257 recorded events, 1972–2025, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 41 FDNY inspections, 32 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 23 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1987-04-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (1) · Water System (1).
$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (1) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 225 WEST 78TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | SUSAN BECKERMAN |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES |
| Last registered | 2014-08-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,305,000 | $738,300 |
| 2026 | $12,622,000 | $757,320 |
| 2027 | $13,061,000 | $783,660 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 77 St — M104 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam 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.
225 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 |
2 311 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.
Managed by METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES — 35 buildings, 1,430 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B12 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 Seaman Avenue | MN | 228 | B |
| 1125 Washington Avenue | BK | 132 | C |
| 61-61 Woodhaven Boulevard | QN | 101 | C |
| 118-18 Metropolitan Avenue | QN | 85 | A |
| 400 East Mosholu Parkway | BX | 78 | C |
| 3210 Avenue H | BK | 78 | B |
| 2738 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 73 | B |
| 2852 8 Avenue | MN | 69 | C |
| 254 Quentin Road | BK | 48 | A |
| 116-27 169 Street | QN | 40 | B |
| 11-25 46 Road | QN | 39 | A |
| 118 Garfield Place | BK | 39 | A |
| 263 West 152 Street | MN | 35 | D |
| 20 East 179 Street | BX | 30 | B |
| 932 St Marks Avenue | BK | 30 | A |
| 2764 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 30 | C |
| 235 West 145 Street | MN | 29 | C |
| 2753 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 24 | B |
| 116-26 169 Street | QN | 24 | A |
| 2745 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 24 | D |
| 157 Vernon Avenue | BK | 21 | B |
| 1163 43 Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 1157 43 Street | BK | 20 | B |
| 2538 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 19 | B |
| 116-31 170 Street | QN | 16 | B |
| 77-05 41 Avenue | QN | 16 | A |
| 2756 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 15 | C |
| 2542 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 15 | C |
| 202-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N | QN | 14 | C |
| 201-01 Hor Harding Ep SR N | QN | 14 | B |
| 2743 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 10 | D |
| 1095 Jerome Avenue | BX | 9 | A |
| 114-30 Farmers Boulevard | QN | 2 | A |
| 114-34 Farmers Boulevard | QN | 2 | A |
| 225 West 78 Street | MN | 1 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $632,584 on 2014-09-08 (lender: Astoria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-08 | Deed $4,865,000 — from 225 W. 78TH ST., LLC to CCXXV WEST 78TH, LLC | $4,865,000 | |
| 2014-09-08 | Mortgage $632,585 — from CCXXV WEST 78TH, LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $632,585 | |
| 2014-09-08 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from CCXXV WEST 78TH, LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2012-11-19 | AL&R $900,000 — from 225 W. 78TH ST., LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $900,000 | |
| 2012-11-19 | Mortgage $900,000 — from 225 W. 78TH ST., LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $900,000 | |
| 1982-12-17 | Mortgage $235,000 — from 225 W.78 ST.COMPANY to STEELE, EDWARD M. | $235,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 60 |
| 2018 | 10 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2019 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1972–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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