115 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 18 DOB permits, 15 DOB job filings.
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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10075, 82% 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
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (3).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1887) |
| 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) | CERTEK USA CORPORATION |
| Head officer | DARIO CEPPI |
| Managing agent | IRVINE REALTY GROUP |
| Last registered | 2000-11-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,257,000 | $1,035,420 |
| 2026 | $20,565,000 | $1,233,900 |
| 2027 | $17,481,000 | $1,048,860 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% 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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (3 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.
| Subway | 77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 77 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & E 78 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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.
12 East 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 |
3 311 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 IRVINE REALTY GROUP — 62 buildings, 459 units. Grades across the portfolio: A44 · B6 · C10 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 62 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,000,000 on 2008-02-28 (lender: Bank Of America, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-14 | M&CON $9,000,000 — from 12 EAST 78TH STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $9,000,000 | |
| 2009-10-23 | Deed $9,750,000 — from BROWN, MARISA NOEL; BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD to 12 EAST 78TH STREET LLC | $9,750,000 | |
| 2009-10-23 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from 12 EAST 78TH STREET, LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $7,000,000 | |
| 2008-02-28 | Deed $13,500,000 — from CERTEK USA CORPORATION to BROWN, MARISA NOEL; BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD | $13,500,000 | |
| 2008-02-28 | Mortgage $9,000,000 — from BROWN, MARISA NOEL; BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $9,000,000 | |
| 2003-11-24 | Agreement $845,000 — from BANCA INTESA S.P.A. to CERTEK USA CORPORATION | $845,000 | |
| 1993-12-01 | Mortgage $1,700,000 — from CERTEK USA CORPATION to BANCA COMMERCIALF ETC | $1,700,000 | |
| 1986-05-01 | Mortgage $690,000 — from SMITH, BYRON C. to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK | $690,000 | |
| 1983-05-06 | Mortgage $690,000 — from SMITH, BYRON C. to TCF NATIONAL PROPER.,INC | $690,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Every one of the 115 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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