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44 West 71 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1011230053 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

Open HPD violations6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-08-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · Lead (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$23,000 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 (1889)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-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)VARKIZA LLC
Head officerGEORGE D YATRAKIS
Managing agentDIVISION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,624,000 $1,630,800
2026$4,150,000 $1,867,500
2027$4,269,000 $1,921,050

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway72 St — B C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 72 St — M7 M11 · 500 ft
Citi BikeColumbus Ave & W 72 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus. 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

44 West 71 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

33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 DIVISION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD — 48 buildings, 695 units. Grades across the portfolio: A32 · B12 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
401 Hicks Street BK59 A
605 Lorimer Street BK49 A
10 Quincy Street BK46 A
110 North 1 Street BK38 A
48 Hester Street MN35 A
173 East Broadway MN30 A
114 Morningside Drive MN30 A
807 Manhattan Avenue BK27 A
9 Chapel Street BK27 B
21 Ludlow Street MN23 A
75 Greene Avenue BK22 A
337 East 62 Street MN22 A
100 Reade Street MN20 A
7 Essex Street MN19 A
193 Bond Street BK18 A
52 Irving Place MN17 B
460 West 57 Street MN16 B
225 Pacific Street BK14 A
142 Henry Street MN13 A
233 East 17 Street MN13 A
860 10 Avenue MN13 B
34 Remsen Street BK10 A
126 East 19 Street MN9 A
215 Bowery MN8 A
315 Van Brunt Street BK8 A
288 Water Street BK8 A
210 Hancock Street BK8 A
48 Canal Street MN7 A
37 West 19 Street MN7 A
19 Greene Street MN7 A
133 West 24 Street MN6 A
52 Lispenard Street MN6 A
517 East 11 Street MN6 A
322 Hicks Street BK6 A
44 West 71 Street MN5 B
301 Columbia Street BK4 B
494 Atlantic Avenue BK4 B
319 Church Street MN4 B
33 Canal Street MN4 D
18 Orchard Street MN4 B
36 Remsen Street BK4 C
191 Mac Donough Street BK3 C
59 Atlantic Avenue BK3 D
317 Van Brunt Street BK3 B
282 Atlantic Avenue BK3 A
61 Atlantic Avenue BK3 A
147 Atlantic Avenue BK2 B
55 St Felix Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $796,000 on 2016-05-09 (lender: Citizens Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-09-30Agreement $664,000 — from YATRAKIS, GEORGE D; YATRAKIS, CHRISTOS G; YATRAKIS, MARIA G to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $664,000
2016-05-09Mortgage $796,000 — from VARKIZA LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $796,000
2003-07-23Mortgage $89,126 — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $89,126
2000-01-06Mortgage $15,844 — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $15,844
1989-12-07Mortgage $195,318 — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to AMERICAN SAVING BANKFSB $195,318
1984-08-08Mortgage $400,000 — from YATRAKIS, GEORGE; YATRAKIS, MARIA to AMERICAN SAVGS BANK,FSB $400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000022
2018004015
2019212027
2020001001
2021001001
2022004419
2023001214
202400100111
202502200224
2026006006
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-05-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-04-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-01-15311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-20311: Dirty Condition — Trash

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-04-06311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-03-18311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2026-01-15311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025
2025-12-28311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-10-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-10-20311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2025-10-11311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2025-10-09311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2025-09-14311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-09-14311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-09-09311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-08-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-07-28311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2025-07-27311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-07-22DOB violation P: BASED ON LMP# 1343 BEING INACTIVE, STOP ALL PLUMBING WORK UNDER JOB# 122855357
2025-07-21DOB complaint, category ?
2025-07-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-06-22311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-06-04311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-02-05311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-22311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-11311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-01-02311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024
2024-12-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-29311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-30311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-11-20311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-11-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-11-13311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-11-03311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2024-02-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-07-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-20Deed — from YATRAKIS, GEORGE D; YATRAKIS, MARIA G; YATRAKIS, CHRISTOS G to VARKIZA LLC
2023-05-24Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022
2022-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-30PAT — from YATRAKIS, CHRISTOS G to YATRAKIS, GEORGE D
2022-09-30Agreement $664,000 — from YATRAKIS, GEORGE D; YATRAKIS, CHRISTOS G; YATRAKIS, MARIA G to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.$664,000
2022-08-15Deed — from VARKIZA LLC to YATRAKIS, MARIA G; YATRAKIS, GEORGE D; YATRAKIS, CRISTOS G
2022-08-08Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-04-22311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2022-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-04311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-02-16HPD 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
2021
2021-01-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-06-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-10-03Elevator permit: Furnish and Install One (1) New Pneumatic Vacuum Elevator$40,500
2019-08-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-08-15Job filed: FILING FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR SHAFT IN EXISTING APARTMENT #2, FLOORS 1 AND 2 ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$18,000
2019-08-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-05-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-10311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Hitting Building
2018-10-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-09-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-17311: DOF Property - Payment Issue — Refund/Credit Info or Status
2018-03-02311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2017
2017-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-26HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-09-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-08-31Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO REMOVE ECB VIOLATION 35142422L. REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING GAS PIPING AS PER DWG. NO CNAGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$5,000
2016-06-10Mortgage satisfied — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2016-06-01DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-05-09Mortgage $796,000 — from VARKIZA LLC to CITIZENS BANK, N.A.$796,000
2016-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-02311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2016-03-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. INSPECTION TIME 12:37 AT ABOVE DATE.AT TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED NEW GAS PIPING FROM CELLAR TO NEW GAS FIRE$1,600
2016-02-24311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2016-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
2016-02-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-02-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015
2015-10-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-24311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2015-02-03HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-10-25DOB violation LANDMK:
2013-06-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-18Deed — from YATRAKIS, CHRISTOS G; YATRAKIS, MARIA G; YATRAKIS, GEORGE D to VARKIZA LLC
2013-01-18Deed — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, DR. GEORGE to YATRAKIS, CHRISTOS G; YATRAKIS, GEORGE D; YATRAKIS, MARIA G
2012
2012-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2010-02-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-02-02Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-02-02Job filed: COMBINING OF EXISTING APARTMENTS 1 AND 2 INTO ONE. INTERIOR PARTITION, PLUMBING AND FINISH WORK AS PER DWG. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$54,000
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-07-23Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to THE ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK
2003-07-23Mortgage $89,126 — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK$89,126
2003-07-23Agreement — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-07-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-01-06Mortgage assigned — from STATE ST. BANK AND TRUST CO. TRUSTEE; TRAVELERS INSURANCECO. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2000-01-06Agreement — from YATRAKIS, GEORGE; YATRAKIS, MARIA
2000-01-06Mortgage $15,844 — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$15,844
2000-01-06Mortgage assigned — from STATE ST. BANK AND TRUST CO. TRUSTEE to TRAVELERS INS. CO.
1998
1998-10-20Permit AL — ISSUED
1994
1994-03-18Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to STATE STREET BANK &TRUST COMPANY
1994-03-18Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to STATE STREET BANK &TRUST COMPANY
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1989
1989-12-07Agreement — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1989-12-07Mortgage assigned — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1989-12-07Mortgage $195,318 — from YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE to AMERICAN SAVING BANKFSB$195,318
1989-02-23HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED.
1987
1987-08-03HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. MAKE STATIONARY THE IRON LADDER LEADING TO SCUTTLE OPENING IN ROOF 4 STORY PUBLIC HALL AT N
1987-08-03HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1987-08-03HPD class B: D26-21.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PIECE OF GARDEN HOSE 10 FEET IN LENGTH WITH FEMALE COUPLING AND A 10 QUART PAIL ON PREMISES TO TEST SPRINKLER S
1987-08-03HPD class A: D26-41.15 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
1985
1985-12-04Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
1984
1984-08-08PAT — from LANDAU, GILBERT I to MAC DONALD, KIRKPATRICK
1984-08-08Mortgage $400,000 — from YATRAKIS, GEORGE; YATRAKIS, MARIA to AMERICAN SAVGS BANK,FSB$400,000
1984-08-08Deed — from LANDAU, IGOR; BOJIN, JACQUES; MAC DONALD, KIRKPATRICK; WEIHMAN, EDWARD to YATRAKIS, MARIA; YATRAKIS, GEORGE
1984-08-08PAT — from YATRAKIS, MARIA to YATRAKIS, GEORGE
1983
1983-05-27Deed — from SCHMIDT, SARAH to LANDAU, IGOR; MACDONALD, KIRKPATRICK; WEIHMAN, EDWARD; BOJIN, JACQUES
1982
1982-10-19Deed — from LANDAU, IGOR; GODFREY, PETER; BOJIN, JACQUES; SCHMIDT, SARAH; WEIHMAN, EDWARD; MAC DONALD, to SCHMIDT, SARAH; BOJIN, JACQUES; MAC DONALD, KIRKPATRICK; WEIHMAN, EDWARD; LANDAU, IGOR
1980
1980-12-18Deed — from MACDONALD, KIRKPATRICK to WEIHMAN, EDWARD; GODFREY, PETER; MACDONALD EVANS & CO; LANDAU, IGOR; SCHMIDT, SARAH; BOTIN
1980-12-18Deed — from SHELTON, JUSTINE A; SETNIKAR, JOSEFA DECD to MACDONALD, KIRKPATRICK
1980-12-18RTXL — from SETNIKAR, SOPHIE AKA; SETNIKAR, JOSEFA
1980-12-18RTXL — from SETNIKAR, SOPHIE AKA; SETNIKAR, JOSEFA

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