230 East 79th Street
A 19-story building with 107 apartments, built in 1964, in Manhattan, NY 10075.
Addresses on the lot: 228 to 234 East 79th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
230 East 79th Street has 53 open HPD violations, 7 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 16 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 230-79 EQUITY INC. 9 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 230 East 79th Street have open violations?
Yes: 53 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 | 7 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 37 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 9 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 16 complaints 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 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 230 East 79th Street?
230 East 79th Street is registered with HPD to 230-79 EQUITY INC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
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 2 older cases, the latest from 2021.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction 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 230 East 79th Street rent stabilized?
9 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 10 in 2018. That’s 9 of the building’s 107 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
- 240 East 79th Street64 apartments, built 1929
- 243 East 78th Street22 apartments, built 1930
- 242 East 79th Street24 apartments, built 1930
- 221 East 78th Street54 apartments, built 1948
- 225 East 79th Street77 apartments, built 1930
- 229 East 79th Street83 apartments, built 1930
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 1-01433-0034.