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152 East 79 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1014130052 · 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, AEP9
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-27.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Encampment (2) · Street Condition (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,055,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1918)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)W 79TH STREET OWNERS LLC
Head officerADAM WINDWER
Managing agentRELIABLE MANAGERS LLC
Last registered2023-03-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,141,000 $963,450
2026$2,414,000 $1,086,300
2027$2,506,000 $1,127,700

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-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 · 50 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 77 St & 3 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
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

152 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

8 311 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 RELIABLE MANAGERS LLC — 2 buildings, 5 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
154 East 79 Street MN3 D
152 East 79 Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $22,000,000 on 2020-03-13 (lender: W Financial Reit, Ltd.), covering 5 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
2026-09-17DEVR $2,065,500 — from 1129 LEXINGTON PARTNERS LLC to CP 79TH STREET LLC $2,065,500
2026-09-04EASE $100,000 — from THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 151 EAST 78 to CP 79TH STREET LLC $100,000
2026-09-04DEVR $100,000 — from THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 151 EAST 78 to CP 79TH STREET LLC $100,000
2025-10-23Deed $62,588,500 — from W 79TH STREET OWNER LLC to CP 79TH STREET LLC $62,588,500
2025-10-21Sold for $62,588,500 $62,588,500 $31,294,250
2020-03-13Agreement $43,600,000 — from 150-152 EAST 79 LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD. $43,600,000
2020-03-13Deed $30,515,000 — from MONTROSE LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, L.P. to 150-152 EAST 79 LLC $30,515,000
2020-03-13Mortgage $22,000,000 — from 150-152 EAST 79 LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD. $22,000,000
2020-03-13AL&R $43,600,000 — from 150-152 EAST 79 LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD. $43,600,000
2020-02-28Sold for $30,515,000 $30,515,000 $15,257,500
1987-10-30Mortgage $403,743 — from HARRICE, HELENA to COLUMBIA FED SVGS BK $403,743
1983-04-27Mortgage $67,838 — from HARRICE, HELENA to FOURTH FDL SVG&LN ASC/NY $67,838

Ten-year activity

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2020
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002024
2018010023
2019000011
2020000505
2021000000
2022000000
2023001203
2024002002
2025014207
202613148430
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The last 12 months — 35 records

DateRecord
2026-09-21Permit Full Demolition — Permit Issued
2026-09-17DEVR $2,065,500 — from 1129 LEXINGTON PARTNERS LLC to CP 79TH STREET LLC
2026-09-17CERT — from ROYAL ABSTRACT OF NEW YORK LLC
2026-09-17EASE — from 1129 LEXINGTON PARTNERS LLC to CP 79TH STREET LLC
2026-09-04EASE $100,000 — from THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 151 EAST 78 to CP 79TH STREET LLC
2026-09-04DEVR $100,000 — from THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 151 EAST 78 to CP 79TH STREET LLC
2026-09-04DECL — from THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 151 EAST 78 to CP 79TH STREET LLC
2026-09-04ZONE — from CP 79TH STREET LLC
2026-09-04CERT — from ROYAL ABSTRACT OF NEW YORK LLC
2026-08-24Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AND MEDIUM DUTY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OC
2026-08-17Job filed: THE PLANS ENCLOSED DEPICT THE EXTENT, SEQUENCE, MEANS AND METHODS FOR THE PROPOSED INTERIOR ALTERATION OF THE 4 STORY BUILDING(S) LOCATED AT 152 EAST
2026-07-28Permit Protection and Mechanical Methods — Permit Issued
2026-07-28Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2026-07-28Job filed: installation of construction fence to protect site during full demolition
2026-06-30Asbestos abatement: Removal — Volk Industrial Services Corp.
2026-06-30Asbestos abatement: Removal — Volk Industrial Services Corp.
2026-06-30Asbestos abatement: Removal — Volk Industrial Services Corp.
2026-06-30Asbestos abatement: Removal — Volk Industrial Services Corp.
2026-06-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-06-30DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-22Job filed: mechanical means will be used to assist with demolition. Debris chute will be installed to lower demolition debris from floor to floor
2026-06-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-05-27311: Encampment — N/A
2026-05-26311: Encampment — N/A
2026-02-26Job filed: full demolition of four story structure using hand held with mechanical to assist.
2025-12-14311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-10-23Deed $62,588,500 — from W 79TH STREET OWNER LLC to CP 79TH STREET LLC
2025-10-21Sold for $62,588,500

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-21Permit Full Demolition — Permit Issued
2026-09-17DEVR $2,065,500 — from 1129 LEXINGTON PARTNERS LLC to CP 79TH STREET LLC$2,065,500
2026-09-17CERT — from ROYAL ABSTRACT OF NEW YORK LLC
2026-09-17EASE — from 1129 LEXINGTON PARTNERS LLC to CP 79TH STREET LLC
2026-09-04EASE $100,000 — from THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 151 EAST 78 to CP 79TH STREET LLC$100,000
2026-09-04DEVR $100,000 — from THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 151 EAST 78 to CP 79TH STREET LLC$100,000
2026-09-04DECL — from THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE 151 EAST 78 to CP 79TH STREET LLC
2026-09-04ZONE — from CP 79TH STREET LLC
2026-09-04CERT — from ROYAL ABSTRACT OF NEW YORK LLC
2026-08-24Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2026-08-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AND MEDIUM DUTY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS DURING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OC$5,000
2026-08-17Job filed: THE PLANS ENCLOSED DEPICT THE EXTENT, SEQUENCE, MEANS AND METHODS FOR THE PROPOSED INTERIOR ALTERATION OF THE 4 STORY BUILDING(S) LOCATED AT 152 EAST $30,000
2026-07-28Permit Protection and Mechanical Methods — Permit Issued
2026-07-28Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2026-07-28Job filed: installation of construction fence to protect site during full demolition$10,000
2026-06-30Asbestos abatement: Removal — Volk Industrial Services Corp.
2026-06-30Asbestos abatement: Removal — Volk Industrial Services Corp.
2026-06-30Asbestos abatement: Removal — Volk Industrial Services Corp.
2026-06-30Asbestos abatement: Removal — Volk Industrial Services Corp.
2026-06-30311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2026-06-30DOB complaint, category ?
2026-06-22Job filed: mechanical means will be used to assist with demolition. Debris chute will be installed to lower demolition debris from floor to floor$10,000
2026-06-08311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-05-27311: Encampment — N/A
2026-05-26311: Encampment — N/A
2026-02-26Job filed: full demolition of four story structure using hand held with mechanical to assist.$1,000,000
2025
2025-12-14311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-12-08311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2025-11-24HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2025-10-23Deed $62,588,500 — from W 79TH STREET OWNER LLC to CP 79TH STREET LLC$62,588,500
2025-10-21Sold for $62,588,500$62,588,500
2025-02-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building - Vacant, Open And Unguarded
2025-02-17DOB complaint, category ?
2024
2024-12-03HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-02-19311: Street Condition — Failed Street Repair
2023
2023-11-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-03-07Deed $1,000 — from HAYLEY GREENBERG, ESQ, REFREE to W 79TH STREET OWNER LLC$1,000
2023-02-28Sold for $1,000$1,000
2020
2020-03-13Agreement $43,600,000 — from 150-152 EAST 79 LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD.$43,600,000
2020-03-13Deed $30,515,000 — from MONTROSE LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, L.P. to 150-152 EAST 79 LLC$30,515,000
2020-03-13Mortgage $22,000,000 — from 150-152 EAST 79 LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD.$22,000,000
2020-03-13AL&R $43,600,000 — from 150-152 EAST 79 LLC to W FINANCIAL REIT, LTD.$43,600,000
2020-02-28Sold for $30,515,000$30,515,000
2019
2019-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-01-29FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-09-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-15311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2017-05-14311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2017-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-07-06311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013
2013-12-10311: Street Condition — Pothole
2013-10-08311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2012
2012-07-14311: Water System — Hydrant Knocked Over/Missing (WC)
2012-06-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-11-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-07-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2009
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-03-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-03-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2001
2001-08-24Job filed: PROPOSED:INSTALLATION OF AN HV & AC UNIT ON TOP OF THE ROOF AND 1ST FLOO THERE IS NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR ROOMS COUNT.$8,000
2001-08-24Job filed: PROPOSED:INSTALLATION OF AN HV & AC UNIT ON TOP OF THE ROOF AND 1ST FLOO THERE IS NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY USE OR ROOMS COUNT.$8,000
1999
1999-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-04-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1999-03-24Permit AL — ISSUED
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-09-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-09-02Deed — from BRIDGE UPTOWN LLC to MONTROSE LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, L.P.
1997-06-27Mortgage satisfied — from TIPTOE TRIAL, LTD. to BRAUSE, SAMUEL; BRAUSE, MILTON; SCHWARTZ, DERALD B.
1996
1996-02-28PAT — from HARRICE, HELENA to GERINGER, HAROLD I.
1996-02-28PAT — from HARRICE, MELANIE to GERINGER, HAROLD I.
1996-02-28PAT — from HARRICE, LINCOLN to GERINGER, HAROLD I.
1996-02-28Deed — from HARRICE, MELANIE; HARRICE, HELENA to BRIDGE UPTOWN LLC
1995
1995-03-27Deed — from HARRICE, HELENA to HARRICE, MELANIE
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1994-08-04Deed — from HARRICE, HELENA to HARRICE, MELANIE; HARRICE, LINCOLN
1993
1993-02-09Deed — from HARRICE, HELENA to HARRICE, MELANIE; HARRICE, LINCOLN
1992
1992-12-11Deed — from HARRICE, HELENA to HARRICE, LINCOLN; HARRICE, MELAINE
1991
1991-05-21Mortgage satisfied — from HARRICE, HELENA to COLUMBIA FED SVGS BANK
1988
1988-08-23Agreement — from ASSOCIATES 64 INC to LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES
1987
1987-10-30PAT — from HARRICE, HELENA to GERINGER, HAROLD I.
1987-10-30Mortgage $403,743 — from HARRICE, HELENA to COLUMBIA FED SVGS BK$403,743
1987-10-30Mortgage assigned — from FOURTH FED S&L ASSNNY to COLUMBIA FED SVGS BK
1983
1983-04-27Mortgage assigned — from EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK to FOURTH FDL SVG&LN ASC/NY
1983-04-27Mortgage $67,838 — from HARRICE, HELENA to FOURTH FDL SVG&LN ASC/NY$67,838
1980
1980-02-29Deed — from TIPTOE TRAIL LTD to HARRICE, HELENA
1973
1973-02-05Agreement — from TIPTOE TRAIL LTD to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1973-01-24Mortgage — from TIPTOE TRAIL LTD to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1973-01-24Mortgage assigned — from SCHWARZ, GERALD B; BROUSE, MILTON; BROUSE, SAMUEL to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK
1970
1970-01-30Mortgage — from TIPTOE TRAIL LTD to SCHWARZ, GERALD B; BRAUSE, MILTON; BRAUSE, SAMUEL
1970-01-30Mortgage assigned — from TROY SVNGS BNK to SCHWARZ, IRENE E; BRAUSE, MARGARET F; BRAUSE, SELMA
1970-01-30Deed — from BRAUSE, MILTON; BRAUSE, SAMUEL; SCHWARZ, GEORGE B
1966
1966-11-10Deed — from ONE FIFTY SIXTH CO to SCHWARZ, GERALD B; BRAUSE, SAMUEL; BRAUSE, MILTON
1966-07-01Deed — from 156 EAST 79TH ST ASSOC to ONE FIFTY SIXTH CO
1966-07-01Mortgage — from ONE FIFTY SIXTH CO to 156 EAST 79TH ST ASSOC

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