157 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 22 DOB permits, 15 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 12.9. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Curb Condition (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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | 56 W. 70 ST LLC |
| Head officer | GIACOMO VELTRI |
| Managing agent | VELTRI MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,921,200 | $2,214,540 |
| 2026 | $3,937,000 | $1,771,650 |
| 2027 | $4,724,000 | $2,125,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 69 St — M7 M11 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 500 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.
56 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 |
29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 VELTRI REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 149 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 31 | A |
| 90 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 31 | A |
| 104 West 71 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 38 West 69 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 341 West End Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 25 West 70 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 17 West 70 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 108 West 74 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 102 West 71 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 56 West 70 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 88 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 4 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $184,060 on 2015-06-01 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-01 | Mortgage $184,061 — from 56 W. 70 ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $184,061 | |
| 2015-06-01 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 56 W. 70 ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2015-06-01 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from 56 W. 70 ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2010-04-09 | Agreement $914,983 — from NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK to A/K/A LUCY C. VELTRI; 56 W 70 ST LLC; VELTRI, LUCY; A/K/A JAMES VELTRI; VELTRI, GIACOMO FR | $914,983 | |
| 2005-01-21 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from VELTRI, LUCY to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2004-07-04 | Deed $4,080,000 — from MARGIT REALTY LLC to VELTRI, LUCY | $4,080,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Every one of the 157 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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