172 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 91 311 service requests, 18 rodent inspections, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 47.5. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Asbestos (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1892) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 44 WEST 70TH ST., LLC |
| Head officer | HEDDA H SMULEWICZ |
| Managing agent | RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,224,800 | $2,351,160 |
| 2026 | $5,982,000 | $2,691,900 |
| 2027 | $6,154,000 | $2,769,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 72 St — B C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 69 St — M7 M11 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 600 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.
44 West 70 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP. — 78 buildings, 1,253 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B12 · C6 · D5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 78 buildings
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 2024 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
Every one of the 172 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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