212 West 71st Street

212 West 71st Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 16 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 6 units · Built 1891

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 16 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (16 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 4 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 54 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2000-08-24. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, 2nd room from the north, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2024-03-04. HPD violation 16705816
• Class B: Leak or water damage, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2024-02-29. HPD violation 16705814
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2024-02-29. HPD violation 16705818
• Class B: Electrical defect, outlet on the east wall, 2nd room from the north, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4A), issued 2024-02-29. HPD violation 16705817
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13010036 ISSUED 10-APR-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 2B), issued 2019-09-09. HPD violation 13268999
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the east, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST WALL APPROX. 8 SQ. FT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13036930 ISSUED 25-APR-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 4A), issued 2019-09-09. HPD violation 13269805
• Class B: Mold, east wall, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST WALL AND THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4A, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13009979 ISSUED 10-APR-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 4A), issued 2019-09-09. HPD violation 13268998
• Class B: Sprinkler or standpipe defect (hallway). PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES TO TEST SPRINKLER SYSTEM. AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY, issued 2019-04-26. HPD violation 13036968

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 12 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 212 WEST 71, LLC. Head officer: BONGJA ROTHKOPF. Managing agent: 212 WEST 71, LLC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Feb 25, 2025. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1011620040, HPD building ID 34818. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 72 St (1, 2, 3), 1 min walk
• 66 St-Lincoln Center (1), 6 min walk
• 72 St (C, B), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.