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121 West 79 Street, Manhattan

BIN 1031762BBL 1012100025Block 1210 · Lot 25Built 18924 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
2 open Class C — see them ↓$5,100.00 recorded as due
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121 West 79 Street at a glance

121 West 79 Street, Manhattan has 20 open city records on file, 2 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $5,100.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Dec 20, 2012 for $5,250,000. The most recent record is dated Aug 31, 2026.

Open Class C
2
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
11
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
7
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$5,100.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
1.86
14 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
13
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Aug 31, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 121 West 79 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

C
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 128 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 2
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 11
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 2
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $5,100
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 121 West 79 Street

128 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 121 West 79 Street

$5,100.00 is recorded as due across the 18 summonses below, out of $9,055.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 121 West 79 Street
049890111XJul 18, 2026IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCEOct 16, 2026Pending$50.00
049857680LJul 17, 2026IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCEOct 16, 2026Pending$50.00
049711792YJun 13, 2026IMPROPER DISPOSAL--BEDDING 1ST OCCURRENCESep 11, 2026Pending
014228431ZFeb 4, 2026INSPECTION AND TESTINGDec 17, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$5,000.00
014205094PSep 11, 2025INSPECTION AND TESTINGOct 29, 2025Defaulted (did not respond)
049178679JMay 13, 2025STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEAug 11, 2025Pending
048629291RSep 26, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEJan 31, 2025SETTL IN-VIO
048289666XFeb 15, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEMay 17, 2024SETTL IN-VIO
047494540RNov 2, 2022FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 31, 2023Pending
0211524666Aug 1, 2020STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESNov 16, 2020Pending
011659469JMar 8, 2019INSPECTION AND TESTINGApr 24, 2019Found in violation
042352869RSep 24, 2014RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYCL 9+ DWELLING UNITSOct 31, 2014Pending
0184049847Apr 27, 2014CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EQUIPMENT STORED ON STREET W 0 PERMITJul 28, 2014Defaulted (did not respond)
043340685KApr 9, 2014RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITSMay 12, 2014Pending
040158244PApr 12, 2012LOOSE RUBBISHMay 14, 2012Defaulted (did not respond)
043550095XDec 22, 2011UNCOVERED RECEPTACLES 1ST OFFENSEJan 23, 2012Defaulted (did not respond)
0173957448Jun 10, 2010DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAAug 6, 2010Pending
0114855180Mar 25, 2000FAILURE TO PROPERLY PUT RECYCLABLES OUT FOR COLLECTIONApr 28, 2000Defaulted (did not respond)

Ownership history for 121 West 79 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 1012100025), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 121 West 79 Street
Dec 20, 2012Jan 4, 2013$5,250,000West 79th Mp LLCMichael John Sultana, As Executor, The Estate Of Michael SultanaDeedView ↗
Mar 5, 1968Sultana MichaelKunstadt Johanna, Bentley Adolph B.DeedView ↗

Financing record for 121 West 79 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 121 West 79 Street
Feb 4, 2013Satisfaction of mortgageWashington Mutual Bank, Jpmorgan Chase Bank National AssociationView ↗
Nov 20, 2008Mortgage$1,250,000Washington Mutual BankView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageManufacturers Hanv Tr CoView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageBoulevard-Park Westetc, Manufacturers Hanv Tr CoView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageManufacturers Hanv Tr CoView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageLincoln Svgs BankView ↗
Mortgage$1,545,000Manufacturers Han Trco.View ↗
Mortgage$26,800,000Manufacturers Han Trco.View ↗
Mortgage$5,000,000Lincoln Savings Bk/FsbView ↗
Mortgage$1,846,980Manufacturers Hanr Tr CoView ↗
MortgageKunstadt Johanna, Bentley Adolph B.View ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.