Is 542 E 79th St rent stabilized?
542 E 79th St is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, Manhattan (10075). It has about 113 apartments, built in 1913.
Also written as 542 East 79th Street — or 542 E 79th St, Manhattan, NY 10075.
How this building compares
With about 113 apartments it is larger than 87% of the 626 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island. Its 1913 construction date sits close to the 1910 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 2 open violations here, about one for every 56 apartments — below the one for every 10 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 45 violations on record at the address, 7 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. HPD issued 3 new violations at the address in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Manhattan |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island |
| ZIP | 10075 |
| Year built | 1913 |
| Apartments | 113 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 1014900028 |
Owner & management
| Owner | 78/79 YORK ASSOCIATES LLC 502 EAST 79TH STREET #BSMT · New York, NY 10075 |
| Managing agent | STEVE GOLDENBERG |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 2 open / 45 total · 3 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 61 total |
| HPD registration last filed | July 29, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 542 E 79th St rent stabilized?
542 E 79th St in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island, 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 542 E 79th St?
542 E 79th St (BBL 1014900028) has about 113 residential apartments and was built in 1913, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.
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