151 East 79th Street, Manhattan

A pre-war Upper East Side co-op with virtually no footprint in the city's records.

This is a 16-unit co-op from 1925 where the public record is exceptionally clean. For a building this age, that kind of silence doesn't mean there are no issues; it means the board resolves them internally before they become city business. Three things to know:

The city has nothing on this building. There are no open housing-code violations, and the only heat complaint on record was resolved in 2025. For a century-old building, this isn't a sign of luck; it's a sign of a board that fixes things quietly and an ownership that doesn't need to call 311.

There are no recently filed renovations or capital work. The Department of Buildings has no permits on file here for several years. For a building from the 1920s, that could mean major capital work is long since done, or it could mean it is yet to come. The board's records, not the city's, will have the answer.

Turnover is low, and sales are often private. There has been only one market sale here in the last three years — an estate sale in 2024. Other transfers have been between family members or into trusts. It's a stable building where units don't often change hands on the open market.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• One noise complaint for a street party in early 2026.
• Two missed compost pick-ups in the last two years.
• A couple of pothole complaints on the street outside.

151 East 79th Street is a 16-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015080020). This building is associated with 151 East 79th Street CORP. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1925, this elevator apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed February 11, 2025.

The building last changed hands on June 29, 2026 for $2,999,500, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Clean (95/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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