Is 229 E 79th St rent stabilized?
229 E 79th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan (10075). It has about 83 apartments, built in 1930.
Also written as 229 East 79th Street — or 229 E 79th St, Manhattan, NY 10075.
How this building compares
With about 83 apartments it is larger than 91% of the 822 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper East Side-Yorkville. Its 1930 construction date sits close to the 1920 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 39 open violations here, about one for every 2 apartments — above the one for every 8 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 165 violations on record at the address, 15 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 1 new violation at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Yorkville |
| ZIP | 10075 |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Apartments | 83 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1015250015 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 229 EAST 79 LIMITED 450 7 AVENUE #PH · NEW YORK CITY, NY 10123 |
| Managing agent | KAUFMAN REALTY CORP |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 39 open / 165 total · 1 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 242 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 30, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 229 E 79th St rent stabilized?
229 E 79th St in Upper East Side-Yorkville, Manhattan is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 229 E 79th St?
229 E 79th St (BBL 1015250015) has about 83 residential apartments and was built in 1930, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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