238 East 72 Street
Manhattan · 10021 · BBL 1014260033 · look up another building
A company took title here in January 9, 2026, for a stated $4.6M.
Most recent filing on this building: a permit, April 16, 2026
238 East 72 Street is a one and two family building in Upper East Side, Manhattan, ZIP 10021. City records date it to 1901 and count a single home. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 238 72 BLUE LLC. Its total assessed value is $378K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Who owns 238 East 72 Street
The most recent recorded deed is dated Jan 9, 2026, transferring the lot to 238 72 BLUE LLC for a stated $4.6M. PulseCities holds 1 recorded deed for this lot. Deeds recorded through September 29, 2026, the most recent day the city has published.
A deed names a party of record. Stated consideration of $0 usually marks a transfer between related parties rather than a sale.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 238 East 72 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Sales and ownership history at 238 East 72 Street
| Party recorded | Recorded | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 238 72 Blue LLCDEED from Private individual | Jan 9, 2026 | $4.6M |
Deeds and assignments recorded in ACRIS, one row per document. Amount is the stated consideration; $0 often marks a non-arms-length transfer. An assignment moves a lender's paper and is not a sale. Source: NYC ACRIS, current through September 29, 2026.
Taxes and assessed value for 238 East 72 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $378K for the 2026 tax year. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 238 East 72 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 238 East 72 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 238 East 72 Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 238 East 72 Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Permits filed at 238 East 72 Street
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| PLMPL WORK FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB NOW GC. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGR | Apr 16, 2026 | AL |
| GCINTERIOR RENOVATION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB NOW PL. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCU | Feb 17, 2026 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through October 9, 2026.
311 complaint history at 238 East 72 Street
1 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 238 East 72 Street compares in 10021
PulseCities tracks 4,318 lots in 10021, of which 59 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 334 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10021 scores 28.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 102 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Upper East Side →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 5 other addresses on tax block 1426 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 238 East 72 Street
Who owns 238 East 72 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 238 East 72 Street names 238 72 BLUE LLC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building. That deed was recorded Jan 9, 2026.
How much did 238 East 72 Street sell for?
The most recent deed states a consideration of $4.6M, recorded Jan 9, 2026 in ACRIS. Stated consideration is what the parties filed, and it can differ from the economics of the deal.
Have there been evictions at 238 East 72 Street?
No executed eviction at 238 East 72 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 238 East 72 Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 238 East 72 Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 238 East 72 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $378K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 238 East 72 Street?
10021 (Upper East Side) scores 28.3 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.