172 West 79th Street
A 19-story building with 97 apartments, built in 1935, in Manhattan, NY 10024.
Addresses on the lot: 172 to 174 West 79th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
172 West 79th Street has 16 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered to THE HOPKINS CONDOMINIUM. 19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 172 West 79th Street have open violations?
Yes: 16 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 10 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 172 West 79th Street?
172 West 79th Street is registered with HPD to THE HOPKINS CONDOMINIUM. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2016.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10024 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 172 West 79th Street rent stabilized?
19 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 25 in 2018. That’s 19 of the building’s 97 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 173 West 78th Street84 apartments, built 1929
- 164 West 79th Street60 apartments, built 1925
- 401 Amsterdam Avenue75 apartments, built 1927
- 380 Amsterdam Avenue272 apartments, built 1975
- 171 West 79th Street62 apartments, built 1923
- 150 West 79th Street72 apartments, built 1911
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01150-7504.