Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

79 Leonard St

built 1861 · 5 stories · 4 apartments
Also known as 81 Leonard St — one building, several doors.

Heat and hot water

No issues on record
What has happened here
2005 Dec
Heating/ventilation permit
2004 Oct
Heating/ventilation permit
Heat source

Heat from district steam (Con Edison), per the 2024 energy report for TURTLE ISLAND CORP

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
  • Boiler inspection filingsnot requiredNot required: residential buildings with 6 or fewer units are exempt from annual filings
  • Boiler work permitsno recordNo boiler work permits on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2009 Jun
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (records)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here
2008 Aug
Sprinklers permit

Structure and facade

No issues on record
What has happened here
2019 Mar
General construction permit
2009 Jul
Alteration permit
2006 Nov
General construction permit
2005 Dec
General construction permit
2005 Jul
General construction permit
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Tribeca East Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Mar 2019, last expired Mar 2020

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Above grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Feb 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Gas

What has happened here
2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152 DOB violation
Gas piping

Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026)

DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18
What this counts

Paperwork violation: the filing is missing, which is not a finding about the pipes

General condition and all records

DOB violations

3 open: 3 about filings or paperwork

2026 Jan
PL-PER Gas Piping - LL152
2024 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Everything else on record
2019 Jul
Supported scaffold permit
  • HPD violationsfound0 open
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Energyno record
  • Energyno recordNo energy score on record
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

20 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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