552 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 164 DOB permits, 106 311 service requests, 95 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% 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 17. 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 | 7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1991-05-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$8,650 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Rodent (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Air Quality (1).
$264,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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) | RSL 243-253 EAST 78TH LLC |
| Head officer | FATMIR LAJQI |
| Managing agent | Copperwood Real Estate |
| Last registered | 2026-06-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,007,000 | $7,653,150 |
| 2026 | $17,095,000 | $7,692,750 |
| 2027 | $17,737,000 | $7,981,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (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.
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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 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-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 78 St & 2 Ave · 200 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.
243 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 |
14 311 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 COPPERWOOD REAL ESTATE — 17 buildings, 349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 402 East 78 Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 315 East 84 Street | MN | 35 | A |
| 444 East 81 Street | MN | 34 | A |
| 243 East 78 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 234 East 83 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 121 East 82 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 428 East 89 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 415 East 87 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 405 East 87 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 430 East 89 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 232 East 83 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 53 East 95 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 310 East 85 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 172 East 82 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 1592 1 Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 1388 2 Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 1590 1 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,600,000 on 2019-06-25 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-25 | AL&R $19,100,000 — from RSL 245 EAST 78TH LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $19,100,000 | |
| 2019-06-25 | Agreement $19,100,000 — from RSL 245 EAST 78TH LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $19,100,000 | |
| 2019-06-25 | Mortgage $2,600,000 — from RSL 245 EAST 78TH LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,600,000 | |
| 2016-03-25 | AL&R $16,500,000 — from RSL 243-253 EAST 78TH LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $16,500,000 | |
| 2016-03-25 | Mortgage $12,502,740 — from RSL 243-253 EAST 78TH LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $12,502,740 | |
| 2016-03-25 | Mortgage $3,997,260 — from RSL 243-253 EAST 78TH LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $3,997,260 | |
| 2013-01-14 | Deed $15,100,000 — from GBL 78TH ST., LLC to RSL 243-253 EAST 78TH LLC | $15,100,000 | |
| 2009-09-11 | RPTT&RET $3,036,000 — from LEMLE, GERTRUDE B to LAURA C. LEMLE 2009 FAMILY TRUST | $3,036,000 | |
| 2009-09-11 | RPTT&RET $3,036,000 — from LEMLE, GERTRUDE B to ROBERT S. LEMLE 2009 FAMILY TRUST | $3,036,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| 2018 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 552 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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