138 West 70 Street
Manhattan, NY 10023BBL 1-01141-0047Map
Owner of record: 138 West 70th Street, LLC
138 West 70 Street is a walk-up apartment building built in 1883 in Manhattan, 10023. It has 10 residential units across 4 floors. The owner of record is 138 West 70th Street, LLC. HPD has recorded 8 housing violations here, most recently on November 17, 2025. City tax records listed 3 rent-stabilized apartments here in 2024.
- HPD violations
- 8
- DOB violations
- 3
- ECB violations
- 0
- HPD complaints
- 6
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.
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Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 8
- IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 17, 2025
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Mar 16, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 2, 2022
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Feb 16, 2022
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Apr 1, 2021
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Apr 1, 2021
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Oct 25, 2019
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Oct 10, 2018
Closed — Violation dismissed
DOB building violations · 3
- Low pressure boiler boiler required
Violation issued for failure to file annual boiler 2014 inspection report
Oct 1, 2015
Dob violation - active - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Jan 3, 2008
Dob violation - dismissed - Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Aug 29, 1995
Dob violation - dismissed
ECB violations · 0
No ECB violations on record
Complaints
- Heat/hot water
Entire building
Dec 2, 2019 · Apt BLDG
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Oct 16, 2018 · Apt BSMT
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Feb 10, 2016 · Apt 3F
Close - Heat/hot water
Entire building
Jan 1, 2016 · Apt 1B
Close - Heating
Heat related
Nov 8, 2010 · Apt 1B
Close - Heating
Heat related
Mar 28, 2004 · Apt BLG
Close
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C5)
- Year built
- 1883
- Floors
- 4
- Residential units
- 10
- Building area
- 5,640 ft²
- Lot area
- 1,858 ft²
- Zoning
- R8B
- Community board
- 107
- Council district
- 6
- Block / lot
- 1141 / 47
- Assessed value
- $1,369,800
- Landmark / historic district
- Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District
HPD registration #107919, last renewed Mar 20, 2026.
Questions about 138 West 70 Street
Who owns 138 West 70 Street?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is 138 West 70th Street, LLC.
Does 138 West 70 Street have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 8 housing violations at this property.
Is 138 West 70 Street rent stabilized?
NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 3 rent-stabilized units here in 2024 (about 30% of its 10 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.
When was 138 West 70 Street built?
City records list 1883 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 138 West 70 Street?
It has 10 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.