Manhattan

179 East 70th St

Manhattan, NY 10021BBL 1-01405-00BIN 1042739

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

179 EAST 70TH ST is a property located at 179 EAST 70TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021. There are 80 building permits on record (79 active). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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92Energy Star

Completed in 1959, 179 East 70 St rises 20 stories over New York. Public records put it at 48 units and 117,958 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C1-9. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $34.8M, and assessed for tax at $15.7M. In the 68 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 528 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 250 of its 528 records, fully 47%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (160) and violation (42) trail well behind. 24 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 92, with a site energy-use intensity of 54.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 482 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 47% permit, 68 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$34.8M of New York, written across 528 government filings.

Property Details

Address179 EAST 70TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021
Year BuiltN/A
FloorsN/A
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1-01405-00
1042739

Building Permits

80 on record · 79 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 9, 2020Job #123753517-01-02
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 16, 2019Job #123753517-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 13, 2019Job #123765274-01-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 28, 2019Job #140847564-01-02
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jun 20, 2019Job #140847564-01-01

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Violations

none on record

No violations found in local records.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 179 EAST 70TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 179 EAST 70TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has 80 building permits on record, with 79 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Construction Equipment (ISSUED) filed Mar 9, 2020.

Does 179 EAST 70TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

No violations were found in local records for 179 EAST 70TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021. Violation data is sourced from DOB (safety and legacy), HPD (housing), and ECB (environmental control).

Does 179 EAST 70TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 179 EAST 70TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10021. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

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