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353 East 72 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10021 BBL 1014470019 135 units · 35 floors · 1975

Despite past complaints, recent landlord activity indicates a low probability of future maintenance failures.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Upper East Side
At or below average
avg 7.7
1
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This building has 1 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Upper East Side average of 7.7.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 353 East 72 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1975
6 or more units
135 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

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How 353 East 72 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
81th percentile

Out of 3066 buildings in this neighborhood, 2483 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
75.4%
No serious
violations
19.6%
Some violations
(1–9)
5.0%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Building complaints to DOB (past 7 years)

Complaints about construction or structural issues filed with the Dept. of Buildings.

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What's in the 353 East 72 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units135
Floors35
Year built1975
Gross area101,093 sq ft
Building class—
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

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349 East 72nd St, New York, NY 10021
351 East 72nd St, New York, NY 10021
Who's behind the building

353 East 72 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
Fontaine Owners Corp
Address
353 East 72 Street
New York, NY 10021
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The story over time

353 East 72 Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
Permit Mar 26
Initial Permit · Suspended Scaffold
Permit Issued

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