A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 163.3. In ZIP 10021, 81% 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 violations
5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-02.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 3).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Broken Parking Meter (2) · Noise (2) · New Tree Request (1).
Filed construction activity
$75,500 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
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)
136 EAST 70TH LLC
Head officer
LAWRENCE MAROLDA
Managing agent
ISABEL NEGRON
Last registered
2025-09-26
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
$7,605,000
$3,422,250
2026
$6,905,000
$3,107,250
2027
$6,379,000
$2,870,550
The city's market estimate has fallen
16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Letter Grading), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 72 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 70 St — M101 M102 M103 · under 50 ft
Citi Bike
3 Ave & E 71 St · 550 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.
23 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2013-11-04
Deed $100,000 — from MAROLDA, CARMELA to 136 EAST 70 LLC
$100,000
2009-03-10
Deed $660,000 — from MAROLDA, RALPH to 136 EAST 70 LLC
$660,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
25
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
3
8
2
7
20
2018
0
6
14
0
3
23
2019
0
3
18
0
2
23
2020
0
0
13
0
1
14
2021
0
0
14
8
1
23
2022
0
0
10
0
1
11
2023
0
12
10
0
1
23
2024
0
3
16
0
3
22
2025
6
2
15
0
2
25
2026
0
0
5
0
2
7
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2025-08-11Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES.$17,500
2025-08-10Boiler inspection
2025-07-31Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-07-24Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-07-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF (3)PLUMBING FIXTURES.$10,500
2025-05-05Job filed: INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING FIXTURES.$17,500
2025-05-05Job filed: MINOR INTERIOR RENOVATION. TO REMOVE NON-BEARING PARTITON AND INSTALL COUNTERTOP AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENTS.$30,000
2025-05-01City emergency repair (OMO): apt#2 as per requirement contract with hpd, provide and install new window guards as required throughout entire apartmen$50
2025-04-26311: Consumer Complaint — Barber Shop, Beauty Salon, or Nail Salon
2025-01-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCHUTCHEN PLATE HEAT RISER AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2,
2025-01-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCHUTCHEN PLATE HEAT RISER AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2,
2025-01-02HPD class C: § 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CI
2025-01-02HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NOR
2025-01-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCHUTCHEN PLATE HEAT RISER AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2,
2025-01-02HPD 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
2024-12-01311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-11-22HPD 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
2024-07-22Restaurant inspection: VIVA LA CREPES & CAFÉ — grade A
2024-05-25311: Broken Parking Meter — Graffiti
2024-05-01Restaurant inspection: VIVA LA CREPES & CAFÉ · mice evidence
2024-04-29311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2024-04-15Boiler inspection
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
2023
2023-11-21311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2023-11-15311: Illegal Parking — Unauthorized Bus Layover
2023-11-15HPD 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
2022-02-15HPD 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
2022-01-22311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2021
2021-12-20311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2021-11-09311: Consumer Complaint — Home Improvement Contractor
2021-10-23311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2021-09-08311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2021-08-13311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2021-06-30Deed — from THE ESTATE OF GERARD MAROLDA; WILLIAM G. MAROLDA to OLIVIA LAUREN MAROLDA; OLIVIA LAUREN MAROLDA IRREVOCABLE TRUST
2021-06-22Deed — from THE ESTATE OF GERARD MAROLDA; GERARD MAROLDA TRUST; WILLIAM G. MAROLDA to ALEXANDRA CHRISTINE MAROLDA IRREVOCABLE ; ALEXANDRA CHRISTINE MAROLDA
2021-06-21Deed — from THE ESTATE OF GERARD MAROLDA; WILLIAM G MAROLDA to MAROLDA, EMMA C
2021-05-14311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2021-05-08311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2021-05-07Deed — from THE GERALD MAROLDA TRUST; WILLIAM G MAROLDA to MAROLDA, KENNETH
2021-04-01HPD 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
2021-04-01HPD 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
2020-11-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-13311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2020-11-09311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2020-11-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-28311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-06-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-19Boiler inspection
2020-06-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-06-16311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not allowed to be open
2020-06-08311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-06-08311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-03-29311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2020-03-12311: Food Establishment — Letter Grading
2019
2019-12-19311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2019-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-26311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2019-11-08Boiler inspection
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING WITH FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CELLAR AT BOILER RO
2019-10-01311: Street Condition — Pothole
2019-07-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-05-28311: Consumer Complaint — Retail Store
2019-04-29311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2016-12-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR BUILDING RECORDS. NOTED:AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED BARBE$1,200
2016-12-07311: Plumbing — Plumbing Work - Illegal/No Permit/Standpipe/Sprinkler
2016-10-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Cellar Door Open/Unprotected
2016-08-05311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2016-07-22311: Consumer Complaint — Mandatory Tip
2016-07-22311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2016-07-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-07-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF
2016-06-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-06-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-06-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-06-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-06-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-06-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-06-28DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-21311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2016-04-19311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-03-24311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2016-02-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2016-02-14311: Non-Residential Heat — Inadequate or No Heat
2015-11-06311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2015-10-01HPD 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
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-09-30311: Consumer Complaint — Unlicensed
2015-09-23311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2015-09-15311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010-09-07Deed — from MAROLDA, GERARD to THE GERARD MAROLDA TRUST; FREDERICK MAROLDA AS TRUSTEE; WILLIAM MAROLDA AS TRUSTEE
2010-07-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-02-19HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2010-01-30311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-01-30Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-01-28HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM LOCKED DOOR AT BOILER ROOM
2010-01-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-01-14311: Food Establishment — Pet/Animal
2009
2009-08-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-04-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-04-01Job filed: PROPOSED: RENOVATION OF SECOND, THIRD FLOOR OF EXISTING BEAUTY PARLOUR. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR MEANS OF EGRESS.$20,000
2009-04-01Job filed: PROPOSED: RENOVATION OF SECOND, THIRD FLOOR OF EXISTING BEAUTY PARLOUR. NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR MEANS OF EGRESS.$20,000
2009-03-10Deed $660,000 — from MAROLDA, RALPH to 136 EAST 70 LLC$660,000
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-11-20Deed — from STEVEN RAKOFF AS EXECUTOE; JAMIE RAKOFF AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF IRVING RAKOFF; ERIC RAKOFF to JAMIE RAKOFF AS TRUSTEE; STEVEN RAKOFF AS TRUSTEE; IRVING RAKOFF REVOCABLE TRUST DATED APR
2007
2007-02-02Job filed: A2$6,000
2007-02-02Job filed: A2$6,000
2007-01-18ECB Non-Hazardous violation: SEC.27-228:WORKING AGAINST A STOP WORK ORDER VIOLATION#34538326X ALL WORK COMPLETED."BUSINESS IN OPERATION"REMEDY:OBTAIN PERMIT$2,500
2006
2006-10-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT WORK NOTED @ 1ST FLR CENTER OF BLDG @ LEXINGTON AVE COMMERCIAL SPACE HAVING ERECTED NEW METAL FRAMING FOR PARTIT$2,500
2006-09-27DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-07-11DOB violation LANDMK:
2005-03-03Deed — from MAROLDA, ROSA; MAROLDA, CARMELA to MAROLDA, CARMELA
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-10-02DOB violation C:
1997-10-02DOB violation Z:
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-06-19DOB violation LANDMK:
1997-06-19DOB violation LANDMK:
1997-06-19DOB violation LANDMRK:
1997-05-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-03-26PAT — from RAKOFF, IRVING to MAROLDA, FRED; MAROLDA, WILLIAM
1997-03-26PAT — from MAROLDA, RALPH to MAROLDA, FRED; MAROLDA, WILLIAM
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-01-28Deed — from MAROLDA, RALPH; RAKOFF, IRVING to RAKOFF, STEVEN; SHELDON, ANGELA; SHELDON, RONALD; RAKOFF, ERIC; MAROLDA, JOSEPH; MAROLDA,
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-04-27DOB violation LANDMRK:
1987
1987-09-02HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1986
1986-04-30Deed — from CANINA, MILDRED to RAKOFF, IRVING
1983
1983-12-19HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF WOOD & DEBRIS CELLAR CENTER & BOILER ROOM.
1983-12-19HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE IMPROPERLY FITTED DOOR PUB HALL BULKHEAD TO ROOF.
1983-12-19HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAIL AT STAIR STREET TO CELLAR AT SOUTHEAST.
1983-12-19HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE NORTH WALL OF BOILER ROOM CELLAR SOUTHWEST.
1983-04-15HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
1983-04-15HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TY
1982
1982-07-09HPD class B: § 65 M/D LAW PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT, A PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE CENTRAL HEATING PLANT, AT CELLAR.
1982-07-09HPD class B: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
1982-07-09HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSE WIRING WALL OUTLET AT NORTH 1ST TO CELLAR.
1982-07-02LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM to CITY OF NEW YORK
1982-01-19HPD class C: D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 2ND STY APT BATHROOM.
1981
1981-03-23Deed — from RAKOFF, IRVING; MAROLDA, RALPH to SHELDON, ROBERT; MAROLDA, RALPH; RAKOFF, IRVING
1981-02-18Deed — from 136 EAST 73TH ST CORP to MAROLDA, RALPH; RAKOFF, IRVING