Building health · MANHATTAN, NY
built 1930 · 15 stories · 82 apartments
Registered with the city: KAUFMAN REALTY CORP; 229 EAST 79 LIMITED; 229 EAST 79TH LIMITED
The building’s record over time
Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Sep
2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Sep 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2026 May
Latest accepted inspection May 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 May
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Apr
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Oct
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 10, filed Oct 2025)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2025 Oct
Suspended scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Sep
No active shed permit; permits since Nov 2024, last expired Sep 2025
2025 Aug
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Rockmills MP-100), registration current since Aug 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16C class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2025 Jul
ElectricalApt 16C class B · closed
2025 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16C class B · closed
2025 Jul
ElectricalApt 16C class B · closed
2025 Jul
Doors or windows, electrical, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbingApt 16C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Feb
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Oct
General construction permit
2024 Feb
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 2C
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2024 Feb
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Feb
General construction permit
2023 Oct
Plumbing permit
2023 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2023 May
Heat or hot waterApt 2C class B
2023 May
Doors and windowsApt 2C class A
2023 Mar
Doors and windowsApt 2C class A
2023 Mar
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class B
2023 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 2C class B
2022 Jan
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2021 Nov
General construction permit
2021 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 16C class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2021 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 16C class B
2021 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class B
2021 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class B
2021 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 2C class A
2021 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class A
2021 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class B
2021 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 2C class A
2021 Jul
Doors and windowsApt 2C class A
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class A
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class A
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class A
2021 Jul
Heat or hot waterApt 2C class A
2021 Jul
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class B
2021 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class A
2021 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 2C class A
2021 Feb
Doors and windowsApt 2C class A
2021 Feb
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2C class A
2018 Aug
Latest boiler work permit 2018 (2 on record)
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1930
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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