552 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 186 311 service requests, 84 HPD housing violations, 76 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 81.1. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Water System (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Outdoor Dining (3) · Illegal Tree Damage (3) · PLUMBING (2).
$173,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | UNIVERSITY STONE LLC |
| Head officer | PAUL BRENSILBER |
| Managing agent | JORDAN COOPER LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,394,000 | $2,427,300 |
| 2026 | $5,754,000 | $2,589,300 |
| 2027 | $6,905,000 | $3,107,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir | American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 9 St / University Pl — M8 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 10 St & 5 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
70 University Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by JORDAN COOPER LLC — 47 buildings, 1,364 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B10 · D2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2014-12-12 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-24 | DEVR $1,075,375 — from UNIVERSITY STONE LLC to 64 UNIVERSITY PLACE LLC | $1,075,375 | |
| 2019-11-25 | DEVR $1,500,000 — from UNIVERSITY STONE LLC to 64 UNIVERSITY PLACE LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2014-12-12 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from UNIVERSITY STONE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2014-12-12 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from UNIVERSITY STONE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2014-12-12 | Deed $10,100,000 — from 70 UNIVERSITY PLACE REALTY CORP. to UNIVERSITY STONE LLC | $10,100,000 | |
| 2014-12-12 | AL&R $6,575,000 — from UNIVERSITY STONE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,575,000 | |
| 2014-12-12 | Mortgage $6,575,000 — from UNIVERSITY STONE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,575,000 | |
| 2014-12-12 | Agreement $6,575,000 — from UNIVERSITY STONE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,575,000 | |
| 2014-12-12 | Mortgage $5,411,913 — from UNIVERSITY STONE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,411,913 | |
| 2010-01-14 | AL&R $1,275,000 — from 70 UNIVERSITY PLACE REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,275,000 | |
| 2010-01-14 | Agreement $1,275,000 — from 70 UNIVERSITY PLACE REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,275,000 | |
| 2010-01-14 | Mortgage $555,443 — from 70 UNIVERSITY PLACE REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $555,443 | |
| 2004-03-22 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 70 UNIVERSITY PLACE REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $1,000,000 | |
| 2004-03-22 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 70 UNIVERSITY PLACE REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $1,000,000 | |
| 2004-03-22 | Mortgage $381,187 — from 70 UNIVERSITY PLACE REALTY CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $381,187 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| 2023 | 6 | 15 | 161 | 0 | 13 | 195 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Every one of the 552 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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