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226 East 70 Street

482Records
18City systems
0Open violations
0.8Penalty rate

482 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 158 311 service requests, 109 DOB permits, 60 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1921
Floors6
Res. units52
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)HARLINGTON PROPERTIES
BBL1014240029
BIN1043910

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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 90% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.8. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · Noise (8) · Curb Condition (2) · ELECTRIC (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,492,027 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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 (1921)
YesSix or more residential units (52)
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)HARLINGTON PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerDAVID MAGIER
Managing agentHARLINGTON REALTY CO. LLC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,596,000 $5,668,200
2026$14,517,000 $6,532,650
2027$16,903,000 $7,606,350

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 97/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
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

Subway72 St — Q · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 70 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 71 St · 550 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.

Report a problem to 311

226 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HARLINGTON REALTY CO LLC — 29 buildings, 406 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
226 East 70 Street MN52 A
157 East 81 Street MN28 A
202-02 42 Avenue QN27 A
205-02 42 Avenue QN27 A
203-15 42 Avenue QN27 A
204-02 43 Avenue QN27 A
203-02 43 Avenue QN27 A
226 East 25 Street MN24 A
220 East 95 Street MN24 B
426 West 49 Street MN20 A
358 West 45 Street MN20 B
414 West 49 Street MN20 B
404 East 63 Street MN16 A
126 East 27 Street MN10 B
122 East 27 Street MN8 A
37 West 54 Street MN8 B
124 East 27 Street MN8 A
876 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
103 5 Avenue MN6 A
1167 2 Avenue MN5 A
82-62 Austin Street QN2 A
82-68 Austin Street QN2 A
143 East 57 Street MN2 C
82-74 Austin Street QN2 A
82-70 Austin Street QN2 B
82-60 Austin Street QN2 A
82-64 Austin Street QN2 A
82-66 Austin Street QN1 A
82-72 Austin Street QN1 A

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
35
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017218314
20188010422
2019517316
20200016319
20219320335
20220017421
202310016329
20240114217
202500213
20260113115
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The full timeline

Construction 169Enforcement 51Housing & tenants 216Ownership & money 11Health & systems 35

Every one of the 482 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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