879 8th Avenue
A 6-story building with 65 apartments, built in 1947, in Manhattan, NY 10019.
Addresses on the lot: 300 to 308 West 53rd Street.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
879 8th Avenue has 40 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered with HPD under a person’s name, not a company’s. 1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 879 8th Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 40 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 26 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 9 |
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 no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026.
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 879 8th Avenue?
879 8th Avenue is registered with HPD under a person’s name rather than a company’s. The name is on the registration at HPD Online.
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 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 879 8th Avenue rent stabilized?
1 apartment was registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 2 in 2018. That’s 1 of the building’s 65 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
- 305 West 52nd Street65 apartments, built 1942
- 301 West 53rd Street247 apartments, built 1979
- 870 8th Avenue381 apartments, built 1965
- 310 West 52nd Street215 apartments, built 2005
- 328 West 53rd Street41 apartments, built 1920
- 327 West 52nd Street33 apartments, built 1910
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 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 1-01043-7502.