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179 East 79 Street

515Records
18City systems
11Open violations
0.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10075 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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515 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 110 DOB permits, 70 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1928
Floors15
Res. units59
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)179 TENANTS CORP
BBL1015080031
BIN1047475

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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 94% 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 0.3. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1983-05-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Food Establishment (1) · Outdoor Dining (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,877,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 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 (59)
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)179 TENANTS CORP C/O J&C LAMB MGMT CORP
Head officerSUSAN HICKEY
Managing agentJ & C LAMB MANAGEMENT CORP
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$16,952,000 $7,628,400
2026$17,874,000 $8,043,300
2027$17,061,000 $7,677,450

The city's market estimate has risen 1% 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 $3,174,727 a year ($51.79 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,015,741 ($16.57 per sq ft), net operating income $2,158,986. 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 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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

Subway77 St — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 3 Av — M79-SBS · 50 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 82 St · 500 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

179 East 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

6 311 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 J&C LAMB MANAGEMENT CORP. — 18 buildings, 1,062 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
330 East 75 Street MN197 A
773 Lexington Avenue MN131 A
333 East 55 Street MN114 A
1009 Madison Avenue MN111 A
1420 York Avenue MN95 A
60 West 13 Street MN70 A
179 East 79 Street MN59 A
111 East 88 Street MN58 A
140 West 22 Street MN51 A
425 East 78 Street MN35 B
27 West 55 Street MN34 A
224 West 18 Street MN31 A
23 Park Avenue MN22 A
24 Gramercy Park South MN19 A
134 Duane Street MN16 A
11 East 79 Street MN7 A
64 East 11 Street MN6 A
128 East 7 Street MN6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2021-05-26 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-21RPTT&RET $550,000 — from CAHN, AYLA to GIDEZ, JAMES P $550,000
2026-08-05Sold for $550,000 $550,000 $9,322
2025-09-17RPTT&RET $775,000 — from DAMIANOS, ALEXANDRA; DAMIANOS, CHRISTOPHER; DAMIANOS, TRACY to BAUM, SABRA $775,000
2025-09-10Sold for $775,000 $775,000 $13,136
2025-06-09RPTT&RET $615,000 — from GODSHALL, ANNE to NILES, PETER $615,000
2025-05-29Sold for $615,000 $615,000 $10,424
2025-01-13RPTT&RET $715,000 — from MCGEHEE, KEVIN; MCGEHEE, KATHRYN to NILES, DAVID $715,000
2025-01-07Sold for $715,000 $715,000 $12,119
2024-10-02RPTT&RET $2,550,000 — from BONCOMPAGNI HOOVER, TATIANA; HOOVER, MAXIMILLIAN S to SULLIVAN, JOHN A; SULLIVAN, MARY T $2,550,000
2024-09-18Sold for $2,550,000 $2,550,000 $43,220
2023-09-29RPTT&RET $999,900 — from LINDA SIROW AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF JUNE BLUM to LAU, MICHAEL; LAU, ALEXANDRA $999,900
2023-09-21Sold for $999,900 $999,900 $16,947
2023-09-07RPTT&RET $500,000 — from WILLKIE, JULIA to SARIEGO, JOSE; SATTERFIELD, PAMELA $500,000
2023-08-30Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $8,475
2023-08-14RPTT&RET $665,000 — from FINKELSTEIN, LINDA to SCHRIBER, GEORGE A; SCHRIBER, SUSAN V $665,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201762213225
2018321210431
20199186327
20206112212
2021140215132
202259210228
202341410120
20249142218
202513026122
202610042622
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The full timeline

Construction 180Enforcement 58Housing & tenants 62Ownership & money 183Health & systems 32

Every one of the 515 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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