# 79 W 12 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/79-west-12-street-manhattan

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Also known as 484 Ave Of The Americas, 486 Ave Of The Americas, 488 Ave Of The Americas, 490 Ave Of The Americas, 492 Ave Of The Americas, 494 Ave Of The Americas: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2024-07-03)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1960 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 16 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 107 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario
- Latest facade filing: safe with a repair and maintenance program

## Also on record

- City stormwater map shows nuisance flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Boiler inspection filed Aug 2026 with no defects reported (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Aug 2026, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2022) (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (field inspection) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 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)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 0 open. 2 further violations from 2024 were closed. 4 violations on record in all, 2016–2024 — the 2 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 7 open: 2 about building conditions, 5 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** no complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning no6fuel (Federal Flw 1822 FEDERAL FLW 1822), registration cancelled since Jan 1900 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 1992 (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** 2 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 39 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 99 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Jul 2018, last expired Apr 2026 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Registered with the city

- MATTHEW ADAM PROPERTIES, INC. (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- 79 West 12th St. Corp. (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- 79 W 12 ST CORP (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

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