511 East 78th Street
A 6-story building with 87 apartments, built in 1907, in Manhattan, NY 10075.
Addresses on the lot: 511 to 517 East 78th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
HPD lists no open violations at 511 East 78th Street. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 78/79 YORK ASSOCIATES LLC. 84 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 511 East 78th Street have open violations?
No. HPD lists no open violations at 511 East 78th Street as of October 27, 2026.
No class C violation is open. 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments have one. 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, 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.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 511 East 78th Street?
511 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.
17 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in January 2023. HPD’s record has 1 case here in all, going back to the 1990s.
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 511 East 78th Street rent stabilized?
84 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 83 in 2018. That’s 84 of the building’s 87 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
- 519 East 78th Street100 apartments, built 1908
- 510 East 79th Street82 apartments, built 1907
- 503 East 78th Street96 apartments, built 1905
- 516 East 79th Street99 apartments, built 1910
- 504 East 79th Street92 apartments, built 1905
- 508 East 78th Street192 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 1-01490-0010.