4,927 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,775 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 309 DOB permits, 288 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2.1. In ZIP 10075, 82% 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
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.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · New Tree Request (5) · Noise (3) · Broken Parking Meter (2) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · Street Sign (2).
$16,020,187 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (101 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2000) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (72) |
| 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) | THE EMPIRE CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | JOHN PORGES |
| Managing agent | ORSID NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,201,596 | $990,718 |
| 2026 | $605 | $272 |
| 2027 | $227,046 | $102,171 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 90% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $9,494,621 a year ($57.27 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,468,568 ($14.89 per sq ft), net operating income $7,026,053. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 26/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 2026 (1 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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 77 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 77 St & 3 Ave · 150 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.
188 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 |
31 311 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 ORSID NY — 243 buildings, 30,702 units. Grades across the portfolio: A227 · B13 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 243 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | Deed $35,000 — from ROSENGART, DEBRA; ROSENGART, TODD to PATRICIA M. KAINE, AS TRUSTEE; THE PATRICIA M. KAINE LIVING TRUST | $35,000 | |
| 2026-03-26 | Sold for $35,000 | $35,000 | $486 |
| 2026-01-30 | Deed $3,275,000 — from BARISIC, NIKOLA; STEIN, ALLISON to ROSENGART, DEBRA; ROSENGART, TODD | $3,275,000 | |
| 2026-01-30 | Mortgage $1,700,000 — from ROSENGART, DEBRA; ROSENGART, TODD to MERS | $1,700,000 | |
| 2026-01-30 | Deed $3,275,000 — from BARISIC, NIKOLA; STEIN, ALLISON to ROSENGART, DEBRA; ROSENGART, TODD | $3,275,000 | |
| 2026-01-30 | Mortgage $1,700,000 — from ROSENGART, DEBRA; ROSENGART, TODD to MERS | $1,700,000 | |
| 2026-01-30 | Deed $2,390,500 — from ROSENGART, TODD K; ROSENGART, DEBRA H to SPECTOR, WAYNE H; BIEDERMAN, LYNN H | $2,390,500 | |
| 2026-01-28 | Sold for $3,275,000 | $3,275,000 | $45,486 |
| 2026-01-28 | Sold for $3,275,000 | $3,275,000 | $45,486 |
| 2026-01-27 | Sold for $2,390,500 | $2,390,500 | $33,201 |
| 2025-11-21 | Deed $2,295,000 — from KOGAN, ALISA to MUCCIA, KATHARINE W | $2,295,000 | |
| 2025-11-21 | Deed $2,295,000 — from KOGAN, ALISA to MUCCIA, KATHARINE W | $2,295,000 | |
| 2025-10-24 | Agreement $45,000,000 — from RFD THIRD AVENUE RETAIL ASSOCIATES to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC | $45,000,000 | |
| 2025-10-24 | Agreement $45,000,000 — from RFD THIRD AVENUE RETAIL ASSOCIATES to SIG CRE 2023 VENTURE LLC | $45,000,000 | |
| 2025-09-19 | Deed $3,200,000 — from ROBERT MOTT BROWN III, TRUSTEE; THE CHILIKINA-BROWN TRUST to WG 12A LLC | $3,200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 97 | 15 | 163 |
| 2018 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 50 | 14 | 98 |
| 2019 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 76 |
| 2020 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 2 | 109 |
| 2021 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 74 | 4 | 124 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 91 | 14 | 130 |
| 2023 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 7 | 115 |
| 2024 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 5 | 110 |
| 2025 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 195 | 5 | 229 |
| 2026 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 79 |
Every one of the 4,927 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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