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18 East 79 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01393 • Lot 0059 • Zip: 10075

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

1 Open DOB violations 16 on record • 1990–2018 1 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 1991

Address

Primary address: 18 East 79 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10075
Block: 01393
Lot: 0059
BBL: 1013930059
Unified address ID: 1013930059

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-1 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 3,074 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 30 ft x 102 ft
Built FAR: 4.2
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 4
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office Only – 2-6 Stories (O2)
Year built: 1909
Last altered: 2021
Floors: 5
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 12,919 sq ft
Building dimensions: 30 ft x 102 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: ACQUAVELLA GALLERIES INC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $9,494,000
Total assessment: $4,272,300
Land assessment: $1,161,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: ACQUAVELLA GALLERIES

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Upper East Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station
77 St 4 6 6X

About 6 minutes on foot · 376 m

  • Grand Central 16 min 6 walking, 10 riding
  • Union Square 22 min 6 walking, 16 riding
  • Times Square 23 min 6 walking, 17 riding
  • Fulton Street 29 min 6 walking, 23 riding
  • Penn Station 30 min 6 walking, 24 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 37 min 6 walking, 31 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Apr 1, 2026 $720,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Apr 1, 2026 $159,712

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Apr 1, 2026 $16,568

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing May 28, 2024 $300,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 15, 2023 $371,500

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Jun 1, 2023 $371,500

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2018

  1. DOB violation Aug 1, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

    CEASE USE

2017

  1. DOB violation Jul 27, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2014

  1. DOB violation Aug 12, 2014

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2013

  1. DOB violation Jun 20, 2013

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2012

  1. DOB filing Nov 28, 2012 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2008 CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, ...

  2. Permit issued Jul 19, 2012

    EQ / EQ

    ROCKLEDGE SCAFFOLD CORP

  3. DOB violation Apr 4, 2012

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2011

  1. DOB violation Jan 5, 2011

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

1997

  1. Permit issued May 19, 1997

    EW / OT

    RD RICE CONSTRUCTION INC

1996

  1. Permit issued Nov 22, 1996

    EW / MH

    R D RICE CONST INC

  2. Permit issued Nov 22, 1996

    EW / OT

    R D RICE CONST.INC.

  3. Permit issued Nov 1, 1996

    EQ / EQ

    ATLANTIC SCAFFOLDING

  4. Permit issued Aug 12, 1996

    PL / PL

    HASSEL PLUMBING

1991

  1. ECB violation Aug 23, 1991 $150

    Non-Hazardous

    51F,03#,73#,03# CAPACITY PLATE 73# PERFORM 5 YEAR TEST,PROPERLY TAG DEVICE,AND FILE ELV3 FORM

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

2

Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
ACQUAVELLA GALLERIES
GARTH SZWED
DOB Filing 11/28/2012
3

Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
ACQUAVELLA GALLERIES, INC.
NEW YORK, NY, 10003-122
DOB NOW 04/01/2026
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
COMMISSION OF THE CTY NY
ACRIS 01/30/1978
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
ACQUAVELLA GALLER INC
ACRIS 11/21/1967
GRANTEE/BUYER
ACQUAVELLA GALLER INC
ACRIS 11/21/1967
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
EAST RIVER SAV BNK
ACRIS 11/21/1967
GRANTOR/SELLER
NORTON SIMON FND
ACRIS 11/21/1967
GRANTOR/SELLER
18 E79TH ST CP
ACRIS 02/15/1966
GRANTEE/BUYER
NORTON SIMON FND
ACRIS 02/15/1966
5

Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
ACQUAVELLA GALLERIES
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
ACQUAVELLA GALLERIES INC
PLUTO