A pre-war Yorkville rental with minor open code violations, active noise calls, and a clear winter heat cluster.
A 113-unit Yorkville pre-war rental with two active housing-code violations, managed under head officer Laura Ferraro. Building-level calls center on noise and a tight cluster of winter heating issues. Three things to know:
Loud TV and music calls recur regularly. 12 residential noise complaints filed from the building in the last 12 months. The recent log shows repetitive calls for loud television and party noise, including multiple calls in July and August 2026.
Heating and riser complaints clustered in mid-winter. Six heat and hot water calls logged between December 2025 and February 2026, accompanied by three steam pipe riser complaints and two boiler calls in late January. While complaints cleared quickly, the concentration shows heating infrastructure strain during peak winter.
Curbside friction within three blocks. 91 illegal parking complaints within three blocks in the past year. The bulk are posted sign violations and blocked sidewalks or crosswalks — standard Manhattan delivery and curbside friction rather than long-term stored vehicles.
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542 East 79th Street is a 113-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1014900028). This building is associated with York Air Rights 2017 LLC. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1913, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 37 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed February 26, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on May 24, 2017 for $1,500,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 79/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 2S at 542 East 79th Street has 1 open violation.
Unit 5R at 542 East 79th Street has 1 open violation.
Unit 6H at 542 East 79th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 5M at 542 East 79th Street has no open violations (6 past violations).
Unit 2L at 542 East 79th Street has no open violations (8 past violations).
Unit 1C at 542 East 79th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 1M at 542 East 79th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
You should know this rental building has 14 complaints in the last 12 months and 2 open violations. The median time to fix an issue is 53 days. Before renting, ask about the nature of the recent complaints.
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