298 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 57 HPD housing violations, 55 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 45. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 17 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1984-03-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (5) · Food Establishment (3) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (1).
$114,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1894) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 224 WEST REALTY INC |
| Head officer | STEVEN BUCKALD |
| Managing agent | STEVEN BUCKWALD |
| Last registered | 2024-10-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,201,000 | $1,440,450 |
| 2026 | $3,414,000 | $1,536,300 |
| 2027 | $3,600,000 | $1,620,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Farm | Coffee/Tea | A | Mice 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: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 79 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 79 St — M104 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 79 St · 300 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.
224 West 79 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,872,026 on 2007-10-02 (lender: Bpd Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-17 | M&CON $3,800,000 — from 224 WEST REALTY INC. to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,800,000 | |
| 2017-01-17 | AL&R $3,800,000 — from 224 WEST REALTY INC. to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,800,000 | |
| 2013-08-08 | Agreement $3,697,148 — from 224 WEST REALTY INC to GROUPO POPULAR INVESTMENTS CORPORATION | $3,697,148 | |
| 2011-11-10 | Agreement $3,897,149 — from 224 WEST REALTY INC. to GRUPO POPULAR INVESTMENTS CORPORATION | $3,897,149 | |
| 2007-10-02 | Mortgage $3,872,027 — from 224 WEST REALTY INC; 1351 AMSTERDAM REALTY CORP to BPD BANK | $3,872,027 | |
| 2007-10-02 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from 1351 AMSTERDAM REALTY CORP; 224 WEST REALTY INC to BPD BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2004-12-21 | Mortgage $395,778 — from 224 WEST REALTY INC., to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $395,778 | |
| 2004-12-21 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from 224 WEST REALTY INC., to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2004-12-21 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 224 WEST REALTY INC., to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2002-12-13 | Mortgage $442,633 — from 224 WEST REATLY INC. to NORMANDY CORPORATION | $442,633 | |
| 2000-01-14 | Mortgage $205,708 — from 224 WEST REALTY, INC. to INTERBANK OF NEW YORK | $205,708 | |
| 1994-12-12 | Mortgage $125,000 — from 224 WEST REALTY, INC. to NEW YORK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIO | $125,000 | |
| 1988-08-03 | Mortgage $675,000 — from 224 W 79 OPERATING CORP; 224 WEST RLTY INC to LONGITANO, FRANK; LONGITANO, ANTHONY | $675,000 | |
| 1988-04-25 | Mortgage $310,000 — from 224 WEST RLTY INC to TOBIN, JENNIE | $310,000 | |
| 1982-11-04 | Mortgage $40,000 — from 79TH ST REAL ESTATECP to BERNARD PAIGE, P.C.ETC.; PAIGE, BERNARD TR. | $40,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Every one of the 298 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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