342 West 72nd Street
A 14-story building with 147 apartments, built in 1904, in Manhattan, NY 10023.
Addresses on the lot: 344 West 72nd Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
342 West 72nd Street has 148 open HPD violations, 20 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 26 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CHATSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION. 1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 342 West 72nd Street have open violations?
Yes: 148 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 | 20 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 89 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 39 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 26 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 2 of them 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 342 West 72nd Street?
342 West 72nd Street is registered with HPD to CHATSWORTH REALTY CORPORATION. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in September 2026. HPD’s record has 13 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 342 West 72nd Street rent stabilized?
1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 36 in 2018. That’s 1 of the building’s 147 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
- 340 West 72nd Street23 apartments, built 1906
- 240 Riverside Boulevard157 apartments, built 2004
- 330 West 72nd Street63 apartments, built 1927
- 346 W 71st Street38 apartments, built 1920
- 220 Riverside Boulevard410 apartments, built 2000
- 322 West 72nd Street62 apartments, built 1925
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 1-01183-0053.