A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 47.5. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-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
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’23–24
2
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (39) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Asbestos (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit
costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done
without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1892)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
44 WEST 70TH ST., LLC
Head officer
HEDDA H SMULEWICZ
Managing agent
RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered
2025-07-18
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$5,224,800
$2,351,160
2026
$5,982,000
$2,691,900
2027
$6,154,000
$2,769,300
The city's market estimate has risen
18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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
Subway
72 St — B C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 66 St-Lincoln Center — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 69 St — M7 M11 · 500 ft
Citi Bike
Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
48 311 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.
HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-11
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-04-07
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-21
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-15
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-13
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-02-28
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-02-17
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-17
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-14
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-01-29
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-01-28
Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2026-01-27
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-01-03
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-01-02
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-17
311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2025-12-13
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-11-15
311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
The full timeline
2026
2026-06-11Boiler inspection
2026-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-11311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-04-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-15311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-02-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-02-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-17311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2025-12-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-11-15311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-10-15311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-10-11311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-10-10311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-09-03311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-09-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-23311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-06-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-30Boiler inspection
2025-04-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-04-09311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Dog
2025-03-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-14311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-01311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-02311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024
2024-12-19311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-11-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-09-16311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Dog
2024-08-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-08-17311: Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property — Dog
2024-05-01City emergency repair (HWO): make door self closing at building entrance door , 1st story nyc hpd emergency operations division essential service $25
2024-04-19311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2024-04-19311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2024-04-19311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-04-19DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-16311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-03-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-21HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2024-02-20Boiler inspection
2024-02-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023
2023-12-09311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-12-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-12-07311: Noise - Helicopter — NYPD
2023-12-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-12-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-12-05311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-12-05311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-11-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-12311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-09-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-09-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-09-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-09-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-07-12311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-07-12Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2023-07-11311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)