34 West 72nd Street
A 16-story building with 142 apartments, built in 1926, in Manhattan, NY 10023.
Addresses on the lot: 34 to 40 West 72nd Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
34 West 72nd Street has 14 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered to Bancroft Owners, Inc. 10 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 34 West 72nd Street have open violations?
Yes: 14 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 12 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 34 West 72nd Street?
34 West 72nd Street is registered with HPD to Bancroft Owners, Inc. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10023 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 34 West 72nd Street rent stabilized?
10 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 11 in 2018. That’s 10 of the building’s 142 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 42 West 72nd Street50 apartments, built 1915
- 44 West 72nd Street39 apartments, built 1959
- 41 West 71st Street29 apartments, built 1966
- 20 West 72nd Street128 apartments, built 1925
- 59 West 71st Street40 apartments, built 1924
- 50 West 72nd Street210 apartments, built 1927
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01124-7501.