1,009 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 235 311 service requests, 202 HPD complaints, 144 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% 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 2. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Lead (2) · Asbestos (2) · Street Condition (2).
$5,505,417 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (55 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 (1947) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (78) |
| 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) | 120 EAST 79TH STREET INC. |
| Head officer | EVAN WALDMAN |
| Managing agent | WALLACK MANAGEMENT CO INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,233,000 | $8,654,850 |
| 2026 | $22,394,000 | $10,077,300 |
| 2027 | $20,711,000 | $9,319,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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 $3,765,130 a year ($48.30 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,439,012 ($18.46 per sq ft), net operating income $2,326,118. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 53/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 | 77 St — 6 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 79 St / Lexington Av — M79-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 81 St & Park Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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.
120 East 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 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.
Managed by WALLACK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. — 61 buildings, 4,120 units. Grades across the portfolio: A59 · B1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 61 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2023-06-13 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | RPTT&RET $715,000 — from COHEN, LOUISE M to FLAMMANG, JULIE E | $715,000 | |
| 2026-08-17 | Sold for $715,000 | $715,000 | $9,167 |
| 2026-07-27 | RPTT&RET $3,200,000 — from LUCHETTI, GONZALO; ROJNICA, ANA to UNAL, GUL SEDA; SANTOS, EDWARD | $3,200,000 | |
| 2026-07-07 | Sold for $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $41,026 |
| 2026-06-26 | RPTT&RET $1,710,000 — from MUCHNICK, AMANDA; RAPOPORT, BENJAMIN I to NATHANSON, MITCHELL | $1,710,000 | |
| 2026-06-23 | Sold for $1,710,000 | $1,710,000 | $21,923 |
| 2026-04-28 | RPTT&RET $3,200,000 — from SCHIRO, AILEEN BRODY; SCHIRO, JR., JAMES J. to SINGLETON, HALEY; BERNSTEIN, SAMUEL | $3,200,000 | |
| 2026-04-22 | Sold for $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $41,026 |
| 2026-03-25 | RPTT&RET $1,350,000 — from WINSTON, KAREN to WEISER, KATHLEEN; WEISER, ALLAN | $1,350,000 | |
| 2026-03-23 | Sold for $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | $17,308 |
| 2026-03-12 | RPTT&RET $2,750,000 — from RYAN, NORA L to JANE GLEESON, ANNA; CHARLES STEPHANE GRISEY, ETIENNE | $2,750,000 | |
| 2026-03-02 | RPTT&RET $2,215,000 — from BERKOWITZ, SETH; BERKOWITZ, REBECCA to PEREIRA, DECIO; VILLENA, ELENA | $2,215,000 | |
| 2026-02-27 | Sold for $2,215,000 | $2,215,000 | $28,397 |
| 2026-02-26 | Sold for $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | $35,256 |
| 2026-02-26 | RPTT&RET $3,155,000 — from LAPIDUS, CARI; LAPIDUS, MARK to JOHNDROW, JAMES; LUM, KRISTIAN | $3,155,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 70 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 70 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 44 |
| 2024 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 52 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 39 |
Every one of the 1,009 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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