Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
96
out of 100
Heavier than 71% of buildings in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
3 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
156 EAST 79TH STREET · 60 apartments · built 1917 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 6 train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 3 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
3 violations the city still lists as unresolved
3 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 18 years.
- Structural2
- Water leak1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 37% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-05-28 and remains open on HPD’s records.