342 West 72nd Street

342 West 72nd Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 148 open HPD violations, 20 of them class C, and 1 of 147 units is rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (62/100).

Co-op · Multi-family elevator · 147 units · Built 1904

A cooperative: apartments are owned as shares, so a rental here is a sublet that usually needs board approval and may be limited to one or two years. Co-op units are not rent-stabilized.

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 62/100)

• 20 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 10 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 of 147 units are rent-stabilized; 71 on the 2007 tax bill.

• Repairs: High (148 open, 20 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (3 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

148 open violations: 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 89 class B, 39 class A. 15 issued in the last 12 months. 692 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-02-23. Newest violation issued 2026-10-15.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 133 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Mold, south wall, bathroom, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... MORE THAN 10 SQUARE FEET AT THE SOUTH WALL AND THE CEILING IN THE 2nd BATHROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5A LOWER LEVEL, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18332054 ISSUED 27-OCT-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b). (apt 5A), issued 2026-03-12. HPD violation 18709549
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 3rd room from the north, 8th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE RADIATOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 8AH, 8th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 8AH), issued 2025-12-16. HPD violation 18509837
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5A), issued 2025-08-22. HPD violation 18167787
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5A), issued 2025-08-22. HPD violation 18167786
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 5th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS XRF TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 AND IS PRESUMED LEAD PAINT AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE-USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2) EAST WALL IN THE 12th PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 5A6A, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5A6A), issued 2024-09-13. HPD violation 17271903
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 5th floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR UNKEYED PLASTER AT CEILING AND EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 5A6A, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5A6A), issued 2024-07-11. HPD violation 17105412
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the north, 5th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 5A6A, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5A6A), issued 2024-07-11. HPD violation 17114326
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 28; WG TO REPAIR = 0; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A6A, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5A6A), issued 2024-07-11. HPD violation 17105407

311 housing complaints

10 in the last 12 months, 171 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (3), Door/Window (2), Heat/Hot Water (2), Paint/Plaster (1), Unsanitary Condition (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

3 open DOB violations. 29 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

1 of 147 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 1 in 2024, 71 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: CHATSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION. Head officer: ROBERT SORIN. Managing agent: FirstService Residential. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 21, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1011830053, HPD building ID 805729. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 72 St (1, 2, 3), 5 min walk
• 79 St (1), 9 min walk
• 66 St-Lincoln Center (1), 10 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.