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28 East 70 Street

699Records
16City systems
3Open violations
4.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10021 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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699 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 329 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 100 DOB permits, 80 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1927
Floors15
Res. units11
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)LEE AINSLIE
BBL1013847501
BIN1041317

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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 75% 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 4.5. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1983-12-06.

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

27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Damaged Tree (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Curb Condition (1) · New Tree Request (1).

Filed construction activity

$698,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)HAMPTON HOUSE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerJOHN DERLAGA
Managing agentBROWN HARRIS STEVENS
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,108,917 $949,013
2026$2,264,386 $1,018,974
2027$1,259,033 $566,565

The city's market estimate has fallen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,978,148 a year ($52.79 per sq ft), operating expenses $863,714 ($15.31 per sq ft), net operating income $2,114,434. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 69 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 70 St & Madison Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

28 East 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

27 311 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 BROWN HARRIS STEVENS — 160 buildings, 9,488 units. Grades across the portfolio: A156 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

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30 Sutton Place MN56 A
470 Park Avenue MN56 A
2 East 98 Street MN54 A
1020 Park Avenue MN54 A
275 West 10 Street MN54 A

showing 60 of 160 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-17Agreement $40,000,000 — from 841 MADISON OWNER LLC to BO OREC REIT LENDER LLC $40,000,000
2026-09-17Deed $57,000,000 — from VZW NYC ACQUISITION GROUP, LLC to 841 MADISON OWNER LLC $57,000,000
2026-09-17Mortgage $17,439,822 — from 841 MADISON OWNER LLC to BO OREC REIT LENDER LLC $17,439,822
2026-09-17Agreement $53,714,710 — from BANQUE J. SAFRA SARASIN (LUXEMBOURG) SA to VZW NYC ACQUISITION GROUP, LLC; VZW CHI ACQUISITION GROUP, LLC $53,714,710
2026-09-17AL&R $40,000,000 — from 841 MADISON OWNER LLC to BO OREC REIT LENDER LLC $40,000,000
2026-09-09Sold for $57,000,000 $57,000,000 $5,181,818
2026-01-12Agreement $7,950,000 — from 28MAD LLC to HSBC BANK USA, N.A.; MERS, INC., AS NOMINEE $7,950,000
2026-01-12Agreement $14,000,000 — from 28MAD LLC to MERS, INC. $14,000,000
2026-01-12Mortgage $7,014,971 — from 28MAD LLC to MERS, INC. $7,014,971
2026-01-12Agreement $7,950,000 — from 28MAD LLC to HSBC BANK USA, N.A.; MERS, INC., AS NOMINEE $7,950,000
2026-01-12Mortgage $7,014,971 — from 28MAD LLC to MERS, INC. $7,014,971
2026-01-12Agreement $14,000,000 — from 28MAD LLC to MERS, INC. $14,000,000
2025-12-10Deed $8,250,000 — from JAMES S. REGAN III, AS CO TRUSTEE; JAMES S. REGAN III, AS CO-TRUSTEE; IKIT TRUST U/A/D 11/ to GOLDSMITH, GRAHAM $8,250,000
2025-12-02Sold for $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $750,000
2025-12-02Sold for $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201715301322
20181320612
20198181110451
20205189124
20210136313
202210137122
202302100113
202401170018
20250089017
202620320126
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The full timeline

Construction 142Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 92Ownership & money 337Health & systems 38

Every one of the 699 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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