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79 Washington Square E

465Records
18City systems
2Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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465 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 98 DOB job filings, 96 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors7
Res. units93
ClassH8
Owner (PLUTO)NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
BBL1005460001
BIN1076069

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 91% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.7. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Vendor Enforcement (12) · Illegal Parking (11) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Encampment (4) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Graffiti (2).

Filed construction activity

$105,473,030 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (49 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (93)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Head officerLINDA CHIARELLI
Managing agentNEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Last registered2024-09-06

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,551,000 $3,397,950
2026$7,922,000 $3,564,900
2027$8,383,000 $3,772,350

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
StarbucksCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway8 St-NYU — R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Astor Pl — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Waverly Pl — M1 M55 SIM7 SIM9 +2 more · 750 ft
Citi BikeWashington Pl & Greene St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

79 Washington Square E

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — 38 buildings, 1,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Bleecker Street MN397 A
125 West 14 Street MN275 A
347 East 33 Street MN209 A
106 East 14 Street MN172 A
14 Washington Place MN151 B
130 Mac Dougal Street MN138 A
320 East 22 Street MN94 A
79 Washington Square E MN93 A
1 1/2 5 Avenue MN92 A
37 Washington Square W MN63 A
27 Washington Square N MN27 A
6 East 8 Street MN11 A
22 East 8 Street MN10 A
36 East 8 Street MN7 A
12 East 8 Street MN4 A
16 East 8 Street MN1 A
18 East 8 Street MN0 —
35 5 Avenue MN0 —
246 Mercer Street MN0 —
5 University Place MN0 —
433 East 30 Street MN0 —
35 Cooper Square MN0 —
15 Washington Place MN0 —
126 East 14 Street MN0 —
334 East 26 Street MN0 —
316 3 Avenue MN0 —
787 Broadway MN0 —
31 3 Avenue MN0 —
35 Washington Square W MN0 —
21 Union Square MN0 —
38 East 7 Street MN0 —
67 3 Avenue MN0 —
120 East 12 Street MN0 —
334 East 25 Street MN0 —
89 West 3 Street MN0 —
1 Washington Square N MN0 —
330 East 25 Street MN0 —
545 1 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $162,370,000 on 1986-12-23 (lender: Dormitory Athty State NY), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-12-23Mortgage $162,370,000 — from NEW YORK UNIVERSITY to DORMITORY ATHTY STATE NY $162,370,000
1986-12-23Mortgage $162,370,000 — from NEW YORK UNIVERSITY to DORMITORY ATHTY STATE NY $162,370,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
75
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170450615
20184230413
2019108130334
202018240327
20210680216
20227080217
20233021502875
2024273181958
2025184130237
202641170123
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The full timeline

Construction 200Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 126Ownership & money 10Health & systems 68

Every one of the 465 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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