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206 West 79 Street

263Records
15City systems
4Open violations
5.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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263 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 311 service requests, 52 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1894
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)RK ACQUISITION LLC
BBL1011700037
BIN1030910

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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 71% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.7. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-16.

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$188,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1894)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)RK ACQUISITION LLC
Head officerEZRA MASHAAL
Managing agentSKYWAY DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,069,000 $931,050
2026$2,483,000 $1,117,350
2027$2,980,000 $1,341,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Perla NascostaItalianNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

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

Getting around

Subway79 St — 1 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 79 St — M7 M11 M79-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 79 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 087 William Sherman. 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

206 West 79 Street

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

3 311 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 SKYWAY DEVELOPMENT GROUP — 9 buildings, 93 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
7101 3 Avenue BK19 B
205 East 14 Street MN19 B
7107 3 Avenue BK19 A
83 East 7 Street MN8 A
206 West 79 Street MN7 A
250 West 14 Street MN6 B
49 East 7 Street MN6 A
126 West 13 Street MN6 A
252 West 14 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $127,044 on 2022-10-25 (lender: Webster Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-25AL&R $2,850,000 — from R.K. ACQUISITION LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,850,000
2022-10-25Agreement $2,850,000 — from R.K. ACQUISITION LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,850,000
2022-10-25Mortgage $127,044 — from R.K. ACQUISITION LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $127,044
2018-07-06Mortgage $275,290 — from R.K. ACQUISITION LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $275,290
2018-07-06Agreement $2,800,000 — from R.K. ACQUISITION LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,800,000
2013-07-16Agreement $2,750,000 to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $2,750,000
2013-07-16Mortgage $1,602,775 — from R.K. ACQUISITION LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,602,775
2012-08-20Agreement $1,147,225 — from R.K. ACQUISITON LLC to DMSA, LLC $1,147,225
2004-08-19Agreement $1,350,000 — from R.K. ACQUISITION LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $1,350,000
2004-08-19Mortgage $478,968 — from R.K. ACQUISITION LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $478,968
2004-05-11Deed $483,985 — from OMNI ASSETS LLC to R.K. ACQUISITION LLC $483,985
2004-05-11Deed $483,985 — from CN LLC to R.K. ACQUISITION LLC $483,985
2001-08-29Mortgage $900,000 — from R.K. ACQUISITION LLC; CN LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK $900,000
1988-11-18Mortgage $200,000 — from 206 WEST 79TH ST ASSOC.; EICHENGRUN, WILLIAMA. to GATEWAY STATE BANK $200,000
1988-08-17Mortgage $458,877 — from 206 WEST 79TH ST ASSOC to HOME SAVINGS BANK $458,877

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017103037
20183023210
2019005027
2020002013
202100100313
202204164428
202305370648
2024004026
2025001023
2026001034
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 124Ownership & money 52Health & systems 35

Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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