Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
100
out of 100
Heavier than 57% of buildings in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
179 EAST 79TH STREET · 59 apartments · built 1928 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- 6 train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 4 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 8% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
4 violations the city still lists as unresolved
4 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 15 years.
- Heat / hot water1
- Other1
- Lead paint1
- Structural1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 40% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2008-08-18 and remains open on HPD’s records.