Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
71
out of 100
Heavier than 87% of buildings in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
240 EAST 79TH STREET · 64 apartments · built 1929 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 6 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 8 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
8 violations the city still lists as unresolved
7 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3 months.
- Disrepair3
- Mold2
- Paint / plaster2
- Fire & life safety1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 50% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2026-03-24 and remains open on HPD’s records.