20 West 70th Street

20 West 70th Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 3 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and 2 of 10 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 10 units · Built 1892

StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 32 buildings' registrations; 2 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 2 of 10 units are rent-stabilized; 5 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (3 open, 3 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

3 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 53 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2005-06-23. Newest violation issued 2018-03-05. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2018. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (exterior). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROWN STONE CORNICES ABOVE 3 STY EAST & CENTER WINDOWS FRONT EXTERIOR WALL BLDG ER1, issued 2005-06-23. HPD violation 2959813
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint (exterior). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROWN STONE FASCIA ABOVE ALL THREE 3 STY BAY WINDOWS FRONT EXTERIOR WALL BLDG ER1, issued 2005-06-23. HPD violation 2959814
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT SURFACE NORTH RETAINING WALL FRONT AREAWAY ER1, issued 2005-06-23. HPD violation 2959816

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

2 of 10 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 2 in 2024, 5 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 20 WEST 70TH ST LLC. Head officer: CHRIS PARAVALOS. Managing agent: 20 WEST 70TH ST LLC. This owner has 32 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 5, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1011220043, HPD building ID 34702. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 72 St (C, B), 2 min walk
• 66 St-Lincoln Center (1), 5 min walk
• 72 St (1, 2, 3), 6 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.