Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
85
out of 100
Heavier than 76% of buildings in Upper East Side-Yorkville
126 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
1779 SECOND AVENUE · 650 apartments · built 1973 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- Q train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 126 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
126 violations the city still lists as unresolved
124 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 3.0 years.
- Paint / plaster27
- Pests24
- Fire & life safety20
- Disrepair12
- Plumbing11
- Water leak9
- Heat / hot water9
- Mold7
- Other3
- Gas2
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 95% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2006-10-26 and remains open on HPD’s records.