. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 12 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL1011250024
BoroughManhattan — Community District 7
NeighborhoodUpper West Side-Lincoln Square
ZIP code10023
Zoning districtR8B
Building classD4elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?)
Land use03 — Multi-family elevator buildings
Lot area48,490 sq ft
Floors36
Residential units500
Year built1963
FAR13.77 built · 4 max residential · 0 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

  • 2 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
  • 10 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
  • Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2026-05-05)

Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.

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

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  • 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.