535 East 78th Street
A 6-story building with 100 apartments, built in 1909, in Manhattan, NY 10075.
Addresses on the lot: 535 to 539 East 78th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
535 East 78th Street has 20 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. 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. 98 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 535 East 78th Street have open violations?
Yes: 20 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 | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 12 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 7 |
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 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 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 535 East 78th Street?
535 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
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
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 535 East 78th Street rent stabilized?
98 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 98 of the building’s 100 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
- 555 East 78th Street87 apartments, built 1910
- 527 East 78th Street102 apartments, built 1908
- 532 East 79th Street102 apartments, built 1912
- 524 East 79th Street100 apartments, built 1910
- 542 East 79th Street113 apartments, built 1913
- 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 1-01490-0023.