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166-170 East 70 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01404 • Lot 0044 • Zip: 10021

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

2 Open DOB violations 11 on record • 1989–2025 0 Open ECB violations 2 on record • 2009–2015

Address

Primary address: 166-170 East 70 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10021
Block: 01404
Lot: 0044
BBL: 1014040044
Unified address ID: 1014040044

Land use and zoning

Land use: Public Facilities & Institutions
Zoning: R8B (Residential)
Ownership: Fully tax-exempt property
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 5,824 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 58 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 3.27
Max residential FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 4
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Educational Structures - Other Private School (W8)
Year built: 1902
Last altered: 1998
Floors: 4
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 19,048 sq ft
Building dimensions: 58 ft x 90 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: NY SCHOOL INTERIOR ETC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $10,531,000
Total assessment: $4,738,950
Land assessment: $2,106,000
Exempt total: $4,738,950
Assessment owner: NY SCHOOL INTERIOR ET

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Upper East Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
77 St 4 6 6X

About 6 minutes on foot · 376 m

  • Grand Central 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Union Square 22 min 6 walking, 16 riding
  • Times Square 23 min 6 walking, 17 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 6 walking, 23 riding
  • Penn Station 30 min 6 walking, 24 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2019

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 26, 2019 $10,000

    Alteration

    Permit Issued

2017

  1. DOB filing Jul 19, 2017 $24,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF AC SYSTEM AT 1ST FLOOR AND CONDENSING UNITS ON THE 1ST FLOOR ROOF SETBACK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS O...

2016

  1. Permit issued Aug 11, 2016

    EW / MH

    JP HVAC CORP

2015

  1. DOB filing Dec 28, 2015 $0

    Alteration Type III

    SIDEWALK SHED PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APP...

  2. DOB filing Dec 22, 2015 $0

    Alteration Type III

    PIPE SCAFFOLD PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OF EGRESS UNDER THIS APP...

  3. Permit issued Aug 5, 2015

    EW / OT

    TOWER BLDG SERVICES,INC

  4. DOB filing Aug 5, 2015 $32,364

    Alteration Type II

    FACADE REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  5. Permit issued Jul 31, 2015

    EQ / EQ

    SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC

  6. ECB violation Jun 19, 2015 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO NOTIFY THE DEPT.OF ADJUSTABLE SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD REMOVAL.(OUT RIGGER BEAM)THE DEPT.SHALL BE NOTIFIED NO LE...

2014

  1. Permit issued Dec 15, 2014

    EQ / EQ

    SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC

  2. DOB violation Aug 19, 2014

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2013

  1. DOB violation Jun 28, 2013

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2011

  1. DOB filing Jun 9, 2011 $0

    Place of Assembly

  2. DOB violation Jan 7, 2011

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2010

  1. DOB filing Aug 12, 2010 $26,100

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF AC UNIT AT MEZZANINE LEVEL. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2009

  1. ECB violation Nov 9, 2009 $0

    CLASS - 2

    10H11.56Y13.59Y2.61G11.05X10.52M7.10H REPLACE 56Y SEAL LEAKS 59Y CLEANDRUM ADHUST PADS 64.42G UNREADABLE FUSES 69B CO...

2004

  1. DOB violation Feb 13, 2004

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Feb 13, 2004

    LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED

2002

  1. Permit issued Jan 25, 2002

    EW / BL

    SAGE MECHANICAL

  2. Permit issued Jan 25, 2002

    PL / PL

    SAGE MECHANICAL

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
NEW YORK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR D
JANE CHEN
DOB Filing 07/19/2017
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
WILLIAM LAFFEY
DOB Filing 12/28/2015
Owner
NEW YORK SCHOOL OF DESIGN
CHRISTOPHER CYPHERS
DOB Filing 06/09/2011
Owner
NEW YORK SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESI
JANE CHEN
DOB Filing 08/12/2010
Owner
NY SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN
INGE HECKEL
DOB Filing 01/25/2002
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PLATINUM SERVICES NY LLC
Albany, NY, 12203
DOB NOW 06/26/2019
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
NATIONAL WESTMINSTERBK
00000
ACRIS 08/26/1993
GRANTOR/SELLER
BIRCH WATHEN LENOX SCHL
210 EAST 77TH ST
NY, NY, 10021
ACRIS 08/13/1993
GRANTEE/BUYER
NY SCHOOL INTERIOR ETC
155 EAST 56TH ST
NY, NY, 10021
ACRIS 08/13/1993
GRANTOR/SELLER
LENOX SCHOOL F/K/A
210 EAST 77TH ST
NY, NY, 10021
ACRIS 08/13/1993
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
LENOX SCHOOL
170 EAST 70TH ST
NY, NY, 10021
ACRIS 01/12/1990
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
FIRST NAT'L CITY BANK
00000
ACRIS 10/26/1987
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
FIRST NATIONAL CITYBANK
00000
ACRIS 02/15/1985
PARTY 1
LANDMARKS PRESERVTNCOMM
00000
ACRIS 07/02/1982
PARTY 1
TALK LLOYD M.
ACRIS 12/10/1979
PARTY 2
TOLK, LLOYD M
ACRIS 04/29/1977

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
NY SCHOOL INTERIOR ET
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
NY SCHOOL INTERIOR ETC
PLUTO