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232 East 72 St

Manhattan, NY 10021Company-ownedBBL 1014260035BIN 1076309
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1929
Floors8
Units1
Building Area130,000 sqft
ZoningR10A
ClassW6
Market Value$42.7M

232 EAST 72 ST is a property located at 232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021. It is classified as a education - junior college. The building was constructed in 1929. It has 8 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 130,000 square feet on a 28,772 sqft lot. The property is zoned R10A. The assessed market value is $42.7M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 409 building permits on record (225 active). There are 201 violations on record (2 currently open). 16 docketed judgments 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

1,337records on file

Completed in 1929, 232 East 72 St rises 8 stories over New York. Public records put it at 1 unit and 130,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R10A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $42.7M, and assessed for tax at $19.2M. In the 53 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 1,337 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward inspection: 433 of its 1,337 records, fully 32%, fall under that one heading. Permit (409) and violation (201) trail well behind. 2 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 2022.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 109.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,723 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 32% inspection, 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.

$42.7M of New York, written across 1,337 government filings.

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Property Details

Address232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021
Building TypeEducation - Junior College
W6
Year Built1929
Floors8
Total Units1
Building Area130,000 sqft
Lot Size28,772 sqft
ZoningR10A
1014260035
1076309 +1 more
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$42.7M
$19.2M
$5.8M

Building Permits

409 on record · 225 active
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jun 5, 2026Est. cost $780KJob #140920635-01

GEN. CONSTR.

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed May 13, 2026Est. cost $110KJob #M00872510-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Apr 9, 2026Est. cost $125KJob #M00429654-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Apr 9, 2026Est. cost $125KJob #M00429654-P1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Apr 2, 2026Est. cost $106KJob #M00668027-I1
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Violations

201 on record · 2 open
Judgments · 16 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Ticket #012136263H
FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2022Ticket #039053524N
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR OR CONVEYING SYSTEM
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2021Ticket #035552822M
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2021Ticket #011714457L
CERTIFICATES OF FITNESS AND CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2017Ticket #011585671Y
INSPECTION AND TESTING

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HPDClass C
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued Jan 18, 2025#17630448

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 17F, 17th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 was constructed in 1929. It is classified as a education - junior college with 8 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 130,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has 409 building permits on record, with 225 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 2 (SIGNED OFF) filed Jun 5, 2026.

Does 232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has 201 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 156 DOB, 35 ECB, 10 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has 16 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). 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 232 EAST 72 ST?

232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has an assessed market value of $42.7M and a total assessed value of $19.2M (land: $5.8M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 232 EAST 72 ST?

232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 is zoned R10A. 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 232 EAST 72 ST?

232 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 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.

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