Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

79 Washington Pl

built 1915 · 8 stories · 16 apartments

Flooding

Issues on record
FEMA flood zone

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

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-17
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); 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

Heat and hot water

Older records on file
What has happened here
2017 Apr
Heating/ventilation permit
2010 Jan
Heating/ventilation permit
1987 Jan
Heat or hot water class B · never closed · HPD violation
1987 Jan
Heat or hot water class B · never closed · HPD violation
1987 Jan
Heat or hot water class B · never closed · HPD violation
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (H.B. Smith G300-S/W-7), registration current since Mar 2024

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-16 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-16 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

  • 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
2017 Jul
Plumbing permit
2012 Apr
Plumbing permit
Water service lineWhole tax lot

Non-Lead (statistical analysis/predictive model)

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

Structure and facade

Issues on record, most recently 2024
What has happened here
2024 Dec
General construction permit
2024 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade) DOB violation
2019 Apr
General construction permit
2007 Mar
Construction never closed · DOB violation
1987 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · paperwork · never closed · HPD violation
1987 Jan
Walls, floors and stairs class A · never closed · HPD violation
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1983 Feb
Structure and facade class B · never closed · HPD violation
Facade rating

Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2024)

DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-17 · See the facade filings at DOB →
What this counts

Most recent facade (FISP) filing in the latest 5-year cycle

Landmark statusWhole tax lot

In the Greenwich Village Historic District

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since May 2018, last expired Nov 2025

Elevators

Issues on record, most recently 2023
What has happened here
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators DOB violation
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators DOB violation
2019 Sep
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction DOB violation
2019 May
Elevator DOB violation
2014 May
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction never closed · DOB violation
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jul 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-16 · 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

9 open: 3 about building conditions, 4 about filings or paperwork, 2 older than 10 years

2024 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade)
2023 Oct
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2023 Aug
VT-CAT1-CO Elevators
2019 Sep
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction
2019 May
Elevator
2017 Jun
Local Law class - 2
2014 May
(Other Bldgs Types) - Elevator Affirmation Of Correction never closed
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2007 Mar
Construction never closed
DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-17 · 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
2024 Nov
Supported scaffold permit
2021 Jul
Mechanical systems permit
2019 Apr
Supported scaffold permit
2018 May
Supported scaffold permit
2017 Jun
Local Law class - 2 · DOB violation
1987 Jan
Smoke or CO detectors class A · never closed · HPD violation
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1987 Jan
Other conditions class B · never closed · HPD violation
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. Also 8 older records from 1983–1987 never closed. 9 violations on record in all, 1983–2015 — the 8 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
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft

Sources

23 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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