136 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 45 311 service requests, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 rodent inspections.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-03. |
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.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Lead (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
$23,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1889) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| 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) | VARKIZA LLC |
| Head officer | GEORGE D YATRAKIS |
| Managing agent | DIVISION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD |
| Last registered | 2025-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,624,000 | $1,630,800 |
| 2026 | $4,150,000 | $1,867,500 |
| 2027 | $4,269,000 | $1,921,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% 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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 72 St — M7 M11 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus. 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 71 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 |
33 311 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 DIVISION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD — 48 buildings, 695 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B12 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $796,000 on 2016-05-09 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | Agreement $664,000 — from YATRAKIS, GEORGE D; YATRAKIS, CHRISTOS G; YATRAKIS, MARIA G to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $664,000 | |
| 2016-05-09 | Mortgage $796,000 — from VARKIZA LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $796,000 | |
| 2003-07-23 | Mortgage $89,126 — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK | $89,126 | |
| 2000-01-06 | Mortgage $15,844 — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $15,844 | |
| 1989-12-07 | Mortgage $195,318 — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to AMERICAN SAVING BANKFSB | $195,318 | |
| 1984-08-08 | Mortgage $400,000 — from YATRAKIS, GEORGE; YATRAKIS, MARIA to AMERICAN SAVGS BANK,FSB | $400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Every one of the 136 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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