277 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 93 311 service requests, 56 HPD complaints, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 104.2. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-03-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
46 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 42 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · GENERAL (6) · PLUMBING (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Missed Collection (2).
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 (1960) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | KING ENTERPRISES LTD |
| Head officer | RANDY E GLICK |
| Managing agent | GPG MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,366,000 | $1,064,700 |
| 2026 | $2,435,000 | $1,095,750 |
| 2027 | $2,445,000 | $1,100,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 77 St — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 78 St — M15 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 78 St & 2 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.
240 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 |
48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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.
Managed by GPG MANAGEMENT — 149 buildings, 3,258 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B28. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 149 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $558,825 on 2001-04-12 (lender: M & T Ral Estate, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-12 | Mortgage $558,825 — from 240 E 78 LLC to M & T RAL ESTATE, INC. | $558,825 | |
| 1992-01-15 | Mortgage $550,000 — from O'NEIL, RONALD to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK | $550,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 90 |
| 2025 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 277 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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