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217 West 79 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1012270123 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class14
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 18.8. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1984-10-30.

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.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Real Time Enforcement (5) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$305,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1896)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)DIVAD REALTY CORP
Head officerWILLIAM D HARRA
Managing agentDIVAD REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,159,600 $1,421,820
2026$3,370,000 $1,516,500
2027$3,553,000 $1,598,850

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway79 St — 1 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 79 St — M104 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 79 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 009 Sarah Anderson. 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

217 West 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

11 311 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 DIVAD REALTY CORP — 3 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
215 West 79 Street MN8 A
217 West 79 Street MN8 A
213 West 79 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,250 on 1999-02-23 (lender: M & T Real Estate, INC.), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-02-07RPTT $112,496 — from KLEIN, MURRAY to ROGER KLEIN, TRUSTEE OF THE KLEIN FAMILY; DEBORAH HIMMELFARB, TRUSTEE OF $112,496
2007-02-07RPTT $112,496 — from KLEIN, EDITH to ROGER KLEIN, TRUSTEE OF THE KLEIN FAMILY; DEBORAH HIMMELFARB, TRUSTEE OF $112,496
1999-02-23Mortgage $4,250 — from DIVAD REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $4,250
1985-04-23Mortgage $440,750 — from DIVAD REALTY CORP. to FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; ZABAR, LAURI; FRIEDLAND, MELVIN; KLEIN, MURRAY; ZABAR, SAUL $440,750

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
29
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701113
20180110314
201931228
202000224
202100527
202200448
202300123
202461011229
202503137
202611226
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-06-12DOB violation LANDMK:
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-30Boiler inspection
2026-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-27Job filed: Alteration CO
2026-01-18311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-12DOB violation LANDMK:
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-03-30Boiler inspection
2026-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-27Job filed: Alteration CO
2026-01-18311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2025
2025-10-06Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED AT 1ST FLOOR REAR CREATED FULL HEIGHTPARTITIONS WALLS CREATING 4 ROOMS.REM:OBTAIN PERMIT.$1,250
2025-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NO#55340 WHICH INDICATES 1ST FLOOR AS A STORE.ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY
2025-07-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.UNLICENSED PHYSICAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENT IS OPERATING IN A C1-5 DISTRICT ON 1ST FLOOR LEVE$1,250
2025-07-18Boiler inspection
2025-03-10311: Overgrown Tree/Branches — Dead Branches in Tree
2025-01-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-02311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2024-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2024-05-06Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION OF STORE TO BEAUTY PARLOR ON 1ST FLOOR. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. INSTALL VENTILATION SYSTEM. N$111,000
2024-03-06Boiler inspection
2024-02-24311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2024-02-24311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2024-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-20Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-02-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2024-02-19DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-16Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-02-16Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-02-14311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-02-14311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-06Job filed: Subsequently filing for plumbing work for the store on 1st floor. No change in use, egress, or occupancy.$33,000
2024-02-06Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION OF STORE TO BEAUTY PARLOR ON 1ST FLOOR. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. INSTALL VENTILATION SYSTEM. N$111,000
2024-02-01311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-02-01311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-02-01DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-01DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-30311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-01-30ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOR ELECTRICAL OUTLET BOXES AND NEW CONDUIT PIPIES INSTALLED IN COMMERCIAL ALSO ELECTRICAL PANEL BOX OPEN AN EXPOSED, OBTAIN PERMI
2024-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2023
2023-12-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-03-02Boiler inspection
2022
2022-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-07311: Mold — Public Complaint - Comm Location
2022-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-05Boiler inspection
2022-04-20Boiler inspection — defects found
2022-03-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-12-22311: Litter Basket Complaint — Overflowing
2021-11-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-13311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-03-22Boiler inspection
2021-02-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-01-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-10-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2020-06-26Boiler inspection
2020-05-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-03-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-07-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-07-22Job filed: ADD STORE ENTRANCE AT THE FRONT/SOUTH SIDE OF AN EXISTING STORE. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$15,000
2019-07-22Job filed: ADD STORE ENTRANCE AT THE FRONT/SOUTH SIDE OF AN EXISTING STORE. NO CHANGE OF USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$15,000
2019-07-03Boiler inspection
2019-04-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-10311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2018-09-25311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2018-09-18311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2018-08-29311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2018-08-21311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2018-08-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-15311: Noise — Noise, Barking Dog (NR5)
2018-08-14311: Animal Abuse — Neglected
2018-08-10311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2018-08-02311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2018-07-31311: Other Enforcement — E3B Sidewalk Obstruction
2018-06-29Boiler inspection
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-01-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-09-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2016
2016-12-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-09-27Job filed: PROPOSED TO REPLACE EXITING CONDENSING UNIT AT THE FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY PROPOSED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,000
2016-09-27Job filed: PROPOSED TO REPLACE EXITING CONDENSING UNIT AT THE FIRST FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY PROPOSED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$10,000
2016-09-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-08-29Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-08-26Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-08-25Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2016-03-28FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2016-03-28FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2016-03-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-22311: Other Enforcement — E10 Street Obstruction
2015-10-23311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2015-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-12-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2014-08-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2014-08-13DOB complaint, category ?
2014-08-11311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-12-17311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2013-12-12311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2013-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-09-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-10-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-07-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2011-07-09DOB complaint, category ?
2011-06-15311: Consumer Complaint — Damaged/Defective Goods
2010
2010-11-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-05-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2010-05-05311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-12311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2009
2009-08-03Mortgage satisfied — from DIVAD REALTY CORP. to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST
2009-02-20DOB violation LANDMK:
2008
2008-12-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-12-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-01Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-09-30Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2008-09-30Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-09-30Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2008-09-30Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — AIR-CONDITIONER
2008-09-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2008-09-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2008-09-30HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FRO
2008-09-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2008-09-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2008-09-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2008-04-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2008-01-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-01-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-01-10Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILER. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$27,500
2008-01-10Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILER. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY OR USE UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$27,500
2007
2007-02-07RPTT $112,496 — from KLEIN, MURRAY to ROGER KLEIN, TRUSTEE OF THE KLEIN FAMILY; DEBORAH HIMMELFARB, TRUSTEE OF$112,496
2007-02-07RPTT $112,496 — from KLEIN, EDITH to ROGER KLEIN, TRUSTEE OF THE KLEIN FAMILY; DEBORAH HIMMELFARB, TRUSTEE OF$112,496
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-10-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD (1) AT BULKHEAD AT PUBLIC HALL
2000-10-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD (1) 2ND TO 3RD STY AT PUBLIC HALL
2000-10-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD (1)1ST STY AT PUBLIC HALL
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1999-02-23Mortgage assigned — from ZABAR, SAUL; KLEIN, ROGER S.; ZABAR, LORI; HIMMELFARB, DEBORAH; FRIEDLAND, MELVIN; FRIEDLA to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1999-02-23Mortgage $4,250 — from DIVAD REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.$4,250
1999-02-23Mortgage assigned — from DIVAD REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1999-02-23Agreement — from DIVAD REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1999-02-23Agreement — from DIVAD REALTY CORP. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1987
1987-10-06SAGE — from DIVAD REALTY CORP
1986
1986-12-26HPD class B: D26-20.08 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR 2 STY FRONT APT 1A MISING. , SECTION '' ''
1986-08-04HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BULKHEAD AT ROOF.
1985
1985-05-30Mortgage assigned — from KLEIN, MURRAY to KLEIN,ROBERT S.; HIMMELFARB, DEBORAH
1985-04-23Mortgage $440,750 — from DIVAD REALTY CORP. to FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; ZABAR, LAURI; FRIEDLAND, MELVIN; KLEIN, MURRAY; ZABAR, SAUL$440,750
1985-04-23Deed — from PESHMALYAN, CONSTANCE W. to DIVAD REALTY CORP.
1984
1984-10-30HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND WALLS 5 STY PUBLIC HALL TO BULKHEAD.
1984-10-30HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION FRONT CORNICE AT ROOF.
1984-10-30HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT SOUTH WALL 2 STY PUBLIC HALLS.
1984-10-30HPD class A: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE REAR ROOF.
1984-10-30HPD class A: D26-21.03 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ALL STY PUBLIC HALLS.
1984-10-30HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BULKHEAD AT ROOF.
1984-08-27Mortgage assigned — from ZECHE, STEPHEN EXEC/; PETCHERS, JESSE N. L/W/T to DIVAD REALTY CORP.
1984-08-27Mortgage assigned — from ESTATE CONDUIT CORP. to PETCHERS, JESSE N. LWT
1984-08-27CERT — from PESHMALYAN, CONSTANCE W.
1984-03-06Mortgage assigned — from PETCHERS, SOLOMON EST/O to PETCHERS, JESSE N
1979
1979-07-31MISC — from FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK NY
1974
1974-01-23Agreement — from CARROLL, MILDRED to FRANKLIN SVNGS BK ETAL

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