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109 West 70 Street

169Records
15City systems
2Open violations
2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10023 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Lincoln Square
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169 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 15 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10023
Built1886
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 70TH ST TENANTS
BBL1011420029
BIN1029757

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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 83% 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 2. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations2 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

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Lead (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$262,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1886)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)WEST 70TH STREET TENANTS CORPORATION
Head officerNIAMH CLINTON
Managing agentWALKER MALLOY & CO INC
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,225,000 $1,451,250
2026$3,710,000 $1,669,500
2027$4,452,000 $2,003,400

The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway72 St — 1 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — B C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 72 St / Columbus Av — M72 · 450 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 72 St · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

109 West 70 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

25 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WALKER MALLOY & CO., INC. — 15 buildings, 730 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
376 4 Avenue BK197 A
230 Classon Avenue BK138 A
415 Red Hook Lane BK108 A
322 Columbus Avenue MN61 A
267 Pacific Street BK60 A
157 Remsen Street BK60 A
100 West 72 Street MN35 A
101 West 73 Street MN18 A
101 West 70 Street MN10 A
111 West 70 Street MN10 A
107 West 70 Street MN10 A
109 West 70 Street MN10 A
105 West 70 Street MN9 A
790 Lexington Avenue MN4 A
3001540040 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $393,454 on 2007-05-15 (lender: HSBC Bank USA, National Association), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-08-13RPTT&RET $2,025,000 — from BRUCE, SAM E; BRUCE, DIANNE KEELER to SETZ, ANNA LEA; MCNERNEY, MICHAEL BUTLER $2,025,000
2024-08-07Sold for $2,025,000 $2,025,000 $202,500
2023-01-03RPTT&RET $595,000 — from NIU, ZHAOXIN to LOVE, RACHEL; BORTZ, PETER $595,000
2022-12-09Sold for $595,000 $595,000 $59,500
2022-07-12RPTT&RET $900,000 — from DOHERTY, DAVID to COLE, MORGAN E $900,000
2022-06-27Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $90,000
2019-10-31RPTT&RET $760,000 — from GOTTLIEB SIEGEL, JOAN to GOODMAN, DARCIE $760,000
2019-10-22Sold for $760,000 $760,000 $76,000
2019-06-04RPTT&RET $765,000 — from WESCOTT, KRISTEN to DAVID, DOHERTY $765,000
2017-04-12Agreement $1,300,000 — from WEST 70TH STREET TENANTS CORP to INVESTORS BANK $1,300,000
2017-04-12AL&R $1,300,000 — from WEST 70TH STREET TENANTS CORP to INVESTORS BANK $1,300,000
2015-12-31RPTT&RET $450,000 — from RUSSO, ROBERTA to SANFILIPPO, LINDSEY; SANFILIPPO, LUKE $450,000
2013-07-30RPTT&RET $510,000 — from SWART, ERIC FRANCIS; LIU, SIJIA to NIU, ZHAOXIN $510,000
2013-05-13RPTT&RET $396,000 — from VALDES, GRACE MARIE; QUINLAN, ENCARNITA VALDES to HOLMES, SOLINE D; HOLMES, JAMES R $396,000
2009-10-23RPTT&RET $432,000 — from CONTOPOULOS, CONSTANTINE to SWART, ERIC FRANCIS; LIU, SIJIA $432,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017020237
2018012025
20196023415
2020003014
20210090211
2022003328
20230071210
20240082212
202510110214
2026007029
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 70Ownership & money 37Health & systems 29

Every one of the 169 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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