NYC DOB record · M01406122-S1

179 East 70 Street

179 East 70 Street, Manhattan, NY 10021

Alteration filing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, 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 M01406122-S1 as a alteration filing at 179 East 70 Street, Manhattan, NY 10021. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Aug 27, 2026. The filing records 20 proposed stories and 48 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 27, 2026
Proposed scale
20 proposed stories and 48 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 2 filings associated with BIN 1042739Applicant of recordSee the 4 filings that name Gesture Ink Architecture
FiledAug 25, 2026
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale20 stories
Recorded cost$60,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Replace two existing PTAC units in existing location. Install new PTAC unit, new kitchen and dryer exhaust as shown on plans.

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 20-story elevator apartment building built in 1959, with 47 homes, on a 8,797 sq ft lot.

Built
1959
Last altered
1989
Floors
20
Residential units
47
Building type
Elevator apartment building
Land use
Elevator apartments
Zoning district
C1-9
Lot area
8,797 sq ft
Building area
117,958 sq ft

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 1, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01406122-S1.

    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
M01406122-S1
BBL
1014050033
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
20
Proposed stories
20
Existing dwelling units
48
Proposed dwelling units
48