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222 West 79 Street

279Records
15City systems
0Open violations
20Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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279 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 311 service requests, 73 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1894
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)CASTELLE BAAN, LLC
BBL1011700043
BIN1030916

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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: Noise (20) · Missed Collection (9) · Illegal Dumping (3) · Food Establishment (3) · Street Condition (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$219,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,411,000 $444,660
2026$7,073,000 $424,380
2027$6,842,000 $410,520

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Mochi DolciAsian/Asian FusionCMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-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: Broadway / W 79 St — M104 · 300 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 79 St · 250 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

222 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

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,044,000 on 2025-09-15 (lender: Empire State Certified Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-09-15AL&R $2,000,000 — from CASTELLE BAAN, LLC to NYBDC LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $2,000,000
2025-09-15Mortgage $2,000,000 — from CASTELLE BAAN, LLC to NYBDC LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $2,000,000
2025-09-15Mortgage $2,044,000 — from CASTELLE BAAN, LLC to EMPIRE STATE CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPO $2,044,000
2025-09-15Agreement $2,000,000 — from TD BANK, N.A. to EMPIRE STATE CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPO $2,000,000
2025-09-15AL&R $2,044,000 — from CASTELLE BAAN, LLC to EMPIRE STATE CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPO $2,044,000
2025-08-20AL&R $2,000,000 — from CASTELLE BAAN, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $2,000,000
2025-08-20Agreement $2,000,000 — from CASTELLE BAAN, LLC to TD BANK, N.A. $2,000,000
2022-02-15AL&R $5,000,000 — from CASTELLE BAAN, LLC to NEWTEK SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC $5,000,000
2022-02-15Mortgage $1,449,457 — from CASTELLE BAAN, LLC to NEWTEK SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC $1,449,457
2022-02-15Deed $5,000,000 — from BERNARD J. JAFFE, PRELIMINARY EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF EMIL TALEL, DEC'D to CASTELLE BAAN, LLC $5,000,000
2022-02-15Agreement $5,000,000 — from CASTELLE BAAN, LLC to NEWTEK SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC $5,000,000
2022-01-31Sold for $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $2,500,000
2019-02-06AL&R $650,000 — from TALEL, EMIL to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $650,000
2019-02-06Mortgage $650,000 — from TALEL, EMIL to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $650,000
2016-08-26AL&R $3,000,000 — from TALEL, EMIL to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005027
201800100616
201900221216
2020002024
2021005038
202232129329
2023361701036
202412160423
2025231114333
202630140118
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 108Ownership & money 74Health & systems 53

Every one of the 279 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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