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127 West 79 Street

843Records
18City systems
0Open violations
1.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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843 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 217 DOB permits, 200 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 139 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1926
Floors15
Res. units125
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)CLIFTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP
BBL1012100019
BIN1031759

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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 69% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.4. 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 4,677 100+-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

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.

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (2) · Noise (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Lost Property (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,580,059 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (70 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (125)
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)CLIFTON HOUSE OWNERS CORP.
Head officerJONATHAN MONTBACH
Managing agentORSID NY
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$30,027,000 $13,512,150
2026$30,279,000 $13,625,550
2027$33,989,000 $15,295,050

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $5,629,925 a year ($45.44 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,914,224 ($15.45 per sq ft), net operating income $3,715,701. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 70/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 80 St — M7 M11 M79-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 79 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson. 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

127 West 79 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ORSID NY — 243 buildings, 30,702 units. Grades across the portfolio: A227 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio

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showing 60 of 243 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,960,000 on 2021-06-22 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-24RPTT&RET $425,000 — from HABIB, ERIC to GOOD, MARY $425,000
2026-06-09Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $3,400
2026-03-16RPTT&RET $2,400,000 — from ALGER, KEVIN R to WILLIAM D. BLOOMER AS TRUSTEE; LAUREN S. TASLITZ AS TRUSTEE; WILLIAM D. BLOOMER TRUST; LAU $2,400,000
2026-03-12Sold for $2,400,000 $2,400,000 $19,200
2026-01-22RPTT&RET $420,000 — from GOLTZMAN, JONATHAN to ITAI, TAMUZ $420,000
2026-01-20Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $3,360
2025-12-31RPTT&RET $1,295,000 — from LANDISMAN, MARK to ALGER, KEVIN R $1,295,000
2025-12-18Sold for $1,295,000 $1,295,000 $10,360
2025-10-24RPTT&RET $875,000 — from RATCLIFFE, FREDERICK; RATCLIFFE, BETH to MIKULA, CYNTHIA; MIKULA, HOLLY B; MIKULA, GARY $875,000
2025-10-16Sold for $875,000 $875,000 $7,000
2025-07-29RPTT&RET $425,000 — from TOUHEY, SHANE to EISENBERG, BETSY; BRANDNER, ERIC $425,000
2025-06-30Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $3,400
2025-04-16RPTT&RET $850,000 — from GARY DEUTSCH, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF CECELIA L. FANELLI; MARY LOU MAIELLANO, AS EXECUTOR to JONES, DOMINIQUE; JONES, TERRENCE O $850,000
2025-04-01Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $6,800
2025-01-06RPTT&RET $1,495,000 — from LEE, SO YOUNG; GALLOWAY, JAMES to VERITY, JEFFERY MONROE; ANDRAE, ANGELIQUE $1,495,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174413315
2018120515537
201922069340
20205175321
2021150615339
2022144712340
2023113610636
20241801215247
202592711332
2026282210244
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The full timeline

Construction 356Enforcement 84Housing & tenants 113Ownership & money 247Health & systems 43

Every one of the 843 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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