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78 Clinton Street

358Records
14City systems
0Open violations
2.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10002 · Neighborhood: Lower East Side
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358 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 157 311 service requests, 69 rodent inspections, 24 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10002
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units28
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)ASIAN AMERICAN HDFC, INC.
BBL1003480048
BIN1004200, 1004202, 1004203

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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 83% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.1. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

91 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (58) · Noise (12) · Graffiti (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$445,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ASIAN-AMERICAN HDFC
Head officerTHOMAS YU
Managing agentSTANTON NORFOLK INC
Last registered2025-09-29

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,233,000 $2,804,850
2026$5,338,000 $2,402,100
2027$5,266,000 $2,369,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Essex St / Delancey St — M9 M14A-SBS · 850 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeRivington St & Ridge St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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 Clinton Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

91 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by STANTON NORFOLK INC — 46 buildings, 960 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B10 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
133-45 41 Avenue QN226 A
176 Eldridge Street MN56 A
302 East 2nd Street MN45 A
58 Hester Street MN38 A
123 Edgecombe Avenue MN30 A
78 Clinton Street MN28 A
345 Ovington Avenue BK25 A
108 Norfolk Street MN24 A
191 Madison Street MN24 A
406 East 10 Street MN22 B
111 Norfolk Street MN21 A
28 Henry Street MN20 A
141 Norfolk Street MN20 A
81 Madison Street MN20 C
163 West 133 Street MN19 B
81 Baxter Street MN18 A
111 Division Street MN18 A
325 East Houston Street MN17 A
112 Eldridge Street MN16 A
30 Henry Street MN16 B
77 Avenue C MN16 A
73 Avenue C MN16 B
129 Rivington Street MN15 A
129 West 133 Street MN15 A
604 St Nicholas Avenue MN15 B
533 East 11 Street MN14 A
161 Allen Street MN13 A
89 Pitt Street MN12 B
95 Clinton Street MN11 B
99 Clinton Street MN11 A
138 Stanton Street MN11 A
137 Norfolk Street MN10 A
171 West 133 Street MN10 C
84-14 Woodhaven Boulevard QN10 B
135 Norfolk Street MN10 A
127 Edgecombe Avenue MN10 C
195 Avenue C MN9 A
156 Stanton Street MN8 A
87 Rivington Street MN8 B
128 Baxter Street MN8 A
147 Rivington Street MN7 A
177 Stanton Street MN5 D
173 Stanton Street MN5 A
305 East Houston Street MN4 A
142 Stanton Street MN4 B
126 Baxter Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,506,123 on 1991-12-20 (lender: City Of New York Hpd), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-06-25RPTT&RET $25,499 — from EL COQUI-II DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION to ASIAN AMERICAN HDFC, INC. $25,499
2009-06-25RPTT&RET $2,554,070 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1990 LIMITED PARTNE to ASIAN AMERICAN HDFC, INC. $2,554,070
1991-12-20Mortgage $2,506,123 — from EL COQUI LIMITED PRTNSHP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $2,506,123

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017013610
2018014712
2019308718
20200027431
2021006410
20220011819
20233022732
20240026733
20250038846
20260029332
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 204Ownership & money 15Health & systems 82

Every one of the 358 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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