542 East 79th Street

542 East 79th Street in Upper East Side, Manhattan, has 2 open HPD violations, and 113 of 113 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: A (90/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 113 units · Built 1913

StreetSpy grade: A (Excellent, 90/100)

• 2 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• 5 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 2 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 113 of 113 units are rent-stabilized; 94 on the 2007 tax bill.

Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (2 open), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 5 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (4 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

2 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 45 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-05-04. Newest violation issued 2026-05-14.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 47 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 5th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQFT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5R, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 5R), issued 2024-09-04. HPD violation 17241065
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 6th floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING OF THE EAST WALL CLOSET APPROXIMATELY 2 SQUARE FEET IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 6H, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13894896 ISSUED 31-DEC-20 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b). (apt 6H), issued 2021-05-04. HPD violation 14320980

311 housing complaints

7 in the last 12 months, 20 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (5), Plumbing (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

4 open DOB violations. 6 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

2 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

113 of 113 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 113 in 2024, 94 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 78/79 YORK ASSOCIATES LLC. Head officer: LAURA FERRARO. Managing agent: STEVE GOLDENBERG. This owner has 13 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 27, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1014900028, HPD building ID 16726. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 72 St (Q), 11 min walk
• 86 St (Q), 11 min walk
• 77 St (6), 13 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.