530 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 85 DOB permits, 55 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 92% 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 0.6. 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
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-01-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Rodent (1).
$1,562,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (77) |
| 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) | 225 79TH OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | HELEN LOWENWIRTH |
| Managing agent | GPG MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,559,000 | $7,001,550 |
| 2026 | $16,456,000 | $7,405,200 |
| 2027 | $19,170,000 | $8,626,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $3,099,920 a year ($52.11 per sq ft), operating expenses $869,715 ($14.62 per sq ft), net operating income $2,230,205. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 93/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| 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 · 1,000 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 · 200 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 80 St & 2 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 290 Manhattan New School 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.
225 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 |
6 311 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 GPG MANAGEMENT — 149 buildings, 3,258 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B28. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 149 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2021-05-12 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | RPTT&RET $285,000 — from LABBE, MARGUERITE J to SEYMOUR, MARY KRISTEN | $285,000 | |
| 2026-09-08 | RPTT&RET $475,000 — from ESTATE OF HOWARD SIEGEL; ANDREW ROBERT SIEGEL AS EXECUTOR to PAISNER, RUBY; PAISNER, JONATHAN; PAISNER, WENDY | $475,000 | |
| 2026-09-02 | Sold for $285,000 | $285,000 | $3,701 |
| 2026-08-27 | Sold for $475,000 | $475,000 | $6,169 |
| 2026-07-07 | RPTT&RET $379,000 — from KAPLAN, WENDY to DELVAUX, MICHELLE | $379,000 | |
| 2026-07-02 | Sold for $379,000 | $379,000 | $4,922 |
| 2026-02-09 | RPTT&RET $570,000 — from 225 EAST 79TH STREET LLC to STARACE, HARPREET; STARACE, CLARK | $570,000 | |
| 2026-01-22 | Sold for $570,000 | $570,000 | $7,403 |
| 2025-12-30 | RPTT&RET $639,988 — from YAO, NING-YEN; ELLISTON, LAUREN to GENTILE, WEI | $639,988 | |
| 2025-12-24 | Sold for $639,988 | $639,988 | $8,312 |
| 2025-09-30 | RPTT&RET $1,075,000 — from BARBER, ADRIENNE SUZANNE to WHEATLEY, NISA KUNTZ; WHEATLEY, MATTHEW JAMES | $1,075,000 | |
| 2025-09-25 | Sold for $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | $13,961 |
| 2025-08-29 | RPTT&RET $440,000 — from CONNOLLY, HARVEY E; CONNOLLY, JR., EDWARD T to GOULD, CHARLES H | $440,000 | |
| 2025-08-14 | Sold for $440,000 | $440,000 | $5,714 |
| 2025-06-30 | RPTT&RET $530,000 — from 225 EAST 79TH STREET LLC to BOXER, SARAH | $530,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 26 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 34 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
Every one of the 530 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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