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78 Reade Street

971Records
16City systems
5Open violations
4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10007 · Neighborhood: Tribeca-Civic Center
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971 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 313 311 service requests, 134 DOB complaints, 132 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10007
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)AURORA ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1001500012
BIN1001641, 1804964

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4. In ZIP 10007, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2004-11-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (9) · Water System (4) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Obstruction (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Sewer Maintenance (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,104,990 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (35 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,024,000 $2,260,800
2026$5,135,000 $2,310,750
2027$5,966,000 $2,684,700

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
1803 NYC / Bon CourageCajunAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

8 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayChambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Chambers St — 1 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Church St / Chambers St — M55 BxM18 · 250 ft
Citi BikeChurch St & Worth St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Spruce Street School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

78 Reade Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $544,501 on 2020-05-06 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-06AL&R $6,000,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2020-05-06Agreement $6,000,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2020-05-06Mortgage $544,502 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $544,502
2015-10-29AL&R $6,000,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,000,000
2015-10-29Agreement $6,000,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,000,000
2015-10-29Mortgage $2,933,258 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,933,258
2011-10-27Mortgage $30,049 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $30,049
2011-10-27Agreement $3,300,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,300,000
2011-10-27AL&R $3,300,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,300,000
2004-08-19Mortgage $2,783,000 — from AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $2,783,000
2004-08-19Agreement $3,675,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to AURORA ASSOCIATES, LLC $3,675,000
1996-04-05Mortgage $200,000 — from READE-CHURCH EQUITIES ASSOCIATES to BANK LEUMI TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK $200,000
1990-09-12Mortgage $29,000,000 — from READE-CHURCH EQUITIEETC; 122-124 DUANE REALTYCRP to BANK LEUMI TRUST CONY $29,000,000
1990-09-12Mortgage $600,000 — from READE-CHURCH EQUITESETC; 122-124 DUANE REALTYCRP to BANK LEUMI TRUST CONY $600,000
1984-08-24Mortgage $185,000 — from READE-CHURCH EQUITESASN to ELAN-VOLCAN ASSOCIATES $185,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201791770235
2018455300291
2019119200141
2020039161101
202197390257
2022132130129
20235590019
202423176138
202540681257
202612780128
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The full timeline

Construction 194Enforcement 366Housing & tenants 326Ownership & money 62Health & systems 23

Every one of the 971 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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