220 EAST 70 STREET is a late-20th-century 1986 building, 15 floors, 65 units in Upper East Side, NYC. Owned by HOWARD HUGHES MEDL INST.. Public records show 41 open violations, 19 311 complaints on file.
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(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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
(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 HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§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 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.
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The heart of the Upper East Side between Lexington and Fifth — Museum Mile runs along Central Park, Madison Avenue boutiques cater to old money, and pre-war doorman buildings line every block. It's Manhattan at its most classically elegant.
General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Horn
Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
Dirty Condition — Trash
WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None