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70 East 162 Street

743Records
17City systems
3Open violations
26Penalty rate

743 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 355 311 service requests, 115 HPD complaints, 69 rodent inspections.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1953
Floors7
Res. units72
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)70 REALTY PARTNERS, L.P.
BBL2024840015
BIN2002989

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More 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 26. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-11-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

56 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 40 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
40
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

$10,343 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

96 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · Noise (20) · Illegal Dumping (14) · Illegal Parking (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).

Filed construction activity

$860,840 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1953)
YesSix or more residential units (72)
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)70 REALTY PARTNERS L.P
Head officerJERRY PAPAFLORATOS
Managing agentAUBURN EQUITIES, INC.
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,893,000 $1,751,850
2026$3,813,000 $1,715,850
2027$3,918,000 $1,763,100

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

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

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

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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

Subway161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 161 St / River Av — Bx6 Bx6-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 161 St & River Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 114, 218. 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 East 162 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

96 311 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 AUBURN EQUITIES, INC. — 7 buildings, 181 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
70 East 162 Street BX72 A
37-36 88 Street QN40 B
89-03 104 Street QN24 B
102-33 91 Avenue QN23 B
6917 Shore Road BK10 A
47-18 45 Street QN6 A
116-17 14 Road QN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2021-06-23 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-06-23Agreement $2,500,000 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS, L.P. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2021-06-23AL&R $2,500,000 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS, L.P. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2021-06-23Mortgage $2,500,000 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS, L.P. to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2012-05-21Mortgage $300,086 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS LP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK WILLIAMSBURGH $300,086
2012-05-21AL&R $3,000,000 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS LP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK WILLIAMSBURGH $3,000,000
2012-05-21Agreement $3,000,000 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS LP to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK WILLIAMSBURGH $3,000,000
2006-02-15Agreement $3,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA; 70 REALTY PARTNERS LP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $3,000,000
2006-02-15Mortgage $1,339,395 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS LP to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA $1,339,395
2002-11-19Mortgage $543,859 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS,LP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $543,859
2002-07-25Mortgage $439,366 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS,L.P. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB. $439,366
1993-10-01Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 70 REALTY PARTNERS L.P. to OLYMPIAN BANK $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704470354
201801160320
201906210431
202003380344
202103154527
202204400549
202350301642
2024697201198
202532631978
202671230839
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 72Housing & tenants 511Ownership & money 31Health & systems 86

Every one of the 743 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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