413 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 HPD housing violations, 98 311 service requests, 75 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 81.8. In ZIP 10021, 81% 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 | 17 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1985-10-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,905 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Elevator (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · SAFETY (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 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| 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) | 17 EAST 70TH HOLDINGS LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT ADJMI |
| Managing agent | BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,899,000 | $854,550 |
| 2026 | $2,019,000 | $908,550 |
| 2027 | $2,107,000 | $948,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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 | 68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 69 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 70 St & Madison Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| 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.
17 East 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 |
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,500,000 on 2024-12-09 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-09 | Mortgage $3,500,000 — from 17 EAST 70TH HOLDINGS LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $3,500,000 | |
| 2024-12-09 | AL&R $3,500,000 — from 17 EAST 70TH HOLDINGS LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $3,500,000 | |
| 2024-02-07 | Deed $7,500,000 — from J. T. TAI & CO. INC. to 17 EAST 70TH HOLDINGS LLC | $7,500,000 | |
| 2024-01-31 | Sold for $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $576,923 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 46 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 413 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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