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238 EAST 72 STREET

Manhattan · Block 1426 · Lot 33 · One-family city home (Class A4)

238 EAST 72 STREET is a Class A4 (one-family city home) building in Manhattan (BBL 1014260033) built in 1901, with 1 residential unit across 3 floors.

The building is in NYC community district 108, council district 5, zoning district R10A, on a 1,703-square-foot lot with a building footprint of 3,392 square feet.

The current registered owner of record per NYC PLUTO is 238 72 BLUE LLC.

The most recent ACRIS deed transfer for this BBL was recorded on January 9, 2026 when JOSHUA T. KATZ AS SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE; JOSHUA T. KATZ AS SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE; ESTATE OF GEORGE TSCHERNY UNDER INDEX # 2024/102; ESTATE OF SONIA TSCHERNY UNDER INDEX # 2020/3685 conveyed the property to 238 72 BLUE LLC for $4.56M. The transaction was recorded as cash (no paired mortgage instrument).

Data sourced daily from NYC PLUTO (Department of City Planning), NYC ACRIS (Department of Finance), and NYC HPD housing-maintenance code violations.

Owner of record

238 72 BLUE LLC

Most recent deed

Last transferred on Jan 9, 2026 for $4.6M to 238 72 BLUE LLC.
Previous owner: JOSHUA T. KATZ AS SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE; JOSHUA T. KATZ AS SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE; ESTATE OF GEORGE TSCHERNY UNDER INDEX # 2024/102; ESTATE OF SONIA TSCHERNY UNDER INDEX # 2020/3685
Cash sale: no recorded mortgage tied to this transfer.
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Recent ACRIS documents (last 2)

DateTypeAmountParties
Jan 9, 2026DEED$4.6MParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
Feb 10, 2005DEEDNot disclosedParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
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Building stats

Units
1
Year built
1901
Class
A4
Borough
Manhattan
Zoning:
R10A
Lot size:
1,703 sqft
Building area:
3,392 sqft
Floors:
3
Assessed value:
$421K
Community district:
108
Council district:
5

HPD violations

0 open
No open violations on record. Source: NYC HPD.
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Recent HPD violation details

No open HPD violations recorded for this building.

Recent ACRIS activity

2 documents in the last 5 years (most recent Jan 9, 2026).

Frequently asked questions about 238 EAST 72 STREET

Who owns 238 EAST 72 STREET?

The current registered owner of record for 238 EAST 72 STREET per NYC PLUTO is 238 72 BLUE LLC. The most recent ACRIS deed transfer for this BBL was recorded on January 9, 2026 when the property was conveyed to 238 72 BLUE LLC. PLUTO ownership is refreshed monthly by NYC Department of Finance; the registered owner may not reflect transactions recorded within the last 30 days.

When was 238 EAST 72 STREET last sold?

The most recent ACRIS deed transfer for 238 EAST 72 STREET was recorded on January 9, 2026, when JOSHUA T. KATZ AS SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE; JOSHUA T. KATZ AS SUCCESSOR EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE; ESTATE OF GEORGE TSCHERNY UNDER INDEX # 2024/102; ESTATE OF SONIA TSCHERNY UNDER INDEX # 2020/3685 conveyed the property to 238 72 BLUE LLC for $4.56M. The transaction was recorded as cash (no paired mortgage instrument).

How many HPD violations does 238 EAST 72 STREET have?

No open HPD housing-maintenance code violations are on record for 238 EAST 72 STREET. The building is not registered with NYC HPD's landlord-registration system, which is typical for owner-occupied 1-2 family dwellings. HPD violation data is pulled daily from the NYC Open Data violations feed.

What is the assessed value of 238 EAST 72 STREET?

NYC Department of Finance assesses 238 EAST 72 STREET at $421K for the current tax year. NYC assesses property at a fraction of estimated market value (the assessment ratio varies by tax class — 6% for tax class 1 one-to-three-family dwellings, approximately 45% for tax class 2 rental apartment buildings), so the market value implied by this assessment is meaningfully higher. Assessment data is published by NYC Department of Finance.

What building class is 238 EAST 72 STREET and what does that mean?

238 EAST 72 STREET is NYC building class A4 — One-family city home. A single-family attached or semi-detached city home. Building class is assigned by NYC Department of Finance and recorded in PLUTO; it determines the property's tax class and the regulatory regime that applies.

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