778 11th Avenue
A 38-story building with 396 apartments, built in 1974, in Manhattan, NY 10019.
Addresses on the lot: 536 to 540 West 55th Street.
HPD records as of November 2, 2026
778 11th Avenue has 30 open HPD violations, 10 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 45 complaints to HPD in the past year, 14 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CLINTON TOWERS HOUSING COMPANY, INC.
Does 778 11th Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 30 open violations as of November 2, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 10 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 15 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 5 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 64 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 45 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 2, 2026, 14 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 778 11th Avenue?
778 11th Avenue is registered with HPD to CLINTON TOWERS HOUSING COMPANY, INC. 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2024. HPD’s record has 10 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 21% of residential buildings in 10019 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 778 11th Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 770 11th Avenue864 apartments, built 2009
- 530 West 55th Street195 apartments, built 1977
- 525 West 55th Street182 apartments, built 1976
- 508 West 55th Street58 apartments, built 2000
- 540 West 53rd Street103 apartments, built 2016
- 554 West 53rd Street80 apartments, built 1910
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 2, 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 1-01083-0001.