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440 East 79th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-01473-0018

Built
1956
Floors
16
Residential units
219
Building type
Elevator building
Zoning district
R10A
Lot area
22,988 sq ft
Floor area
238,293 sq ft

En español: 1 violación de Clase C abierta (peligro inmediato) y 5 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 22 años abierta, desde el 21 de enero de 2004.

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  1. 1

    Class C, immediately hazardous

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    OATH/ECB summonses still active. Most often Construction.

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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 1 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The original certify-by date on the open HPD violation, October 2, 2025, has passed. The report prints it beside the violation.

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1 open Class C and 2 OATH hearings starting January 7, 2027. The oldest open HPD violation was filed January 21, 2004.

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OATH hearings
2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on January 7, 2027.
OATH/ECB summonses
14 DOB and FDNY summonses here since January 1, 2019, with $23,300 in penalties imposed. 3 of them are still active and among the 4 listed under OATH/ECB. 6 judgments docketed, the latest on January 31, 2026. A docketed judgment shows up in a title search.
  • March 26, 2026, DOB: Fail to comply with commissioner order to file certificate of correction with DOB. Adjourned, $1,250 penalty imposed.
  • October 24, 2025, DOB: Occupancy contrary to that allowed by certificate of occupancy or building department records. Dismissed.
  • October 23, 2025, DOB: Fail to safeguard public and property. In violation, $10,000 penalty imposed.

The newest 3 of 14 summonses OATH lists here. The report lists all 14, with each outcome, the penalty imposed and any docketing date. What the report adds

DOB violations
5 active DOB violations. The newest was issued October 24, 2025.
Housing court
1 housing court case here, opened in 2025.
DOB complaints
3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed March 20, 2026.
DOB facade
Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed April 11, 2022 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Safe in 2006 and 2013, and SWARMP in 2019. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program.
DOB permits
3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Structural work, was issued August 12, 2026.
  • Structural, issued August 12, 2026, in effect until October 14, 2026.
  • Plumbing, issued August 6, 2026, in effect until November 10, 2026.
  • General Construction, issued July 13, 2026, in effect until October 14, 2026.

The newest 3 of 27 permits DOB NOW lists here. The report lists all 27, with job numbers and each job's estimated cost. What the report adds

Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 76 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
2 boilers, both inspected in 2026, the latest on May 15. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 8, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C1 open
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18235820440 EAST 79TH ST OWNERS
OATH/ECB4 open most often Construction
Construction, Class 1Hearing pending39181943Y440 EAST 79TH ST OWNERS
Construction, Class 2Hearing pending39181942M440 EAST 79TH ST OWNERS
Construction, Class 1Found in violation35686352K
Construction, Class 1Found in violation35683652Z

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Questions about this building

Does 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan had 5 open violations on October 10, 2026: 4 from OATH/ECB and 1 from HPD. 1 is Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 22 years, since January 21, 2004.

Is 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 1 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Does 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan have an OATH hearing coming up?

Yes. 2 hearings scheduled on DOB summonses, the first on January 7, 2027. DOB summonses are heard at OATH, the city's hearings office, and OATH can move a hearing to a later date. When nobody shows up, the summons is decided by default, the costliest way one ends.

Does 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 5 active DOB violations. The newest was issued October 24, 2025. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Has 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2025. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 3 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed March 20, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

What did the latest facade report find at 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan?

Rated Safe in the latest facade report, filed April 11, 2022 (inspection cycle 9). Reports in earlier inspection cycles rated it Safe in 2006 and 2013, and SWARMP in 2019. SWARMP means safe with a repair and maintenance program. Buildings taller than six stories must have their exterior walls inspected once in every inspection cycle under the city's Facade Inspection Safety Program (every five years under DOB's current rule), and each inspection report is filed with DOB as Safe, SWARMP (safe with a repair and maintenance program) or Unsafe. No Report Filed means DOB has no report for that cycle. The rating is from the latest filing and does not describe the facade today; DOB's page for the building shows anything filed since.

Are any DOB work permits in effect at 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 3 DOB work permits in effect. The latest, for Structural work, was issued August 12, 2026. A permit in effect allows the work it names. It does not mean the work has started or finished, or that it fixes any violation on this page.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 76 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

It has 2 boilers, both inspected in 2026, the latest on May 15. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 8, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered from 2026 as a rent-regulated building (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1956 as the year 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator building with 16 floors.

How many apartments does 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 219 residential units at 440 East 79 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus OATH hearing dates, OATH/ECB summonses from DOB and FDNY, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, DOB facade filings, DOB NOW work permits, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 440 East 79th St, Manhattan: 219 units, 1 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/440-east-79-street-manhattan

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