Manhattan · Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

242 East 72 Street, Manhattan

DOB complaints

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24 records

• May 5, 2026

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1724287

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Jun 5, 2026

  Disposition date

  Jun 8, 2026

  Address on complaint

  246 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Apr 16, 2026

  CLOSED

  Site Conditions Endangering Workers (91)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1722690

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Apr 17, 2026

  Disposition date

  Apr 17, 2026

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jan 5, 2026

  ACTIVE

  Facade (Ll11/98)- Unsafe Notification (2L)

  Not available

  Complaint #

  1713828

  DOB unit

  FISP

  Inspected

  Not available

  Disposition date

  Not available

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Oct 30, 2025

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1708735

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Oct 31, 2025

  Disposition date

  Oct 31, 2025

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 13, 2025

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1695381

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  May 13, 2025

  Disposition date

  May 13, 2025

  Address on complaint

  250 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Sep 13, 2024

  CLOSED

  Construction Safety Compliance Action (8A)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1677537

  DOB unit

  CSC

  Inspected

  Sep 16, 2024

  Disposition date

  Sep 17, 2024

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Sep 13, 2024

  CLOSED

  Construction Safety Compliance Action (8A)

  Stop Work Order Fully Rescinded N (L2)

  Complaint #

  1677536

  DOB unit

  CSC

  Inspected

  Sep 25, 2024

  Disposition date

  Sep 25, 2024

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Sep 13, 2024

  CLOSED

  Construction Safety Compliance Action (8A)

  Stop Work Order Fully Rescinded N (L2)

  Complaint #

  1677535

  DOB unit

  CSC

  Inspected

  Sep 25, 2024

  Disposition date

  Sep 25, 2024

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Aug 27, 2020

  CLOSED

  7J

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1551487

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Aug 27, 2020

  Disposition date

  Aug 27, 2020

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Feb 12, 2020

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1536049

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Feb 13, 2020

  Disposition date

  Feb 13, 2020

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jul 17, 2019

  CLOSED

  Cse - Sweep (7G)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1516244

  DOB unit

  BEST

  Inspected

  Jul 16, 2019

  Disposition date

  Jul 17, 2019

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jan 28, 2019

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1500220

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Mar 27, 2019

  Disposition date

  Mar 29, 2019

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jul 30, 2018

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1485419

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Sep 25, 2018

  Disposition date

  Sep 25, 2018

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Mar 13, 2017

  CLOSED

  Failure To Maintain (73)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1445517

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Mar 13, 2018

  Disposition date

  Mar 13, 2018

  Address on complaint

  250 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jan 5, 2017

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1440614

  DOB unit

  SCFLD

  Inspected

  Jan 6, 2017

  Disposition date

  Jan 6, 2017

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Dec 19, 2016

  CLOSED

  Suspended (Hanging) Scaffolds- No Pmt/Lic/Dangerous/Accident (1E)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1439653

  DOB unit

  SCFLD

  Inspected

  Dec 19, 2016

  Disposition date

  Dec 19, 2016

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 6, 2016

  CLOSED

  Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit(Also Sprinkler/Standpipe) (66)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1423227

  DOB unit

  PLUMB

  Inspected

  May 9, 2016

  Disposition date

  May 12, 2016

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Mar 24, 2016

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1419657

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Mar 26, 2016

  Disposition date

  Mar 26, 2016

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 11, 2015

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1395744

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  May 11, 2015

  Disposition date

  May 11, 2015

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Oct 14, 2014

  CLOSED

  Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit(Also Sprinkler/Standpipe) (66)

  Ecb & Buildings Violations Served (A9)

  Complaint #

  1382112

  DOB unit

  PLUMB

  Inspected

  Oct 23, 2014

  Disposition date

  Oct 29, 2014

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Nov 19, 2013

  CLOSED

  Illegal Conversion (45)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1360713

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Nov 27, 2013

  Disposition date

  Nov 29, 2013

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Feb 9, 2010

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1275501

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Feb 9, 2010

  Disposition date

  Feb 10, 2010

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Mar 25, 2008

  CLOSED

  Crane - No Permit/License/Cert/Unsafe/Illegal (67)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1219899

  DOB unit

  C & D

  Inspected

  Mar 27, 2008

  Disposition date

  Apr 1, 2008

  Address on complaint

  250 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Oct 19, 1999

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1070846

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Oct 28, 1999

  Disposition date

  Nov 5, 1999

  Address on complaint

  242 East 72 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8