No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.
The building
1964
Built
18
Floors
245
Residential units
Elevator apartments
Type
Energy-efficiency grade
D
Grade D — least efficient
ENERGY STAR score 3 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.
Bedbug history
1
Infested, latest filing
10
Annual filings
2024–20251 infested · 1 eradicated
2023–20242 infested · 2 eradicated
2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated
Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 6 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 245 apartments.
18
19
20
21
22
23
2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 6
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.
No active DOB violations.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
146
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
12
≈ per month
Felony52
Misdemeanor71
Violation23
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
520 EAST 72ND STREET OWNERS CORP
Head officer
VALJETA GJEKAGASHi
Managing agent
BOTA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
4 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.
OATH/ECB violations and fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
Lost by default
These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.
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.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
0116 open HPD violation(s)
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 OATH/ECB 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.
311 complaints from tenants
10
All time
0
Last 12 months
Unsanitary Condition5
Heat/Hot Water4
Paint/Plaster1
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-11-21 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2023-11-13 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2023-11-12 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Lower than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
128
Noise reports · last 12 mo
11
≈ per month
28
% from neighbors
Unspecified56
Residential36
Street/Sidewalk19
Vehicle13
Commercial4
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
1
Open now
28
On record
0
Open Class C
0
Open Class B
1
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. This tax lot has 2 buildings; these counts are for this building only.
CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2021-12-075+ YRS OLD
§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
Ownership & money
1
Recorded sales
7
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1984-10-17 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2022-12-13 · $2,000,000
Mortgage2022-12-13$2,000,000
borrower 520 EAST 72ND OWNERS CORP. · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
Mortgage2019-12-20$4,500,000
borrower 520 EAST 72ND OWNERS CORP. · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
Mortgage2015-04-01$1,000,000
borrower 520 EAST 72ND OWNERS CORP. · lender BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA
Mortgage2005-07-01$93,100
borrower CLAVEL, MATTHEW B · lender CLAVEL, DOMINIQUE
Mortgage2005-06-28$2,177,429.75
borrower 520 EAST 72ND STREET OWNERS CORP. · lender MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.
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.