208 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% 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 9.4. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1984-07-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Noise (2) · Illegal Posting (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Rodent (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
$28,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1890) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 151 WEST 78TH REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | KAZUHIKO KYOGOKU |
| Managing agent | BRUSCO REALTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,889,000 | $1,300,050 |
| 2026 | $2,639,000 | $1,187,550 |
| 2027 | $2,860,000 | $1,287,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 79 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 79 St / Amsterdam Av — M79-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 79 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 087 William Sherman. 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.
151 West 78 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Managed by BRUSCO REALTY MANAGEMENT — 37 buildings, 502 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B15 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 252 West 91 Street | MN | 35 | A |
| 508 West 112 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 929 West End Avenue | MN | 28 | A |
| 106 West 96 Street | MN | 23 | A |
| 192 Claremont Avenue | MN | 20 | D |
| 3 West 87 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 151 West 78 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 304 East 89 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 61 West 86 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 485 Columbus Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 406 East 64 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 483 Columbus Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 70 West 106 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 842 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 14 | B |
| 844 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 13 | B |
| 487 Columbus Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 308 West 109 Street | MN | 11 | B |
| 136 West 71 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 113 West 70 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 310 West 109 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 28 West 85 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 125 East 71 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 462 West 51 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 146 West 73 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 360 West 51 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 125 West 70 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 33 West 82 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 129 West 72 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 62 West 69 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 774 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 72 West 87 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 772 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 254 West 71 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 768 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 770 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 349 West 87 Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 141 West 72 Street | MN | 7 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $322,648 on 2022-09-06 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-06 | AL&R $2,880,000 — from 151 WEST 78 STREET REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $2,880,000 | |
| 2022-09-06 | Agreement $2,880,000 — from 151 WEST 78 STREET REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $2,880,000 | |
| 2022-09-06 | Mortgage $322,648 — from 151 WEST 78 STREET REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $322,648 | |
| 2015-11-23 | Mortgage $843,442 — from 151 WEST 78TH STREET REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSURGH | $843,442 | |
| 2015-11-23 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 151 WEST 78TH STREET REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSURGH | $3,000,000 | |
| 2015-11-23 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 151 WEST 78TH STREET REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSURGH | $3,000,000 | |
| 2012-07-16 | AL&R $2,300,000 — from 151 WEST 78 STREET REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,300,000 | |
| 2012-07-16 | Mortgage $315,097 — from 151 WEST 78 STREET REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $315,097 | |
| 2012-07-16 | Agreement $2,300,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 151 WEST 78 STREET REALTY LLC | $2,300,000 | |
| 2005-11-18 | Deed $5,100,000 — from R.H. PROPERTIES, INC.; ROSENTHAL, INC.; WEST 78TH STREET ASSOCIATES to 151 WEST 78 STREET REALTY LLC | $5,100,000 | |
| 2005-11-18 | AL&R $2,200,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 151 WEST 78 STREET REALTY LLC | $2,200,000 | |
| 2005-11-18 | Mortgage $2,200,000 — from 151 WEST 78 STREET REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 208 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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