515 East 79 Street, Manhattan
A 1981 elevator apartment building on East 79 Street with 19 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
515 East 79 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015760014). The property is zoned R10A, on a 18,900 sq ft lot, with 30 floors and 163 residential units. It was built in 1981. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 19 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1015760014 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 8 |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| ZIP code | 10075 |
| Zoning district | R10A |
| Building class | D4 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 03 — Multi-family elevator buildings |
| Lot area | 18,900 sq ft |
| Floors | 30 |
| Residential units | 163 |
| Year built | 1981 |
| FAR | 12.3 built · 10 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 12 open Department of Buildings violations
- 6 open ECB (OATH) violations — $21,280 in penalties due
- 1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation
- Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2024-12-16)
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.