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179 Lafayette St

Manhattan, NY 10013Company-ownedBBL 1004720004BIN 1006999
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Year Built1891
Floors7
Units19
Building Area30,718 sqft
ZoningM1-5/R7X
ClassO6
Market Value$7.9M

179 LAFAYETTE ST is a property located at 179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan, NY 10013. It is classified as a office - loft/mixed use. The building was constructed in 1891. It has 7 floors and 19 units. The building area is 30,718 square feet on a 4,925 sqft lot. The property is zoned M1-5/R7X. The assessed market value is $7.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 56 building permits on record (34 active). There are 39 violations on record (2 currently open). 14 docketed judgments carrying $37 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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198records on file
91Energy Star

Completed in 1891, 179 Lafayette St rises 7 stories over New York. Public records put it at 19 units and 30,718 square feet of floor area, on land zoned M1-5/R7X. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $7.9M, and assessed for tax at $3.6M. In the 67 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 198 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 56 of its 198 records, fully 28%, fall under that one heading. Violation (39) and enforcement (38) trail well behind. 2 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 2024.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 91, with a site energy-use intensity of 21.5 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 107 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 28% permit, 67 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.

$7.9M of New York, written across 198 government filings.

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Property Details

Address179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan, NY 10013
Building TypeOffice - Loft/Mixed Use
O6
Year Built1891
Floors7
Total Units19
Building Area30,718 sqft
Lot Size4,925 sqft
ZoningM1-5/R7X
1004720004
1006999
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$7.9M
$3.6M
$666K

Building Permits

56 on record · 34 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Oct 6, 2025Est. cost $10KJob #M01289542-I1
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Mechanical SystemsDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Oct 1, 2025Est. cost $10KJob #M01289542-I1

Initial Permit

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Public SafetyDOB NOW
AHV PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Nov 2, 2024Job #M5312941
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Sep 5, 2024Est. cost $35KJob #M01080968-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Sep 5, 2024Est. cost $35KJob #M01080968-I1
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Violations

39 on record · 2 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$37
Judgments · 14 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2026Ticket #014195555M
AFFIDAVITS, DESIGN INSTALLATION DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2025Ticket #048994255P
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Ticket #048673694J
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2025Ticket #048702316M
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2025Ticket #048658039H
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE

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SafetyGas Piping Ll152
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 18, 2025#NOD-FTF-PL-PER-202206-0086557

Cycle 1, Sub-cycle B (premises is in Community District 2)

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DOB LegacyLandmark
ACTIVE
Issued Jun 8, 2023#2642253
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 was constructed in 1891. It is classified as a office - loft/mixed use with 7 floors and 19 units. The building area is 30,718 sqft.

Are there building permits at 179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 56 building permits on record, with 34 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Oct 6, 2025.

Does 179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 39 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 2 DOB Safety, 30 DOB, 7 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has 14 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $37. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 179 LAFAYETTE ST?

179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 has an assessed market value of $7.9M and a total assessed value of $3.6M (land: $666K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 179 LAFAYETTE ST?

179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 is zoned M1-5/R7X. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 179 LAFAYETTE ST?

179 LAFAYETTE ST, Manhattan, NY 10013 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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