877 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 193 311 service requests, 187 HPD housing violations, 182 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58.6. In ZIP 10075, 82% 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 | 8 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1983-07-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 9).
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · PLUMBING (4) · Food Establishment (3) · Noise (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Drinking (1).
$474,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| 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) | NR 79th Street LLC |
| Head officer | Ashley Proctor |
| Managing agent | EMMES ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
| Last registered | 2026-03-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,315,000 | $2,841,750 |
| 2026 | $5,761,000 | $2,592,450 |
| 2027 | $5,741,000 | $2,583,450 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our New Place | Chinese | 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, Plumbing, 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 | 77 St — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 2 Av — M79-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 78 St & 2 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor 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.
242 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by EMMES ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 9 buildings, 74 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 242 East 79 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 1372 1 Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 42 West 56 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 1623 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 1625 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 40 West 56 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 1621 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 44 West 56 Street | MN | 2 | B |
| 127 East 47 Street | MN | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,800,000 on 2015-01-14 (lender: Oritani Finance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-14 | Mortgage $8,800,000 — from NR 79TH STREET LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $8,800,000 | |
| 2015-01-14 | AL&R $8,800,000 — from NR 79TH STREET LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $8,800,000 | |
| 2013-11-15 | Agreement $31,915,078 — from NRP LLC II; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NR PROPERTIES FIVE LLC; NRP LLC I; NRP 56 LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $31,915,078 | |
| 2013-08-20 | Agreement $40,985,085 — from NRP 56 LLC; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NR PROPERTIES FIVE LLC; NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $40,985,085 | |
| 2012-12-13 | Agreement $53,461,479 — from NRP LLC I1; NRP 56 LLC; NR PROPERTIES FIVE LLC; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC to MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $53,461,479 | |
| 2012-11-30 | Agreement $83,651,979 — from NRP LLC I; NR PROPERTIES FOUR LLC; NRP 56 LLC; NR PROPERTIES FIVE LLC; NRP LLC II; NR PROP to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $83,651,979 | |
| 2012-11-26 | Agreement $86,962,024 — from NR PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NRP 56 LLC; NR PROPERTI to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $86,962,024 | |
| 2012-08-01 | Agreement $10,167,888 — from NRP LLC 1I; NR PROPERTIES FOUR LLC; NR PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NR PROPERT to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $10,167,888 | |
| 2012-02-17 | Agreement $48,750,621 — from NR PROPERTIES FOUR LLC; NR PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NR PROPERTY 20, L.P.; NRP 56 LLC; NRP LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $48,750,621 | |
| 2011-11-28 | Agreement $54,518,456 — from NRP LLC 1 to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $54,518,456 | |
| 2010-06-16 | Agreement $55,695,850 — from NRP PROPERTY 2 LLC; NRP LLC II; NRP PROPERTIES FOUR LLC; NRP PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NRP 56 to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $55,695,850 | |
| 2007-12-31 | Agreement $100,000,000 — from NR PROPERTIES SIX LLC; NRP 56 LLC; NR PROPERTIES FOUR LLC; NR PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NR PRO to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $100,000,000 | |
| 2007-12-31 | Mortgage $60,000,000 — from NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I; NRP 56 LLC; NR PROPERTIES SIX LLC; NR PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NR PROP to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $60,000,000 | |
| 2007-12-31 | Mortgage $28,521,443 — from NR PROPERTIES FOUR LLC; NR PROPERTIES SIX LLC; NE PROPERTY 2 LLC; NR PROPERTIES THREE LLC; to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $28,521,443 | |
| 2006-02-24 | Agreement $76,002,365 — from NRP LLC I; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NRP LLC II to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST, SUCCESSOR IN INTE | $76,002,365 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 37 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 2019 | 3 | 22 | 39 | 3 | 67 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 58 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| 2023 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 40 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 40 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 27 |
Every one of the 877 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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