542 East 79th Street
A 6-story building with 113 apartments, built in 1913, in Manhattan, NY 10075.
Addresses on the lot: 540 to 542 East 79th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
542 East 79th Street has 2 open HPD violations. Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 78/79 YORK ASSOCIATES LLC. 113 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 542 East 79th Street have open violations?
Yes: 2 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 | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 2 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 3 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 7 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 5 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 542 East 79th Street?
542 East 79th 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2009.
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 542 East 79th Street rent stabilized?
113 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, up from 112 in 2018. That’s 113 of the building’s 113 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
- 532 East 79th Street102 apartments, built 1912
- 535 East 78th Street100 apartments, built 1909
- 524 East 79th Street100 apartments, built 1910
- 2 East End Avenue57 apartments, built 1910
- 527 East 78th Street102 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 1-01490-0028.