157 West 79 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01210-0009BIN 1031755

Concern level3 of 4

High

015 active DOB violation(s)
022 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 4 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 60 apartments.

2018 — 7 units registered2023 — 4

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1911

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 68 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building99 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 11CIssued 2002-09-245+ YRS OLD

SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 11C, 11th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2002-09-095+ YRS OLD

SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR , AT LOBBY, 1st STORY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

No 311 housing complaints on record for this building.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

500

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential129

Unspecified116

Commercial105

Street/Sidewalk88

Vehicle47

Helicopter14

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

496

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony118

Misdemeanor336

Violation42

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2020-07-29

ACTIVE · FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED2013-08-30

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 7B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 08/21/2012

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2011-06-08

Harassment case

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

157 W 79th Street Owners Corporation

Head officer

Chris Swensen

Managing agent

Daisy Management

193 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1988-07-07 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-07-30 · $654,906.84

Mortgage2019-07-30$654,906.84

borrower 157 WEST 79TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATION · lender APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS

Mortgage2012-03-27$2,500,000

borrower 157 WEST 79TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATION · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK, NCB

Mortgage2012-03-27$500,000

borrower 157 WEST 79TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATION · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK, NCB

Mortgage2003-05-09$2,200,000

borrower 157 WEST 79TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATION · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2003-05-09$500,000

borrower 157 WEST 79TH STREET OWNERS CORPORATION · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale