Building record from city data · MANHATTAN, NY

238 W 72 St

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built 1887 · 5 stories · 6 apartments · BIN 1030430 · BBL 1011630051

Worth knowing
City records list the water service line as lead
Source: Lead Service Line Location Coordinates · as of 2026-01-30
Worth knowing
Also on record
Clean in the records
Registered with the city

HIDALGO & HIDALGO LLC

Worth knowing
City records list the water service line as lead
Source: Lead Service Line Location Coordinates · as of 2026-01-30

Apartments named in these records

2 of this building’s 6 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Water and pipes

Issues on record
Water service line

Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Flooding

Issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Heat and hot water

Issues on record, most recently 2023

Pests and cleanliness

1 complaint, 2026

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2023
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the West End-Collegiate Historic District Extension

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Jan 2019, last expired Jan 2020

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilization

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations)

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

General condition and all records

HPD violations

15 open: 7 about building conditions — heat or hot water (2), smoke or CO detectors (2), walls, floors and stairs (2), doors and windows (1); 2 immediately hazardous (class C), 8 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2015 never closed. 2 further violations from 2023–2024 were closed. 27 violations on record in all, 2015–2026 — the 18 most recent are listed here

Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

Resident complaints to the city

1 safety, 1 unsanitary conditions

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

8 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building

Sources

23 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.