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210 West 78 Street

420Records
17City systems
0Open violations
1.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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420 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 81 DOB permits, 55 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1926
Floors10
Res. units38
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)21078 OWNERS CORP
BBL1011690037
BIN1030891

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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 86% 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 1.6. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Air Quality (1) · Litter Basket Request (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,808,232 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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)21078 OWNERS CORP.
Head officerRAFAEL SOWINANGOEN
Managing agentSYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-12-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,322,000 $5,544,900
2026$12,553,000 $5,648,850
2027$13,762,000 $6,192,900

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,478,329 a year ($44.14 per sq ft), operating expenses $679,940 ($12.11 per sq ft), net operating income $1,798,388. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway79 St — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 77 St — M7 M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 79 St · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

210 West 78 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

12 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SYNOPTIC MANAGEMENT CORP — 91 buildings, 1,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B14 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
230 West End Avenue MN114 B
321 East 45 Street MN112 A
840A 9 Avenue MN102 B
244 Riverside Drive MN63 A
255 West End Avenue MN58 A
510 West 123 Street MN48 A
30 West 90 Street MN46 A
49 Pinehurst Avenue MN44 A
699 2 Avenue MN40 A
210 West 78 Street MN38 A
320 West 89 Street MN36 A
149 West 93 Street MN31 A
145 East 29 Street MN30 A
511 West 122 Street MN30 A
340 West 87 Street MN29 A
210 West 21 Street MN28 A
413 West 57 Street MN28 A
599 West End Avenue MN28 A
161 East 90 Street MN27 A
531 East 88 Street MN25 A
343 East 50 Street MN23 A
317 East 111 Street MN21 A
46 West 65 Street MN20 A
153 West 80 Street MN20 A
66 Rivington Street MN20 A
79 Barrow Street MN19 A
414 East 88 Street MN19 A
227 West 116 Street MN16 A
257 West 93 Street MN15 A
165 Spring Street MN14 A
481 Washington Street MN13 A
203 West 112 Street MN13 A
12 Warren Street MN13 B
111 West 113 Street MN12 A
46 West 96 Street MN12 A
151 Charles Street MN12 A
146 West 22 Street MN12 A
2 East 75 Street MN12 A
108 Duane Street MN11 A
468 West 23 Street MN11 A
145 West 80 Street MN10 A
74 Laight Street MN10 A
114 West 81 Street MN10 A
1 Gramercy Park West MN10 A
335 East 90 Street MN10 A
172 East 90 Street MN10 A
170 East 90 Street MN10 A
36 West 87 Street MN10 A
168 East 90 Street MN10 A
322 West 23 Street MN10 A
36 West 96 Street MN10 A
8 West 65 Street MN10 B
62 West 89 Street MN9 A
182 Grand Street MN9 A
261 West 71 Street MN9 A
56 Crosby Street MN9 A
228 West 21 Street MN9 A
36 West 69 Street MN9 A
324 West 88 Street MN9 A
624 West End Avenue MN9 B

showing 60 of 91 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,131,107 on 2008-05-01 (lender: Sovereign Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-07RPTT&RET $967,500 — from JENSEN, SASKIA DAISY; CONNORS, CHRISTOPHER PAUL to GAFFNEY, ELIZABETH $967,500
2025-03-20Sold for $967,500 $967,500 $25,461
2024-12-27RPTT&RET $540,000 — from FERRON, EDWARD JOHN to CHUNG, JAEWON; CHUNG, YOUNG JA $540,000
2024-12-11Sold for $540,000 $540,000 $14,211
2024-02-06RPTT&RET $2,550,000 — from GAN, KEVIN W to DAULERIO, ALISON $2,550,000
2024-02-01Sold for $2,550,000 $2,550,000 $67,105
2022-10-12RPTT&RET $1,435,000 — from LIPPNER, J. JORDAN to HAHN, MARIE; BARNES, JOEL $1,435,000
2022-10-07RPTT&RET $800,000 — from AZULAY, SARAH; AZULAY, JOSEPH to WATKINSON, CORY JAMES $800,000
2022-09-30Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $21,053
2022-09-28Sold for $1,435,000 $1,435,000 $37,763
2022-07-14RPTT&RET $2,300,000 — from KING, CAMILLE C; KING, SCOTTOW A to ALBERT, JUDITH D $2,300,000
2022-07-06Sold for $2,300,000 $2,300,000 $60,526
2022-04-25RPTT&RET $4,750,000 — from MCCARTHY, JOHN K to GARDINER, NICHOLAS; SPENCE, JESSICA $4,750,000
2022-04-12Sold for $4,750,000 $4,750,000 $125,000
2022-02-18RPTT&RET $720,000 — from BENNETT, EDWARD J to SCHENDEL, EMILY J $720,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710332321
201894310329
201911034422
202010064121
20213088221
202220510219
2023008019
20245176221
20254054316
2026104005
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The full timeline

Construction 132Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 68Ownership & money 133Health & systems 34

Every one of the 420 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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