217 West 79th Street

217 West 79th Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 13 open HPD violations, and 4 of 8 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (62/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1896

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 62/100)

• 13 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 5 buildings' registrations; 3 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 4 of 8 units are rent-stabilized; 8 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (13 open), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

13 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 6 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 14 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-08-30. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 3rd room from the north, 2nd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 1A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 1A), issued 2008-10-06. HPD violation 7498573
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector. D26-20.08 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR 2 STY FRONT APT 1A MISING. , SECTION '' '' (apt 1A), issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 2970017
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (roof). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BULKHEAD AT ROOF., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 2970016
• Class B: Self-closing door not working (roof). D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BULKHEAD AT ROOF., issued 2008-06-25. HPD violation 2970013
• Class B: Sprinkler or standpipe defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD (1) 2ND TO 3RD STY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 3641258
• Class B: Sprinkler or standpipe defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD (1) AT BULKHEAD AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 3641255
• Class B: Sprinkler or standpipe defect (hallway). REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD (1)1ST STY AT PUBLIC HALL, issued 2007-08-30. HPD violation 3641260
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18831944

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations, all 2 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

4 of 8 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 4 in 2024, 8 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: DIVAD REALTY CORP. Head officer: WILLIAM D HARRA. Managing agent: DIVAD REALTY CORP. This owner has 5 buildings on record, 3 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 23, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1012270123, HPD building ID 35715. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 79 St (1), 1 min walk
• 86 St (1), 7 min walk
• 81 St-Museum of Natural History (C, B), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.