308 East 79th Street
A 16-story building with 195 apartments, built in 1928, in Manhattan, NY 10075.
Addresses on the lot: 302 to 318 East 79th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
308 East 79th Street has 36 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 308 OWNERS CORP. 5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 308 East 79th Street have open violations?
Yes: 36 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 | 3 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 16 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 17 |
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 3 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 308 East 79th Street?
308 East 79th Street is registered with HPD to 308 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.
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
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 308 East 79th Street rent stabilized?
5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 6 in 2018. That’s 5 of the building’s 195 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
- 305 East 78th Street20 apartments, built 1910
- 300 East 79th Street33 apartments, built 2006
- 1498 2nd Avenue124 apartments, built 1963
- 330 East 79th Street70 apartments, built 1941
- 1522 2nd Avenue537 apartments, built 1974
- 308 East 78th Street35 apartments, built 1910
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 1-01453-0043.