# 344 W 72 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

Latest city facade filing rates this building unsafe (Oct 2026) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1904 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 13 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 148 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- Latest city facade filing rates this building unsafe (Oct 2026)
- 18 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about lead-based paint and pests and doors and windows and fire safety and heat or hot water and mold and walls, floors and stairs
- 2 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2021–2022 are still open
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario
- Sidewalk shed permitted since Nov 2018
- 104 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)
- City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario
- Individual landmark: exterior changes need Landmarks Commission approval

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Jul 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jul 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Facade rating:** Unsafe (cycle 9, filed Oct 2026) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (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)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 104 open: 104 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (34), leaks (14), doors and windows (12), electrical (9); 18 immediately hazardous (class C). Also 44 older records from 2015–2016 never closed. 25 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 692 violations on record in all, 2014–2026 — the 176 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **DOB violations:** 14 open: 6 about building conditions, 5 about filings or paperwork, 3 older than 10 years (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 2 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 7 appliances, 7 doors or windows, 6 general repairs, 5 floors or stairs, 5 plumbing, 4 electrical, 4 heat or hot water, 4 line of travel, 4 mold, 4 paint or plaster, 4 safety, 2 leaks, 1 elevators, 1 pests (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-20)

## More systems

- **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)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning no6fuel (Rockmill Mp 300 ROCKMILL MP 300), registration cancelled since Apr 1990 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2025 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** 5 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 1 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 214 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** Shed permit active now (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20)
- **Landmark status:** Individual landmark (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

12 of 148 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1G: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/1g
- Apt 2S: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/2s
- Apt 5A: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/5a
- Apt 5A6A: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/5a6a
- Apt 5M: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/5m
- Apt 7C: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/7c
- Apt 7I: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/7i
- Apt 8AH: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/8ah
- Apt 8H: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/8h
- Apt 9A: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/9a
- Apt 10I: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/10i
- Apt 12S: https://blueflo.tech/b/344-west-72-street-manhattan/unit/12s

## Registered with the city

- FirstService Residential (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- CHATSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- CHATSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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