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314 East 70 Street

456Records
16City systems
73Open violations
101.7Penalty rate

456 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 154 311 service requests, 87 HPD housing violations, 81 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10021
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MUR-JAY REALTY CORP
BBL1014440042
BIN1044829

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 101.7. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations73 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1989-08-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Emergency Response Team (ERT) (7) · Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Air Quality (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Food Establishment (2).

Filed construction activity

$151,500 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)MUR JAY REALTY CORP
Head officerLUELLEN JAEGER
Managing agentLUELLEN JAEGER
Last registered2025-06-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,954,000 $1,329,300
2026$2,609,000 $1,174,050
2027$2,665,000 $1,199,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
HuiChineseGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 70 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 72 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson
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

314 East 70 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $377,492 on 2026-03-06 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-06Agreement $1,500,000 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,500,000
2026-03-06Mortgage $377,492 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $377,492
2025-11-28Agreement $1,130,015 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to THE BERKSHIRE BANK $1,130,015
2024-12-09Agreement $1,150,653 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to THE BERKSHIRE BANK $1,150,653
2019-08-16Agreement $1,300,000 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to THE BERKSHIRE BANK $1,300,000
2019-08-16Mortgage $141,035 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to THE BERKSHIRE BANK $141,035
2019-08-16AL&R $1,300,000 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to THE BERKSHIRE BANK $1,300,000
2014-08-22Mortgage $366,715 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA BANK $366,715
2014-08-22Agreement $1,300,000 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA BANK $1,300,000
2009-08-10AL&R $1,000,000 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,000,000
2009-08-10Mortgage $820,237 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $820,237
2009-08-10Agreement $1,640,473 — from JAY REALTY CORP.; MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,640,473
2009-08-10Agreement $1,000,000 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $1,000,000
2009-08-10Mortgage $179,763 — from MUR-JAY REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $179,763
1999-09-09Mortgage $185,000 — from LUELLEN JAEGER; LUELLEN JAEGER GOLDSTEIN; MUR-JAY REALTY CORP.; JAY REALTY CORP. to SECORE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $185,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017006028
2018133190338
201900114217
202000210122
202100380139
202202230126
20230190111
20240191314
20250071311
2026098448105
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 332Ownership & money 47Health & systems 36

Every one of the 456 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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