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225 East 79th Street

A 17-story building with 77 apartments, built in 1930, in Manhattan, NY 10075.

Addresses on the lot: 225 to 227 East 79th Street.

HPD records as of October 27, 2026

3open HPD violations3 hazardous
1complaint to HPD, past year1 about heat or hot water
1rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

225 East 79th Street has 3 open HPD violations. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 225 79TH OWNERS CORP. 1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 225 East 79th Street have open violations?

Yes: 3 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most0
B, hazardous30 days3
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days0

No class C violation is open. 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments have one. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 1 of them 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.

Who owns 225 East 79th Street?

225 East 79th Street is registered with HPD to 225 79TH OWNERS CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10075 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 225 East 79th Street rent stabilized?

1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 1 of the building’s 77 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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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 1-01525-0013.