Manhattan • Elevator Apartment

121 West 72 St

Manhattan, NY 10023Company-ownedBBL 1011440024BIN 1029933

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1926
Floors15
Units92
Building Area74,654 sqft
ZoningC4-6A
ClassD4
Market Value$22.5M

121 WEST 72 ST is a property located at 121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10023. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative. The building was constructed in 1926. It has 15 floors and 92 units. The building area is 74,654 square feet on a 6,130 sqft lot. The property is zoned C4-6A. The assessed market value is $22.5M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 183 building permits on record (122 active). There are 80 violations on record (24 currently open). 22 docketed judgments carrying $300 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

729records on file

Completed in 1926, 121 West 72 St rises 15 stories over New York. Public records put it at 92 units and 74,654 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C4-6A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $22.5M, and assessed for tax at $10.1M. In the 53 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 729 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 183 of its 729 records, fully 25%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (146) and complaint (121) trail well behind. 24 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2015.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 14.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 123 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 25% permit, 53 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$22.5M of New York, written across 729 government filings.

Property Details

Address121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10023
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Cooperative
D4
Year Built1926
Floors15
Total Units92
Building Area74,654 sqft
Lot Size6,130 sqft
ZoningC4-6A
ConditionAverage
1011440024
1029933
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$22.5M
$10.1M
$1.5M

Building Permits

183 on record · 122 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 21, 2025Est. cost $135KJob #M01095036-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 16, 2025Est. cost $33KJob #M01095036-S1
PlumbingDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Apr 3, 2025Est. cost $33KJob #M01095036-S1
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Mar 14, 2025Job #455287
ElectricalDOB NOW
COMPLETE
Filed Jan 17, 2025Job #M01166555-I1-EL

Apt 15A - New electrical panel, kitchen and bathroom outlets

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Violations

80 on record · 24 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$300
Judgments · 22 docketed
DEP summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Ticket #000844703Y
IDLING OF MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES 2ND OFF
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2024Balance $300Ticket #047976330K
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES COM PLACED OUT PRIOR TO ONE HOUR OF CLOSING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2024Ticket #014060535R
RECORDKEEPING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Ticket #014060536Z
LABELS MARKINGS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2023Ticket #014039955R
INSPECTION AND TESTING

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued May 27, 2026#39190015X

ATOI, OBSERVED COMMERCIAL SPACE HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE WHICH IS CONTRARY TO C OF O#105819 DATED 9/16/94 THAT SHOW THE SPACE AS AN INTERIOR DECORATING & FURNITURE STORE AND A FLOWER SHOP, TH

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DOB LegacyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Apr 5, 2019#2339524

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

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DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 31, 2019#2349956

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2017

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10023 was constructed in 1926. It is classified as a elevator apartment - cooperative with 15 floors and 92 units. The building area is 74,654 sqft.

Are there building permits at 121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10023 has 183 building permits on record, with 122 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed May 21, 2025.

Does 121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10023 has 80 violations on record, with 24 currently open. Breakdown: 38 DOB, 17 ECB, 25 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10023 has 22 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $300. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 121 WEST 72 ST?

121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10023 has an assessed market value of $22.5M and a total assessed value of $10.1M (land: $1.5M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 121 WEST 72 ST?

121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10023 is zoned C4-6A. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 121 WEST 72 ST?

121 WEST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10023 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

How do I get a full property report for 121 WEST 72 ST?

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