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139 East 79 Street

413Records
17City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10075 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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413 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 DOB permits, 76 DOB job filings, 65 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1928
Floors15
Res. units15
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)LEXINGTON 79TH CORPORATION
BBL1015080016
BIN1047469, 1083267

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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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · Taxi Complaint (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Outdoor Dining (1).

Filed construction activity

$6,443,212 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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 (1928)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)LEXINGTON-79TH CORPORATION
Head officerMICHAEL BOUBLIK
Managing agentWALLACK MANAGEMENT CO, INC.
Last registered2025-11-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$15,344,000 $6,904,800
2026$16,184,000 $7,282,800
2027$16,790,000 $7,555,500

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,904,336 a year ($59.76 per sq ft), operating expenses $927,774 ($19.09 per sq ft), net operating income $1,976,562. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Eroni T INCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Allergy Information) · 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

Subway77 St — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 79 St / Lexington Av — M79-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 81 St & Park Ave · 550 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.

Report a problem to 311

139 East 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

13 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WALLACK MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. — 61 buildings, 4,120 units. Grades across the portfolio: A59 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
333 East 79 Street MN440 A
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40 West 116 Street MN249 A
530 Amsterdam Avenue MN225 A
120 East 87 Street MN214 A
10 East End Avenue MN198 A
963 2 Avenue MN191 A
194 West 4 Street MN160 A
860 5 Avenue MN157 A
21 East 22 Street MN134 A
1230 3 Avenue MN125 A
302 Lexington Avenue MN125 A
112 East 81 Street MN101 A
565 West End Avenue MN99 A
30 East 85 Street MN92 A
52 East End Avenue MN81 A
120 East 79 Street MN78 A
1100 Park Avenue MN75 A
308 East 72 Street MN75 A
1120 Park Avenue MN70 A
21 West 58 Street MN68 A
2745 Broadway MN64 A
1211 Madison Avenue MN61 A
2 West 67 Street MN56 A
530 East 86 Street MN46 A
45 East 85 Street MN45 A
28 East 94 Street MN40 A
42 West 13 Street MN40 A
153 East 72 Street MN37 A
892 9 Avenue MN33 A
84 White Street MN33 A
623 Park Avenue MN32 A
1080 Madison Avenue MN29 A
1035 Park Avenue MN29 A
447 East 57 Street MN23 A
563 Park Avenue MN20 A
166 West 107 Street MN20 A
121 East 90 Street MN20 A
168 West 107 Street MN20 B
224 East 27 Street MN20 A
16 East 80 Street MN18 A
132 East 72 Street MN17 A
7 East 73 Street MN16 A
125 East 90 Street MN15 A
139 East 79 Street MN15 A
14 East 80 Street MN15 A
123 East 90 Street MN15 A
43 West 13 Street MN14 A
6 East 68 Street MN14 A
330 East 72 Street MN13 A
63 East 79 Street MN10 A
37 East 67 Street MN10 A
22 East 82 Street MN9 A
48 West 12 Street MN9 A
64 East 80 Street MN9 A
44 West 12 Street MN8 A
127 East 61 Street MN8 A
44 East 65 Street MN8 A
18 East 64 Street MN7 A
17 East 63 Street MN5 A

showing 60 of 61 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,700,000 on 2022-01-10 (lender: The Bank Of New York Mellon). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-16RPTT&RET $6,500,000 — from BOUBLIK, MIRIAM; BOUBLIK, MICHAEL to ROBBINS, DAVID G $6,500,000
2025-04-09Sold for $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $433,333
2023-11-01RPTT&RET $6,450,000 — from BAUSANO, MELISSA; BAUSANO, M. BARRY to ARTHUR D. KLAUS, TRUSTEE; SEAN T. KLAUS, TRUSTEE; RYAN KEITH KLAUS IRREVOCABLE TRUST $6,450,000
2023-10-27Sold for $6,450,000 $6,450,000 $430,000
2023-02-27RPTT&RET $5,700,000 — from MEHTA, LINN to RUBELL, JENNIFER $5,700,000
2023-02-16Sold for $5,700,000 $5,700,000 $380,000
2022-01-10AL&R $1,700,000 — from LEXINGTON - 79TH CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,700,000
2022-01-10Mortgage $1,700,000 — from LEXINGTON - 79TH CORPORATION to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,700,000
2021-12-06RPTT&RET $7,100,000 — from BICKLEY, KIMBERLY; BICKLEY, IAN to VON ROSENVINGE, ALISON; VON ROSENVINGE, TYCHO $7,100,000
2021-11-01Sold for $7,100,000 $7,100,000 $473,333
2021-03-30RPTT&RET $6,450,000 — from PATTERSON, JUSTIN BRUCE to DOUGLAS BLOCK, BROOKE; JOHNSON KENNAN, OLIVER JAMES $6,450,000
2021-03-18Sold for $6,450,000 $6,450,000 $430,000
2019-09-26RPTT&RET $3,015,000 — from BRITE, KATHRYN J to ARCARA, DAVID $3,015,000
2019-09-19Sold for $3,015,000 $3,015,000 $201,000
2018-06-20RPTT&RET $6,850,000 — from GORDON, MARGARET; GORDON, JEFFREY to PATTERSON, JUSTIN BRUCE $6,850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712136224
20186244218
20193252214
202013030016
202113354025
20225072014
20232124110
20247030010
20256054015
20267060013
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The full timeline

Construction 209Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 87Ownership & money 54Health & systems 16

Every one of the 413 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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