Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

79 Reade St

built 1858 · 5 stories · 16 apartments
Also known as 97 Chambers St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP · 41 other buildings here list it; RESIDENCES ON READE LLC

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Aug
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2026 Jul
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2026 May
General construction permit
2025 Jul
Construction class - 1 · DOB violation
2014 Dec
General construction permit
2002 Sep
Construction fence permit, Alteration permit
Show 2 more
1992 Dec
General construction permit
1989 Jul
Construction never closed · DOB violation
Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Tribeca South 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

Heat and hot water

No issues on record
Heat source

Heat from district steam (Con Edison), per the 2024 energy report for Brownstone Professional Services - 79 Reade Street

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: this building is heated by district steam, not its own boiler
  • 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
2022 Aug
Plumbing permit
2002 Mar
Plumbing permit
1995 Sep
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

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

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here
2022 Aug
Sprinklers permit

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

Below grade

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

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2025
What has happened here
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2021 Mar
Elevator DOB violation
2020 Mar
Elevator DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection May 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

General condition and all records

DOB violations

7 open: 5 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork, 1 older than 10 years

2026 Aug
Construction class - 2
2026 Jul
Construction class - 2
2025 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2025 Jul
Construction class - 1
2021 Mar
Elevator
2020 Mar
Elevator
1989 Jul
Construction never closed
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

Permit history

13 permits since 1990

2026 May
General construction permit
2022 Aug
Sprinklers permit, Plumbing permit
2014 Dec
General construction permit
2008 Aug
Sign permit
2002 Sep
Construction fence permit, Alteration permit, Plumbing permit
1995 Sep
Plumbing permit, General construction permit
and 7 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2022 Jul
0 open. 8 violations on record in all, 2018–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here HPD violation
2008 Aug
Sign permit
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. 8 violations on record in all, 2018–2022 — the 0 most recent are listed here
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints

Nothing on record

Rent and tenancyNot on the state list
  • Rent stabilizationno recordNot on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment
Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energyno recordNo energy score on record

Sources

22 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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