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166 East 78 Street

112Records
10City systems
0Open violations
1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10075 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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112 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 DOB permits, 12 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)166 TENANTSCORP
BBL1014120045
BIN1043202

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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 88% 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 1. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$183,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)166 TENANTS CORP
Head officerMARGARET SHUTE
Managing agentROBERT EBERHART REAL ESTATE LLC
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,444,000 $2,899,800
2026$7,733,000 $3,479,850
2027$9,280,000 $4,176,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway77 St — 6 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 77 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 77 St & 3 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
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.

Report a problem to 311

166 East 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

1 311 service request 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 ROBERT EBERHART REAL ESTATE LLC — 17 buildings, 281 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
208 East 85 Street MN36 A
421 East 65 Street MN28 A
220 East 82 Street MN20 A
327 East 83 Street MN20 A
104 East 85 Street MN20 A
231 East 89 Street MN20 A
218 East 82 Street MN20 A
1869 2 Avenue MN18 A
210 East 85 Street MN17 A
208 East 83 Street MN12 B
1578 1 Avenue MN12 A
1829 2 Avenue MN12 A
413 East 90 Street MN10 A
166 East 78 Street MN10 A
411 East 90 Street MN10 B
314 East 83 Street MN10 A
1629 2 Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 2002-01-18 (lender: Union State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-28RPTT&RET $650,000 — from STEVEN G. ASPLUNDH, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ROBERT H. ASPLUNDH; ESTATE OF MARILYN P. ASPLUNDH to PALMER, GABRIELA; PALMER, CHRISTOPHER D $650,000
2026-05-19Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $65,000
2025-12-22RPTT&RET $595,000 — from HASHBARGER, GEORGE; ALLEN, SALLY to WARNER, PRESLEY; WARNER, SCOTT $595,000
2025-12-08Sold for $595,000 $595,000 $59,500
2022-08-22RPTT&RET $850,000 — from ROBERT A. SILVER REVOCABLE TRUST; JOSEPH G. COLEMAN, TRUSTEE to LEVINSON, JONATHAN DR. $850,000
2022-08-11Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $85,000
2022-01-13RPTT&RET $580,000 — from 166 EAST 78TH ST. L.L.C. to PEREZ, LUIS S; ANGUIANO, RAUL M $580,000
2021-12-30Sold for $580,000 $580,000 $58,000
2016-12-14RPTT&RET $965,000 — from LARSEN, SARAH to LEPLAE, ROBERT $965,000
2016-12-07Sold for $965,000 $965,000 $96,500
2015-07-28RPTT&RET $650,000 — from ST LAWRENCE, PAUL R; ST LAWRENCE, GILLIAN E; ELTING, JEFFREY A to HALSTEAD, LAUREN $650,000
2014-05-06Agreement $250,000 to 166 TENANTS CORP. $250,000
2010-09-29RPTT&RET $547,750 — from MITCHELL, SARAH S to ST. LAWRENCE, GILLIAN E; ELTING, JEFFREY A; ST. LAWRENCE, PAUL R III $547,750
2008-09-29RPTT&RET $930,000 — from ISAACSON, RONALD; ISAACSON, STACEY to LARSEN, SARAH $930,000
2008-08-28RPTT&RET $849,000 — from LOH, LOUISE; TAN, DANIEL to COLEMAN, JOSEPH G; COLEMAN, DANA K $849,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700325
201801034
201900022
202000011
202104116
2022565117
202323016
202411013
202500224
202602204
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The full timeline

Construction 26Housing & tenants 22Ownership & money 46Health & systems 18

Every one of the 112 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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