503 East 78th Street
A 6-story building with 96 apartments, built in 1905, in Manhattan, NY 10075.
Addresses on the lot: 503 to 509 East 78th Street, 509 East 78th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
503 East 78th Street has 5 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 78/79 YORK ASSOCIATES LLC. 93 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 503 East 78th Street have open violations?
Yes: 5 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 | 1 |
| 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 3 complaints 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 503 East 78th Street?
503 East 78th Street is registered with HPD to 78/79 YORK ASSOCIATES LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
16 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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 2014.
City marshals carried out 2 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 503 East 78th Street rent stabilized?
93 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 91 in 2018. That’s 93 of the building’s 96 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
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Buildings nearby
- 504 East 79th Street92 apartments, built 1905
- 511 East 78th Street87 apartments, built 1907
- 1472 York Avenue184 apartments, built 1903
- 510 East 79th Street82 apartments, built 1907
- 508 East 78th Street192 apartments, built 1911
- 519 East 78th Street100 apartments, built 1908
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 1-01490-0009.