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52 West 72 Street
All Upper West Side

52 West 72 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10023

210 Units

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Built in 1927

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18 Floors

3.6(10)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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    Open Violations
    A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 4 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.07 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    7
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 12, 2019: § 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
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    Hazardous
    6
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Mar 01, 2024: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at east wall approximately 2 sq ft in the bathroom located at apt 608, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at west original violation 16344804 issued 29-oct-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
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    Immediately hazardous
    2
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 02, 2023: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective spring hinges in the entrance located at apt 608, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at west
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    Missing information/filings
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
    T
    Tracey Franklin
    3.6(10)
    Site Manager•
    Head Officer•
    2 Properties•234 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    D
    Drake Holding NY LLC
    3.6(10)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•234 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    B
    Bcdef Family Corp
    3.6(10)
    Shareholder•
    1 Property•210 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    T
    The Alpert Group LLC
    3.6(10)
    Agent•
    2 Properties•234 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
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    Building Ratings

    Cleanliness
    1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
    Garbage Management
    1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
    Heat
    1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
    Neighbors
    1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
    Noise Levels
    1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
    Owner Responsiveness
    1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
    Pest Control
    1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
    Water Pressure
    1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
    Cleanliness
    Garbage Management
    Heat
    Neighbors
    Noise Levels
    Owner Responsiveness
    Pest Control
    Water Pressure

    Renter Recommendations

    --% of renters recommend this building

    --% of renters approve of this owner

    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

    Reviews (10)

    4 days ago
    Overall great building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great front desk and facilities staff. Building is kept very clean. Issues are addressed in a timely fashion - responsive management. Great safe neighborhood.
    Cons:
    Roaches, not frequent but disturbing to see. Over two years I had encountered them in the laundry room a few times, a few dead and few alive in my unit (maybe every 4-5 months). Not anything extreme but still unpleasant.
    5 days ago
    The Ruxton Apartments
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great building and staff. Location is also fantastic. Enjoyed living here.
    Cons:
    Occasional pest issues but the building offers preventative pest control
    4 months ago
    Very nice place to live
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great location and staff
    Cons:
    occasional water bug
    8 months ago
    Appalling building management; lovely neighbors
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Generally, building residents are friendly and nice
    Cons:
    Cockroaches, mice, laundry machines that never work, terrible custodial staff, and a property manager who doesn’t care about any of those issues and hates all the tenants
    Advice to owner:
    Get new building management.
    11 months ago
    This apartment is solid
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great interactions with agent, nice facilities, great location
    Cons:
    cleanliness, speed of response to maintenance request
    Advice to owner:
    N/A
    Over 2 years ago
    Great Neighbors - Mouse Problem
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The staff and fellow residents here are great. Fairly priced door man building at a great location
    Cons:
    A mouse problem has escalated, particularly after the pandemic. Superintendent slow to respond and nonchalant about problem. Replacement of broken appliances took longer than needed.
    Over 2 years ago
    Horrible Management and Super
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The heat works and is appropriate in winter. Packages are safe so far. Close proximity to the park.
    Cons:
    Either scorching hot water or no hot water, water bugs all the time, out of order laundry room, lazy & entitled doormen, rude and spiteful superintendents, unresponsive management.
    Advice to owner:
    Your union employees are lazy and entitled, especially those with seniority. If your wondering why your building received a D for energy efficiency, the AC is on full blast in the foyer and your doormen are cold so the front door is open all day & all night. You’re air conditioning NYC. Your management straight up ignores resident requests for help. Stop advertising laundry in the building when all of the machines are broken including the card machine for monetary refill: this is theft.
    Over 2 years ago
    Great community, roaches are awful
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Staff is wonderful, apartments nicely renovated, great location
    Cons:
    Terrible noise from next door neighbors due to cheap insulation. Roach problem is disgusting and the extermination’s don’t do anything
    Advice to owner:
    Put in sound control and fix roach issue
    Over 2 years ago
    Great Doorman Building w/ reasonable rent
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Lots of character in apartments. Sturdy floors. No noise. High floors great views. Walkable to CP. Awesome doormen. Great staff.
    Cons:
    Would be nice if they had garbage chutes on each floor.
    Advice to owner:
    No advice they were cool
    Over 2 years ago
    Wonderful building on the UWS
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great location, well maintained, friendly and responsive staff and management, community feel
    Cons:
    Some pest issues but hard to avoid that in the city