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70 Marble Hill Avenue

1,815Records
17City systems
8Open violations
21.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10463 · Neighborhood: Kingsbridge-Marble Hill
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1,815 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 838 HPD complaints, 536 311 service requests, 261 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10463
Built1950
Floors5
Res. units69
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)GECAJ REALTY CORP
BBL1022150561
BIN1064680

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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 52% 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 21.1. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

Open HPD violations8 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2011-09-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

65 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
27
’24–25
20
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · Noise (9) · PLUMBING (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).

Filed construction activity

$32,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1950)
YesSix or more residential units (69)
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)GECAJ REALTY CORP
Head officerAVNI GECAJ
Managing agentARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-06-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,167,000 $975,150
2026$2,250,000 $1,012,500
2027$2,245,000 $1,010,250

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayMarble Hill-225 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 228 St — Bx7 Bx9 Bx20 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMarble Hill Ave & W 227 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. X037 - Multiple Intelligence School
Middle: In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368). 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

70 Marble Hill Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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 ARBENI MANAGEMENT CO INC — 20 buildings, 840 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B4 · C11 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75 W Mosholu Parkway N BX91 C
2825 Claflin Avenue BX82 C
70 Marble Hill Avenue MN69 A
3424 DeKalb Avenue BX65 C
2895 Grand Concourse BX55 D
1230 Leland Avenue BX49 C
2760 Creston Avenue BX46 B
2786 Jerome Avenue BX42 D
710 Gerard Avenue BX39 C
2839 Decatur Avenue BX39 B
1134 Stratford Avenue BX39 C
2505 University Avenue BX36 D
1324 Ogden Avenue BX36 B
1921 Hobart Avenue BX33 C
6125 Broadway BX30 C
2550 Briggs Avenue BX28 C
4225 Carpenter Avenue BX26 C
2321 Hughes Avenue BX17 C
136 West 87 Street MN10 B
2628 3 Avenue BX8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,343,547 on 2019-02-12 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-02-12AL&R $7,000,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,000,000
2019-02-12Agreement $7,000,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,000,000
2019-02-12Mortgage $1,343,547 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,343,547
2014-12-11AL&R $6,200,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP., to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,200,000
2014-12-11Agreement $6,200,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP., to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,200,000
2014-12-11Mortgage $1,261,036 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP., to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,261,036
2009-09-04AL&R $5,300,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $5,300,000
2009-09-04Agreement $5,300,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $5,300,000
2009-09-04Mortgage $512,988 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $512,988
2007-12-03Mortgage $1,600,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,600,000
2007-12-03AL&R $1,600,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,600,000
2005-03-11AL&R $3,500,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to GECAJ REALTY CORP. $3,500,000
2005-03-11M&CON $3,500,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,500,000
1999-03-15Mortgage $281,832 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP. to MARINE MIDLAND BANK $281,832
1989-06-26Mortgage $280,000 — from GECAJ REALTY CORP to CAPITAL NATL BK $280,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
91
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201741710177
2018117801191
201900404145
202001110113
202101150117
202201610264
202300190120
202401620164
202501420144
202600400141
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 1,670Ownership & money 57Health & systems 26

Every one of the 1,815 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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