The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 9.4. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% 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
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
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
Filed construction activity
$140,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (3 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)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
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)
BIRCHWOOD PROPERTIES LLC
Head officer
ROBERT E SPITALNICK
Managing agent
Birchwood Properties LLC
Last registered
2025-07-08
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
$3,244,000
$1,459,800
2026
$2,740,000
$1,233,000
2027
$2,597,000
$1,168,650
The city's market estimate has fallen
20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 1 Av — M79-SBS · 500 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike
1 Ave & E 78 St · 200 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.
3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,044,007 on
2020-01-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2020-01-14
Agreement $3,600,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$3,600,000
2020-01-14
Mortgage $1,044,007 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,044,007
2013-09-18
Agreement $2,960,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,960,000
2013-09-18
AL&R $2,960,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$2,960,000
2013-09-18
Mortgage $1,562,833 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,562,833
2011-03-04
Agreement $1,460,732 — from 344- 46 MANAGEMENT LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,460,732
2004-11-09
Mortgage $366,730 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$366,730
2004-11-09
Agreement $1,650,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,650,000
2002-09-11
Mortgage $379,817 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$379,817
1998-07-22
Mortgage $270,893 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
$270,893
1988-02-26
Mortgage $602,022 — from 344-346 ASSOCIATES to AMF CAPITAL CO
$602,022
1985-12-20
Mortgage $2,259 — from SOUTH 78 REALTY CO. to TREMONT FED S & L ASSN.
$2,259
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
14
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
7
1
0
2
10
2018
0
2
0
2
4
2019
0
4
0
3
7
2020
0
1
4
1
6
2021
0
3
0
0
3
2022
0
8
0
0
8
2023
0
11
0
3
14
2024
0
3
0
0
3
2025
2
2
0
0
4
2026
0
3
0
1
4
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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
2026-01-29
Rodent inspection: Passed
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-04-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2026-01-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-02-04Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2025-01-28Job filed: Proposed installation HVAC Equipment as per plan$5,000
2025-01-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-01-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024
2024-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-15Bedbug filing: 1 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
2023
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
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
2013
2013-09-18Agreement $2,960,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,960,000
2013-09-18AL&R $2,960,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,960,000
2013-09-18Mortgage $1,562,833 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,562,833
2012
2012-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-04Agreement $1,460,732 — from 344- 46 MANAGEMENT LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,460,732
2011-01-18311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010
2010-11-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-08-07311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2004
2004-11-09Mortgage $366,730 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$366,730
2004-11-09Agreement $1,650,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,650,000
2002
2002-09-11Agreement — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC
2002-09-11Mortgage $379,817 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$379,817
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-10-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-07-22SAGE — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB
1998-07-22Mortgage $270,893 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK$270,893
1998-07-22Deed — from 344-346 ASSOCIATES to 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC
1998-07-22Mortgage assigned — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
1998-07-22Agreement — from QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK to 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-05-09Mortgage assigned — from 344-346 ASSOCIATES to BANKERS FED SVGS FSB
1988-05-09Agreement — from BANKERS FDRL SVGS to 344-346 ASSOCS
1988-05-09Mortgage assigned — from AMF CAPITAL CO to BANKERS FDRL SVGS
1988-03-04SAGE — from TREMONT FDRL SVG&LNASSN
1988-02-26Mortgage $602,022 — from 344-346 ASSOCIATES to AMF CAPITAL CO$602,022
1988-02-26Agreement — from AMF CAPITAL CORP to 344-346 ASSOCIATES
1988-02-26Deed — from SOUTH 78 REALTY CO to 344-346 ASSOCIATES
1988-02-26Mortgage assigned — from TREMONT FED S&L ASSN to AMF CAPITAL CO
1985
1985-12-20Mortgage assigned — from GOLD, MILDRED EXEC; GOLD, IRVING EST/; SILBER, HARRY J. EXEC to TREMONT FED S & L ASSN.
1985-12-20Mortgage $2,259 — from SOUTH 78 REALTY CO. to TREMONT FED S & L ASSN.$2,259
1985-12-20Mortgage assigned — from SOUTH 78 REALTY CO. to TREMONT FED S & L ASSN.
1983
1983-11-03Mortgage satisfied — from DIGEST REALTY CORP. to HIRSCH, ROBERT S.
1982
1982-06-28Mortgage assigned — from HIRSCH, ROBERT S. to HIRSCH, MINNA TR.; HIRSCH, ROBERT S.TR.
1973
1973-10-04Mortgage — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to HIRSCH, ROBERT S
1973-10-04Mortgage — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to GOLD, IRVING
1973-10-04Deed — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to SOUTH 78 REALTY CO
1973-10-04Deed — from GOLD, IRVING to DIGEST REALTY CORP