1,084 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 406 HPD complaints, 318 311 service requests, 160 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 62.6. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · WATER LEAK (8) · Illegal Parking (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (4) · Derelict Vehicles (4).
$50,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1914) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC |
| Head officer | HERMAN RUBIN |
| Managing agent | WASHINGTON TOWERS LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,214,000 | $546,300 |
| 2026 | $1,279,000 | $575,550 |
| 2027 | $1,302,000 | $585,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 181 St — A · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 181 St — M4 M98 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 180 St & Fort Washington Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights Middle: 319, 324. 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.
70 Pinehurst Avenue
| 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 |
54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 WASHINGTON TOWERS LLC — 20 buildings, 463 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2608 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 54 | A |
| 516 West 188 Street | MN | 34 | B |
| 2182 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 30 | A |
| 510 West 184 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 514 West 184 Street | MN | 30 | B |
| 70 Pinehurst Avenue | MN | 25 | B |
| 463 West 159 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 531 West 179 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 524 West 184 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 559 West 183 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 503 West 176 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 507 West 176 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 704 West 180 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 520 West 184 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 283 Audubon Avenue | MN | 20 | B |
| 515 West 184 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 465 West 159 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 467 West 159 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 234 East 118 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 236 East 118 Street | MN | 10 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2018-04-25 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-06 | M&CON $75,965,000 — from 503 WEST 176TH STREET LLC; 514 WEST 184TH STREET LLC; 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 507 WEST to SIGNATURE BANK | $75,965,000 | |
| 2022-07-06 | AL&R $75,965,000 — from 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC; 283 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC; 520 WEST 188TH STREET LLC; 510 WEST 184 to SIGNATURE BANK | $75,965,000 | |
| 2018-04-25 | Agreement $10,875,000 — from 510 WEST 184TH STREET LLC; 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC; 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC; 514 WEST 18 to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $10,875,000 | |
| 2018-04-25 | Mortgage $4,272,000 — from 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $4,272,000 | |
| 2018-04-25 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $499,000 | |
| 2018-04-25 | Agreement $4,771,000 — from 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $4,771,000 | |
| 2014-11-06 | Mortgage $1,285,272 — from 510 WEST 184TH STREET LLC; 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC; 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $1,285,272 | |
| 2014-11-06 | Agreement $10,875,000 — from 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC; 510 WEST 184TH STREET LLC; 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $10,875,000 | |
| 2012-01-30 | Agreement $10,075,000 — from 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC; 510 WEST 184TH STREET LLC; 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC to PROVIDENT BANK | $10,075,000 | |
| 2012-01-30 | Mortgage $2,975,000 — from 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC; 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC; 510 WEST 184TH STREET LLC to PROVIDENT BANK | $2,975,000 | |
| 2010-05-06 | AL&R $7,100,000 — from 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC; 510 WEST 184TH STREET LLC; 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $7,100,000 | |
| 2010-05-06 | Agreement $7,100,000 — from 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC; 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC; 510 WEST 184TH STREET LLC to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $7,100,000 | |
| 2010-05-06 | Mortgage $1,965,720 — from 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,965,720 | |
| 2008-09-23 | Deed $2,820,000 — from RICHARD L WASSERMAN TRSTEE KGLND CRDTR L; RICHARD L WASSERMAN CHAP 11 TRSTEE 72 PI to 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC | $2,820,000 | |
| 2008-09-23 | AL&R $9,560,000 — from 70 PINEHURST AVENUE LLC; 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC; 234 EAST 118TH STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $9,560,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 82 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
Every one of the 1,084 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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