The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 1.4. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1987-06-03.
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
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (23) · Street Sign (1).
Filed construction activity
$27,290 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1869)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
No
421-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)
128 EAST 70TH STREET, LLC
Head officer
MAGDALENA KOSZ
Managing agent
A.J. CLARKE RE CORP.
Last registered
2026-07-20
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
$6,844,000
$3,079,800
2026
$8,122,000
$3,654,900
2027
$7,871,000
$3,541,950
The city's market estimate has risen
15% 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
68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 70 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
3 Ave & E 71 St · 650 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.
24 311 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.
2025-06-04HPD 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
2019-11-13Job filed: INSTALLATION OF EXHAUST FANS @ BATHROOMS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$2,000
2019-11-12Job filed: Alteration
2019-08-06Job filed: LEGALIZATION OF COMBINATION OF UNITS 1B, 2A & 2B & COSMETIC FINISHED FOR FLOOR, WALL & CEILING. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDE$25,290
2019-07-31Boiler inspection
2019-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-05HPD 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
2018-05-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-03Boiler inspection
2017
2017-11-06HPD 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
2017-10-25HPD 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
2017-09-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-05311: Plumbing — Failure To Retain Water/Improper Drainage- (LL103/89)
2016-10-25HPD 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
2012-09-13Deed — from DOWNING, VINCENT to 128 EAST 70TH STREET PARTNERS, LP
2012-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-29311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2010-10-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-09-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-09-02Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-09-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-09-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-09-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-08-27Mortgage satisfied — from DOWNING, VINCENT to 128 E 70TH ST CORP
1987
1987-06-03HPD class A: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1982
1982-07-02LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM to CITY OF NEW YORK
1978
1978-04-19Agreement — from DOWNING, VINCENT to GORDON, ABRAHAM
1976
1976-04-14Agreement — from DOWNING, VINCENT to GORDON, BETTY EX; GORDON, ABRAHAM
1973
1973-01-26Agreement — from DOWNING, VINCENT to GORDON, BETTY
1971
1971-12-14Mortgage — from GORDON, BETTY; GORDON, ABRAHAM to DOWNING, VINCENT
1970
1970-08-18Mortgage assigned — from 128 EAST 70 ST CORP to GORDON, ABRAHAM; GORDON, BETTY
1970-08-18Mortgage assigned — from BROOKLYN SVNGS BNK to GORDON, BETTY
1970-08-18Deed — from 128 EAST 70 ST CORP; 417 W 120 ST HLDNG ETAL to DOWNING, VINCENT
1970-08-18Mortgage — from DOWNING, VINCENT to 417 W 120 ST HLDNG ETAL; 128 EAST 70 ST CORP