Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
74
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
26 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 13 apartments here are rent stabilized.
42 WEST 72ND STREET · 50 apartments · built 1915 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- 13 apartments here are rent stabilized
- B/C train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 26 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
26 violations the city still lists as unresolved
24 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 4.5 years.
- Fire & life safety11
- Paint / plaster3
- Heat / hot water3
- Refuse / sanitation2
- Disrepair2
- Other1
- Water leak1
- Pests1
- Gas1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 70% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-05-29 and remains open on HPD’s records.