1,272 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 373 311 service requests, 206 HPD complaints, 173 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 60% 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 13.6. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Noise (6) · Consumer Complaint (6) · Graffiti (4) · Dirty Condition (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (4).
$1,051,732 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 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 (1892) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (50) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 250 WEST 78TH LLC |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | 250 WEST 78TH LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,804,000 | $8,011,800 |
| 2026 | $18,560,000 | $8,352,000 |
| 2027 | $17,984,000 | $8,092,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Cottage | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 · 300 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 77 St — M104 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 78 St & Broadway · 100 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.
2191 Broadway
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $117,875 on 2005-09-21 (lender: M&t Real Estate Trust). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-15 | Agreement $7,384,914 — from 250 WEST 78TH, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $7,384,914 | |
| 2015-09-03 | AL&R $7,384,914 — from 250 WEST 78TH, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $7,384,914 | |
| 2015-09-03 | Agreement $7,384,914 — from 250 WEST 78TH, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $7,384,914 | |
| 2005-09-21 | Agreement $8,860,000 — from 250 WEST 78TH LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $8,860,000 | |
| 2005-09-21 | Mortgage $117,875 — from 250 WEST 78TH LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $117,875 | |
| 2005-09-21 | Mortgage $3,211,125 — from 250 WEST 78TH LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST | $3,211,125 | |
| 2005-09-21 | Agreement $4,650,000 — from 150 WEST 21ST LLC; 250 WEST 78TH LLC to M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST, SUCCESSOR TO M&T | $4,650,000 | |
| 2005-09-21 | AL&R $8,860,000 — from M&T REAL ESTATE TRUST to 250 WEST 78TH LLC | $8,860,000 | |
| 2000-02-23 | Mortgage $4,008,780 — from 34 HILLSIDE AVENUE,L.L.C.; BIG APPLE CORPORATION to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $4,008,780 | |
| 2000-02-07 | Mortgage $6,000,000 — from 2 ELLWOOD STREET, L.L.C.; 34 HILLSIDE AVENUE,L.L.C.; BIG APPLE CORPORATION to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $6,000,000 | |
| 2000-02-07 | Mortgage $2,850,000 — from BIG APPLE CORPORATION; 2 ELLWOD STREET, L.L.C.; 34 HILLSIDE AVENUE,L.L.C. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $2,850,000 | |
| 2000-02-07 | Mortgage $641,220 — from 2 ELLWOOD AVENUE, L.L.C.; 34 HILLSIDE AVENUE,L.L.C. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $641,220 | |
| 2000-02-07 | Mortgage $9,491,220 — from NRP LLC II to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. | $9,491,220 | |
| 1999-11-15 | Mortgage $4,993,333 — from NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to SALOMON BROTHERS REALTY CORP. | $4,993,333 | |
| 1998-12-01 | Mortgage $42,500,000 — from NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to NEW ROCK ASSET PARTNERS, L.P. | $42,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 58 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 65 |
| 2019 | 13 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 36 | 86 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 52 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 9 | 67 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 43 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
Every one of the 1,272 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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