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70 West 68 Street

380Records
15City systems
18Open violations
5.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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380 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 210 311 service requests, 30 HPD housing violations, 28 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1887
Floors4
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)B.C.D.E. REALTY CORP.
BBL1011200160
BIN1028259

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 71% 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 5.8. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1981-06-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Blocked Driveway (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Rodent (1) · Food Establishment (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1887)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)BCDE REALTY CORP
Head officerCHAIM ROZENBLATT
Managing agentE&C MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-22

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,858,000 $836,100
2026$1,961,000 $882,450
2027$1,942,000 $873,900

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Joanne TrattoriaItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — B C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 69 St — M7 M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 67 St & Broadway · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 452. 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.

Report a problem to 311

70 West 68 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by E&C MANAGEMENT CORP — 9 buildings, 111 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
349 West 45 Street MN20 A
103 West 70 Street MN14 A
70 West 68 Street MN13 A
13 West 100 Street MN12 A
15 West 100 Street MN12 A
43 West 69 Street MN11 A
62 West 70 Street MN10 A
134 West 70 Street MN10 A
64 West 70 Street MN9 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $61 on 2020-05-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-07Agreement $700,000 — from B.C.D.E. REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $700,000
2013-05-10Mortgage $162,273 — from B.C.D.E. REALTY CORP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $162,273
2013-05-10Agreement $700,000 — from B.C.D.E. REALTY CORP to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $700,000
2010-02-19Agreement $537,728 — from B.C.D.D. REALTY CORP., TRUSTEE; ROZENBLATT FAMILY TRUST DATED 8/24/95 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $537,728
2004-02-04Mortgage $273,084 — from B.C.D.E. REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $273,084
2004-02-04Agreement $600,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to B.C.D.E. REALTY CORP. $600,000
1987-09-21Mortgage $401,746 — from B C D E REALTY CORP to FOURTH FED S&L ASSNNY $401,746
1985-03-27Mortgage $43,817 — from B.C.D.E. REALTY CORP. to FOURTH FDL SVGS&LN ETC. $43,817

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701190222
201801290131
201902330338
202000433046
202100320133
20220180615
202305140322
20243060514
20250070310
20260270110
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 249Ownership & money 28Health & systems 33

Every one of the 380 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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