NYC DOB record · M01392258-I1

118 West 79 Street

118 West 79 Street, Manhattan, NY 10024

Alteration filing in Upper West Side (Central), Manhattan. The latest DOB status is approved.

A plan examiner has approved the application. A permit still has to be issued before work can begin.

ApprovedAlteration filing

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Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing M01392258-I1 as a alteration filing at 118 West 79 Street, Manhattan, NY 10024. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 31, 2026. The filing records 14 proposed stories and 51 proposed dwelling units.

A filing or approval does not by itself confirm that work is underway. Proposed details may change in later DOB records.
Filing type
Alteration filing
Latest status
Approved
Latest status date
Aug 31, 2026
Proposed scale
14 proposed stories and 51 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 3 filings associated with BIN 1030260
FiledAug 7, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale14 stories
Recorded cost$175,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Relocation of kitchen and one bathroom, renovation of 2 bathrooms, add central ac, and minor partition work. no change of use egress or occupancy.

Street Futures classifies this record as a alteration filing based on the filing type and work flags published by the Department of Buildings. This classification helps organize the map; it does not add scope that is absent from the DOB record.

The lot this filing sits on

What is already here?

The lot holds a 14-story elevator apartment building built in 1925, with 51 homes, on a 9,604 sq ft lot.

Built
1925
Last altered
1988
Floors
14
Residential units
51
Building type
Elevator apartment building
Land use
Elevator apartments
Zoning district
R10A
Lot area
9,604 sq ft
Building area
99,292 sq ft
Historic district
Upper West Side / Central Park West Historic District

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 2, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 3 open notices on record for this building, out of 37 notices on file; the most recent was issued Sep 6, 2019.

  • (other bldgs types) - elevator affirmation of

    Issued Sep 6, 2019 — VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

  • (other bldgs types) - elevator affirmation of

    Issued Sep 6, 2019 — VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

  • (other bldgs types) - elevator affirmation of

    Issued Jan 26, 2018 — VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2016 CAT 1 INSP/TST

A violation is a notice the Department of Buildings recorded against the building. It is not a judgment, and many concern paperwork rather than safety. Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Sep 2, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01392258-I1.

    01
  2. Application approved

    The application reached an approved status in the DOB record.

    02
  3. Current status updated

    The latest recorded filing status is “Approved.”

    03

Scope and identifiers

The details used to match this filing.

Where a field reads “empty in the source”, the city published this filing without that value. It is not an omission on our side, and nothing here is inferred to fill a gap.

DOB filing number
M01392258-I1
BBL
1011500037
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
14
Proposed stories
14
Existing dwelling units
51
Proposed dwelling units
51
General construction