422 East 72nd Street
Top insights
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (0 vs ~2)
- Built in 1990 (city records)
About this building
The building’s floor space is 9.6 times the size of its lot: 319,152 sq ft of building on a 33,204 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 15, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
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(311 complaints)
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422 East 72nd Street
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- City records show 3 open HPD violations at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2009 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold ... mildew….
422 East 72 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10021. The closest subway is 72 St (Q) (4-minute walk), served by the 6 and Q lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: April 2009 · Most recent: September 2025. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2025-09-01 "§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NE…"
- 2009-04-22 "SECTION 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... MILDEW AT THE BASE BOARDS…"
- 2009-04-22 "SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE 1st ROOM…"
- Class B · 2 open · penalty 10 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
- Jun 2, 2022 "FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4"
- Sep 6, 2019 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST"
- Sep 6, 2019 "VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1990, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- GRAND LARCENY: 22
- PETIT LARCENY: 19
- HARRASSMENT 2: 13
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 6
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 4
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 73
- Illegal Parking: 57
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 34
- Homeless Person Assistance: 29
- Street Condition: 26
- 400 E 71ST ST
- 517 EAST 71 STREET
- NWC EAST 70 STREET
- P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson
- Ella Baker School
- P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
- Ella Baker School
- Yorkville East Middle School
- J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner
- Vanguard High School
- Manhattan International High School
- Talent Unlimited High School
Levels add up to 13 because a school serving K-8 is listed under both Elementary and Middle. 12 distinct schools are within range.
- 72 St
- 68 St-Hunter College
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Russian American Cultural Center
- St. Catherine's Park
- P.s. 158 Bayard Taylor
- Manhattan Park Lawn
- Cornell Univ Medical Campus
- Child School
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Astound Broadband Cable Up to 1,500 Mbps down · 50 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Fiber Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 500 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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