Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

37 W 72 St

built 1929 · 16 stories · 87 apartments
Registered with the city: A.J. CLARKE REAL ESTATE CORP · 81 other buildings here list it; 37 WEST 72ND ST. INC

Apartments named in these records

7 of this building’s 87 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.

Heat and hot water

Issues on record (2023) · 2 complaints, 2024–2025
Heat source

Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Rockmils MP-175), registration current since Aug 2025

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-20 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

Older records on file

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record (2023) · 3 complaints, 2025–2026 · 1 in the past year

Fire and safety

Issues on record, most recently 2022

Electrical

3 resolved since 2024

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2022
Facade rating

Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 10, filed Aug 2026)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-20 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Dec 2020, last expired Jun 2025

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; 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

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2023
Elevators

2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-20 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

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

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 98 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

11 open: 10 about building conditions — lead-based paint (8), pests (2); 10 immediately hazardous (class C), 1 about paperwork or notices. 25 further violations from 2024–2025 were closed. 104 violations on record in all, 2015–2025 — the 51 most recent are listed here

2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2025 Jun
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
2024 Apr
ElectricalApt 16B class B · closed
2024 Apr
ElectricalApt 16B class B · closed
2024 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16B class C · closed
2024 Apr
LeaksApt 16B class B · closed
2024 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16B class A · closed
2024 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16B class A · closed
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2024 Apr
PestsApt 16B class C · closed
2024 Apr
Doors and windowsApt 16B class B · closed
2024 Apr
Fire safetyApt 16B class C · closed
2024 Apr
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16B class C · closed
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A · closed
2024 Feb
Fire safety class B · closed
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2024 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class B · closed
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16B class B · closed
2024 Jan
Fire safetyApt 16B class B · closed
2024 Jan
PestsApt 16B class C · closed
2024 Jan
PestsApt 16B class C · closed
2024 Jan
LeaksApt 16B class B · closed
2024 Jan
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16B class C · closed
2024 Jan
ElectricalApt 16B class B · closed
2023 Aug
PestsApt 2D class C
2022 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7A class C · paperwork
2022 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7A class C
2022 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7A class C
2022 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7A class C
2022 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7A class C
2022 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7A class C
2022 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7A class C
2022 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7A class C
2022 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 7A class C
2019 Sep
PestsApt 16B class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

DOB violations

9 open: 5 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-20 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Permit history

24 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-20 · 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

Sources

23 datasets

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

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
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