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159-165 East 79 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01508 • Lot 0024 • Zip: 10075

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 159-165 East 79 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10075
Block: 01508
Lot: 0024
BBL: 1015080024
Unified address ID: 1015080024

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Elevator Buildings
Zoning: R10A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 6,334 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 62 ft x 102 ft
Built FAR: 8.18
Max residential FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Elevator Apartments - Cooperatives (Other Than Condominiums) (D4)
Year built: 1915
Last altered: 1915
Floors: 12
Total units: 24
Residential units: 24
Building area: 51,792 sq ft
Building dimensions: 62 ft x 83 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: 161 E 79 ST CORP

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: Apartments
Market value: $12,765,000
Total assessment: $5,744,250
Land assessment: $819,000
Exempt total: $2,450
Assessment owner: 161 E 79 ST CORP

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Upper East Side
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 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.

Places nearby

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Activity

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

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Jun 17, 2026 $68,000

    Alteration

    Plan Examiner Review

  2. Sale Jun 5, 2026 $2,397,500

    Changed hands

    161 EAST 79TH STREET, 7B

2025

  1. HPD violation Jun 4, 2025

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 31, 2025 $25,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Mar 3, 2025 $12,500

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  4. DOB NOW filing Feb 28, 2025 $68,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing May 24, 2023 $49,000

    Alteration

    Approved

2022

  1. Sale Aug 24, 2022 $2,195,000

    Changed hands

    161 EAST 79TH STREET, 4B

  2. DOB NOW filing Aug 16, 2022 $51,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. Sale Jul 7, 2022 $3,400,000

    Changed hands

    161 EAST 79TH STREET, 8A

  4. Permit issued May 17, 2022

    PL / PL

    DONATO PLUMBING, INC

  5. Sale Apr 5, 2022 $2,850,000

    Changed hands

    161 EAST 79TH STREET, 11A

  6. Sale Jan 31, 2022 $575,000

    Changed hands

    161 EAST 79TH STREET, 1FE

  7. Sale Jan 10, 2022 $2,390,111

    Changed hands

    161 EAST 79TH STREET, 12A

2021

  1. ECB violation Jul 22, 2021 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLATION #35458491X ISSUED ON 2/21/20 AND TO FILE C...

2020

  1. DOB filing Dec 4, 2020 $44,500

    Alteration Type II

    SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION FOR MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCU...

  2. ECB violation Aug 14, 2020 $250

    CLASS - 3

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT. AT THE TIME OF MY INSPECTION THE "EXTERIOR WALL CONDITION CERTIFICATE...

  3. ECB violation Jun 3, 2020 $6,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO FILE ACCEPTED AMENDED CYCLE 7B & 8B REPORT INDICATING CORRECTION OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN INTIAL ...

  4. ECB violation Feb 21, 2020 $1,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING FACADE AND APPURTENANCES. NOTE:AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVE DEFECTIVE FACA...

  5. DOB filing Feb 13, 2020 $44,450

    Alteration Type II

    REPAIR/REPLACE FACADE AS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE POINTING, MASONRY AND METAL REPAIRS IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAW 11/98 ...

2019

  1. Permit issued Oct 4, 2019

    EW / MH

    MUNSEY ENTERPRISES LLC

  2. Permit issued Oct 4, 2019

    EW / OT

    MUNSEY ENTERPRISES LLC

  3. DOB violation Oct 3, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  4. DOB violation Oct 3, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  5. DOB violation Apr 5, 2019

    EVCAT1-ELEVATOR ANNUAL INSPECTION / TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2017 INSPECTION/TEST

  6. Permit issued Mar 14, 2019

    EW / OT

    MILLENIUM RESTORATION COR

  7. ECB violation Feb 22, 2019 $0

    CLASS - 1

    FIALURE TO TAKE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES WHERE REQUIRED TO SECURE AND PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY FROM DOCUMENT...

  8. DOB violation Feb 15, 2019

    FISP-FACADE SAFETY PROGRAM FACADE REQUIRED

2018

  1. Permit issued Nov 8, 2018

    EW / MH

    MUNSEY ENTERPRISES LLC

  2. Permit issued Nov 8, 2018

    EW / OT

    MUNSEY ENTERPRISES LLC

  3. ECB violation Oct 15, 2018 $625

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT A REQUIRED CYCLE 8B REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WALL AND APPUR...

  4. DOB filing Mar 29, 2018 $162,100

    Alteration Type II

    THE RENOVATION OF UNIT 11B. RENOVATION WORK TO INCLUDE PARTITIONS, PLUMBING MODIFICATIONS AND BATH RENOVATION INCLUDI...

2017

  1. DOB violation Sep 9, 2017

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation May 16, 2017

    P-PLUMBING NONE

    THE DOB HAS ISSUED A 15 DAY LETTER OF INTENT TO REVOKE ALL PLUMBING APPROVALS AND PERMITS UNDER APPLICATION #14048785...

2016

  1. DOB filing Apr 20, 2016 $77,811

    Alteration Type II

    FACADE RESTORATION AS INDICATED ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2015

  1. DOB filing Sep 16, 2015 $120,460

    Alteration Type II

    THE RENOVATION OF UNIT 11B. RENOVATION WORK TO INCLUDE PARTITIONS, PLUMBING MODIFICATIONS AND BATH RENOVATION INCLUDI...

  2. DOB filing Aug 21, 2015 $235,000

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATION TO APT. 6A WITH MINOR DEMOLITION: REMOVE & REPLACE/RELOCATE SOME PARTITIONS, DOORS, PLUMBING ...

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

CorporateOwner
161 EAST 79TH STREET CORP
909 THIRD AVENUE
New York, NY, 10022
Agent
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
909 THIRD AVENUE
New York, NY, 10022
HeadOfficer
CURTIS ROBB
909 THIRD AVENUE
New York, NY, 10022
Officer
JOHN CARPENTIERI
675 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
SiteManager
DOUGLAS ARAGONES
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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
N/A
NEIL SONI
Owner
161 EAST 79TH STREET CORPORATION
JOHN CARPENTIERI
Owner
161 E. 79 ST. CORP. C/O DEPM
JOHN CARPENTIERI
Owner
161 EAST 79TH STREET CORP.
JOHN CARPENTIERI
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
JOEL ARGUELLES
Owner
161 EAST 79TH ST. CORP. C/O DEPM
JOHN CARPENTIERI
Owner
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MGMT.
JOHN CARPENTIERI
Owner
161 E79ST CORPC/ODOUGLAS ELLIMAN
JOHN CARPENTIERI
Owner
161 East 79th Street Corp.
John Carpentieri
Owner
161 East 79th street Corp.
David Wilson

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
Scotch Plains, NJ, 07076
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
308 EAST 79TH STREET, 10G
NEW YORK, NY, 10075
GRANTEE/BUYER
308 EAST 79TH STREET, 10G
NEW YORK, NY, 10075
GRANTOR/SELLER
161 EAST 79TH STREET, 7B
NEW YORK, NY, 10075
GRANTOR/SELLER
161 E 79TH ST APT 4B
NEW YORK, NY, 100750480
GRANTEE/BUYER
210 EAST 73RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10021
GRANTOR/SELLER
161 E 79TH ST APT 4B
NEW YORK, NY, 100750480
GRANTEE/BUYER
161 EAST 79TH STREET, UNIT 8A
NEW YORK, NY, 10075
GRANTEE/BUYER
161 EAST 79TH STREET, UNIT 8A
NEW YORK, NY, 10075
GRANTOR/SELLER
444 OYSTER BAY ROAD
LOCUST VALLEY, NY, 11560
GRANTOR/SELLER
444 OYSTER BAY ROAD
LOCUST VALLEY, NY, 11560

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner