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164 East 78 Street

107Records
13City systems
2Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10075 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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107 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 31 311 service requests, 15 DOB violations, 14 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1962
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ALPLOMAR REALTY CORP
BBL1014120046
BIN1043203

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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 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-07.

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Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Missed Collection (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)ALPLOMAR REALTY CORP
Head officerMARTIN PLOTNIK
Managing agentVILLAGE DWELLINGS INC
Last registered2025-12-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,921,000 $864,450
2026$2,295,000 $1,032,750
2027$2,566,000 $1,154,700

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway77 St — 6 · 200 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

164 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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by VILLAGE DWELLINGS INC — 24 buildings, 332 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B3 · C5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

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3551 Broadway MN28 B
414 East 73 Street MN22 A
68 Cabrini Boulevard MN21 A
156 Prince Street MN20 A
196 West 10 Street MN20 A
158 West 15 Street MN20 A
28 Charles Street MN20 A
227 East 11 Street MN19 A
164 East 78 Street MN15 A
303 West 106 Street MN12 B
336 East 22 Street MN9 A
718 2 Avenue MN9 A
208 East 32 Street MN8 A
221 St James Place BK6 A
12 Bank Street MN5 B
32 Bank Street MN5 C
219 West 13 Street MN5 C
210 East 32 Street MN5 C
280 West 11 Street MN5 D
265 West 11 Street MN5 C
223 West 11 Street MN1 C
103 East 29 Street MN0 —

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170325
20181539
20190426
20203429
20210325
202209110
2023012113
20240314
20250426
20260415
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 60Health & systems 21

Every one of the 107 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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