503 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 182 DOB permits, 106 DOB job filings, 58 311 service requests.
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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 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 1.9. 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
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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Street Condition (2) · Lost Property (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$6,149,498 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (53 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 151 EAST 79TH STREET CORP |
| Head officer | CHRIS EISLER |
| Managing agent | BROWN HARRIS STEVENS |
| Last registered | 2025-09-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,559,000 | $7,901,550 |
| 2026 | $19,058,000 | $8,576,100 |
| 2027 | $21,512,000 | $9,680,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% 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 2022 estimate: gross income $3,274,734 a year ($51.42 per sq ft), operating expenses $970,575 ($15.24 per sq ft), net operating income $2,304,159. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (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 · 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 79 St / Lexington Av — M79-SBS · 100 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 81 St & Park Ave · 600 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.
151 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 |
11 311 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.
Managed by BROWN HARRIS STEVENS — 160 buildings, 9,488 units. Grades across the portfolio: A156 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 160 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on 1993-07-30 (lender: Bank Of Westbury). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | RPTT&RET $2,999,500 — from INNESS HANCOCK; ARDEN DELACEY; CHARLENE TYLER MARSHALL REVOCABLE TRUST to SCHAFFRAN, CHARLES; SCHAFFRAN, LAURIE | $2,999,500 | |
| 2026-06-29 | Sold for $2,999,500 | $2,999,500 | $187,469 |
| 2024-09-06 | RPTT&RET $6,500,000 — from THOMAS E. BATOR, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ELIZABETH M. KRAMER to PURCELL, KEVIN; PURCELL, KELLY | $6,500,000 | |
| 2024-09-05 | Sold for $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $406,250 |
| 2022-02-25 | RPTT&RET $8,000,000 — from MCCREERY, ELIZABETH P; MCCREERY, DAVID A to LASH, ABIGAIL S; SHAPARD, AUSTIN V | $8,000,000 | |
| 2022-02-25 | RPTT&RET $8,000,000 — from MCCREERY, ELIZABETH P; MCCREERY, DAVID A to LASH, ABIGAIL S; SHAPARD, AUSTIN V | $8,000,000 | |
| 2022-02-09 | Sold for $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $500,000 |
| 2022-01-26 | RPTT&RET $7,425,000 — from THE CARTCHRIS 2012 IRREVOCABLE FAMILY TR; PETER T. GRAUER, AS TRUSTEE to TOCHILIN, CONOR STEVEN; TOCHILIN, KATHERINE PEEK | $7,425,000 | |
| 2022-01-13 | Sold for $7,425,000 | $7,425,000 | $464,063 |
| 2018-06-12 | RPTT&RET $916,478 — from 151 EAST 79TH STREET CORPORATION to MCCREERY, DAVID; MCCREERY, ELIZABETH | $916,478 | |
| 2018-06-05 | Sold for $916,477 | $916,477 | $57,280 |
| 2010-07-14 | RPTT&RET $7,200,000 — from JONES, NANCY S; JONES, JAMES A III to RUSSO, GEORGINA T; RUSSO, THOMAS | $7,200,000 | |
| 2008-01-08 | RPTT&RET $9,100,000 — from FEINBERG, GISELA; FEINBERG, STEPHEN A to MILGRIM, BRETT; ORENSTEIN MILGRIM , ELIZABETH | $9,100,000 | |
| 2007-06-20 | RPTT&RET $3,250,000 — from ALAN L. COREY, III, EXECUTOR; RUSSEL G. COREY, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF PATRICIA G. COREY; PATR to MICHAEL E. GELLERT 2006 REVOCABLE TRUST; GELLERT, CATHERINE ANN | $3,250,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | RPTT $7,750,000 — from BUCKLEY, MARY; BUCKLEY, WILLIAM to GUILLEMOT, FRANCES CRAIG; GUILLEMOT, GERARD | $7,750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 |
| 2019 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 39 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 2025 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 49 |
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
Every one of the 503 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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