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The Dakota

Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

The Dakota

121 CENTRAL PARK WEST · Upper West Side

Year builtBuilt 1884
Residences≈ 83
Floors9.5
Building typeCooperative

A 9.5-story cooperative built in 1884, with approximately 83 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered21

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

Facade filed SWARMP

NYC DOB

The latest exterior inspection under FISP Cycle 8 reports the building's facade as SWARMP.

Tue Feb 21 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FISP report

Designated individual landmark

NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated this building an individual landmark (Dakota Apartments). Exterior work in landmark buildings generally requires LPC review.

Tue Feb 11 · LP-00280

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970088F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 381,514 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 381514 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade C

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade C for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

Pied-à-terre reported allowed

Domecile

Domecile lists pied-à-terre purchases as allowed. Board approval and current requirements still apply.

2026-08-21 · https://www.domecile.com/buildings/1_West_72nd_Street

One DOB violation source record open

NYC DOB

Of 135 DOB violation source records on file, 1 is currently open. Counts are source records, not unique incidents.

Brickwise DOB sync · Violation source records

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

1 major DOB filing (nearest: major alteration about 155 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Thu Oct 31 · M01133874

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeCooperative
Built1884
FloorsOfficial PLUTO num_floors may be non-integer; displayed as reported9.5
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 83
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1011250025
BIN1028637
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodOfficial NTA: Upper West Side–Lincoln SquareUpper West Side
Purchase & Building Policies

Source: Domecile. Last checked: 2026-08-21. Policies may change. Confirm current requirements with building management.

Purchase & Ownership

Pied-à-terreAllowed

Living Rules

PetsAllowed
SublettingNot allowed

Board Process

Board summer recessThe Board of Directors has summer recess in August.

Fees & Transfer Costs

Flip tax3% — Buyer · Closing · 3% of the Purchase Price
Application processing feeBuyer · Submission · $600 or $1,000 (Trust Purchase - if permitted by Corporation)
Move-in depositBuyer · Submission · 1000
Move-out depositSeller · Submission · 1000
Financing feeBuyer · Closing · $300 if financing (listed as no charge / $0)
Closing feeSeller · Closing · $800 ($850 without a Broker) plus $0.05 per share
Credit / background checkBuyer · Submission (Third Party Payable) · $3,375.12 per individual, $6,314.75 per married couple
Fitness Center AssessmentBuyer · Closing · Amount attributable to the apartment being purchased
Lead Based Paint Disclosure FeeSeller · Submission · 75

Insurance

Homeowner's insuranceNot required
Renter's insuranceNot required

Management

Public contact rolesSenior Vice President
Financials

Not yet on Brickwise

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Financing & Lenders

Prior lender activity does not guarantee future loan approval. Building and borrower eligibility requirements may change.

Observed secured parties / lenders (last 36 months)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.6 recorded filings · Most recent: Jun 2026
Citibank, N.A.Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.5 recorded filings · Most recent: Jun 2025
Principal Life Insurance CompanyObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jan 2025
City National BankObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jun 2024
Merrill Lynch / Bank of AmericaObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jan 2024
First Republic Bank (legacy)Observed historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Nov 2023
Merrilll Lynch CreditObserved historical activity — not an approved-lender list.1 recorded filing · Most recent: Jan 2024

Lender diversity

Distinct lenders observed (36 months)Factual count only — not a score.7

Agency / project status

Fannie MaeFannie Mae Condo Status Finder is not automated here. “No findings” does not mean approved. Enter authorized evidence when available.Not verified in Brickwise
Freddie MacFreddie Mac Condo Project Advisor requires authorized access. Brickwise does not scrape lender-only tools. Status appears only from authorized evidence.Not verified in Brickwise
FHA / HUDHUD publishes FHA condominium project status via a public search form. Brickwise stores verified evidence here when available; project not approved ≠ FHA financing impossible.Not verified in Brickwise

Co-op share financing appears as UCC / personal-property security filings, not real-property mortgages. Filings may be incomplete, assigned, or terminated; Brickwise does not infer outstanding loan balance.

Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers0
Mortgage records11
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building745
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationOn file
Managing agentOn file

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents1
Complaint source records2
Bedbug filings11
Litigations0
Vacate orders0
Violations & Complaints

Counts are source records. Cross-source duplicates are not collapsed into unique incidents.

DOB

Violation source records135
Currently open (source records)1
Complaint source records26
Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits453
Jobs270
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators8
Latest FISP conditionSWARMP
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales43
Exemptions0
Abatements11
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

NY Attorney General

Offering plans4
Document rows0
Available online0
Metadata only0
Amendments0
Principals on file1
Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.C
ENERGY STAR score23

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.78.3
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.65.4
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.1,978.3
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.381,514
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal1,978.3
Landmark & Historic

Designation status comes from the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Landmark rules can affect exterior work and approvals — LPC, not Brickwise, decides what applies.

Designation

Individual landmarkDakota Apartments
Historic districtUpper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
Interior landmarkNot available

Architectural record

ArchitectHenry J. Hardenbergh
Primary styleGerman Renaissance Revival
Primary materialBrick
Original useResidential, multi-family
Date range (as recorded)1880 - 1884
Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtR10A
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning mapNot available
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area40,866 sq ft
Built floor area ratioNot available
Maximum residential FARNot available
Land use category3
Building classD4
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970088F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.X
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block8
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft2
Within 500 ft3
New building filings0
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.155 ft · Major alteration
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

72 St~2 min walk (approx.) · Lines B C · 436 ft
72 St~7 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 2 3 · 1,720 ft
81 St-Museum of Natural History~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines B C · 2,029 ft
66 St-Lincoln Center~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines 1 · 2,069 ft

Bus

W 72 ST/CENTRAL PARK WEST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M72
CENTRAL PARK WEST/W 72 ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M10
W 72 ST/CENTRAL PARK WEST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M72
CENTRAL PARK WEST/W 72 ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M10

Citi Bike

Central Park W & W 72 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~1 min walk (approx.) · 51 docks (published)
W 74 St & Columbus AveDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 27 docks (published)
Columbus Ave & W 72 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 67 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Pioneer Supermarket~3 min walk (approx.) · 759 ft
JNH Produce~4 min walk (approx.) · 942 ft

Pharmacy

West Side Pharmacy~3 min walk (approx.) · 737 ft

Ev Charging

Rapidpark 15 W 72nd Street - Tesla Destination~1 min walk (approx.) · 258 ft

Veterinarian

City Veterinary~8 min walk (approx.) · 2,009 ft
URvet Care~8 min walk (approx.) · 2,039 ft

Clinic

Upper West Side Endoscopy~8 min walk (approx.) · 2,071 ft
NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island NYC Cyberknife~10 min walk (approx.) · 2,543 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Zoned elementary school

87Point-in-polygon match. Not inferred from nearest school.Zoned (DOE attendance zone)

Nearby schools

M.S. M245 The Computer School~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,430 ft
M.S. M247 Dual Language Middle School~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,430 ft
The Anderson School~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,430 ft
P.S. 087 William Sherman~7 min walk (approx.) · 1,874 ft

Daycare

PARK CHILDREN'S DAY SCHOOL~4 min walk (approx.) · 925 ft
STEPHEN WISE FREE SYNAGOGUE~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,252 ft
STEPHEN WISE FREE SYNAGOGUE~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,252 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports1
PESTS OR RODENTS1
MOLD0
ELEVATOR0
NOISE RESIDENTIAL0
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING0

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.3083
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL615
HEAT HOT WATER462
BUILDING CONDITION449
NOISE RESIDENTIAL392
PESTS OR RODENTS262