42 West 72 Street, Manhattan
A 1915 elevator apartment building on West 72 Street with 33 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
42 West 72 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1011240056). The property is zoned R10A, on a 2,554 sq ft lot, with 13 floors and 51 residential units. It was built in 1915. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 33 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1011240056 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 7 |
| Neighborhood | Upper West Side-Lincoln Square |
| Zoning district | R10A |
| Building class | D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 2,554 sq ft |
| Floors | 13 |
| Residential units | 51 |
| Year built | 1915 |
| FAR | 9.63 built · 10 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 0 open Department of Buildings violations
- 2 open ECB (OATH) violations — $3,750 in penalties due
- 31 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SAFE (latest filing 2021-10-29)
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.