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135 West 70th Street

A 7-story building with 87 apartments, built in 1927, in Manhattan, NY 10023.

Addresses on the lot: 135 to 145 West 70th Street.

HPD records as of October 27, 2026

8open HPD violations1 hazardous
2complaints to HPD, past year2 about heat or hot water
Nonerent-stabilized apartments registered2018 to 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

135 West 70th Street has 8 open HPD violations. Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to THE PYTHIAN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION.

Does 135 West 70th Street have open violations?

Yes: 8 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most0
B, hazardous30 days1
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days7

No class C violation is open. 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments have one. More on buildings by size

Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 2 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.

Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 135 West 70th Street?

135 West 70th Street is registered with HPD to THE PYTHIAN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.

The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10023 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 135 West 70th Street rent stabilized?

No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01142-7501.