253 West 72 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01164-0005BIN 1030507

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

014 active DOB violation(s)
021 eviction executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 83 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 259 apartments.

2018 — 92 units registered2023 — 83

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1926

Built

Floors

259

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 68 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition2

Door/Window1

General1

Appliance1

Plumbing1

Water Leak1

Heat/Hot Water1

GeneralCooking Gas2026-05-18 · closed

PlumbingSteam Pipe/Riser2026-05-18 · closed

ApplianceRefrigerator2026-05-18 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

547

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Unspecified183

Residential118

Street/Sidewalk102

Helicopter67

Vehicle38

Commercial22

Park17

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

312

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony122

Misdemeanor152

Violation38

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

Re-infestation reported

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20241 infested · 1 eradicated

2022–20231 infested · 1 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

128

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-09-12

EWO DUE TO FAILURE TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES FOR DOCUMENTED UN SAFE FACADE FILLING # 903609 DATED 05/12/2023. AS OF TODAY 9/12/2023 NO SAFETY MEASURES (SIDEWALK SHED IN PLACE). PROVIDE SIDEWALK SHED AT EXP 1 SOUTH ELEVATION TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-04-14

PARTIAL VACATE ORDER-AS OBSERVED ON 4/12/23,THERE IS A SHIFTED PARAPET WALL&CRACKED/LOOSE BRICK MASONRY LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST&.NORTHWEST SECTION OF THE ALLEYWAY ON EXPO#3(NORTH)REMEDY:DUE TO THESE CONDITIONS BOTH NORTHEAST&NORTHWEST ALLEYWAYS OF EXPO#3 ARE TO BE VACATED AREA TO BE USED ONLY IN EMERGENCIES

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2023-04-12

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO SEVERELY SHIFTED/CRACKED BRICK MASONRY AT 1/2 FLOOR OF EXPOSURE#3(NORTH ELEVATION).REMEDY:IMMEDIATELY REPAIR THE SEVERELY SHIFTED BRICK MASONRY LOCATED AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF EXPOSURE#3(NORTH).ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED DESIGN PROFESSIONAL

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-11-07Apt 1510residential

2017-03-09Apt 1512residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2007-01-31

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

WEST PIERRE ASSOCIATES, LLC.

Head officer

RICHARD MASON

Managing agent

URBAN ASSOCIATES,LLC.

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$1,250

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Local LawClass 22026-04-20$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 22023-11-14$1,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12023-07-11$6,250 penalty

ConstructionClass 12023-04-12$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1998-04-01 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2016-02-01 · $5,000,000

Mortgage2016-02-01$5,000,000

borrower WEST PIERRE ASSOCIATES LLC · lender MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Mortgage2006-08-24$2,800,000

borrower WEST PIERRE ASSOCIATES LLC · lender M&T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION

Mortgage1998-07-27$1,020,266.35

borrower WEST PIERRE ASSOCIATES LLC · lender MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY

Sale1998-04-01no recorded price

WEST PIERRE ASSOCIATES → WEST PIERRE ASSOCIATES LLC

Mortgage1992-01-06$358,827.24

borrower WEST PIERRE ASSOCIATES · lender MANHATTAN SAVINGS BK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale