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205 East 78 Street

1,625Records
19City systems
7Open violations
3.1Penalty rate

1,625 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 518 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 238 311 service requests, 223 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1931
Floors20
Res. units218
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)205 E 78 OWNERS CORP
BBL1014337501
BIN1076312

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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 53% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.1. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
8
’25–26

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

$20,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Water System (4) · New Tree Request (3) · Outdoor Dining (3).

Filed construction activity

$4,630,642 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (64 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (218)
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)205/78 OWNERS CORP
Head officerKAITLYN CROWE
Managing agentSOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, LLC
Last registered2025-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$54,098,000 $24,344,100
2026$291,000 $130,950
2027$10,347,000 $4,656,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 81% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $10,100,475 a year ($43.26 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,534,933 ($15.14 per sq ft), net operating income $6,565,542. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 87/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
OakberryJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsAMice evidence
Water & WheatItalianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 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.

Getting around

Subway77 St — 6 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 3 Av — M79-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 77 St & 3 Ave · 400 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

205 East 78 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 SOLSTICE RESIDENTIAL GROUP, LLC — 109 buildings, 7,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A101 · B6 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
110 Livingston Street BK299 A
44 Pineapple Street BK275 A
100 Jay Street BK266 A
70 Washington Street BK259 A
23 West 73 Street MN232 A
205 East 78 Street MN218 A
900 West 190 Street MN218 A
300 Central Park West MN204 A
220 Madison Avenue MN198 A
308 East 79 Street MN195 B
210 East 15 Street MN188 A
3671 Hudson Manor Terrace BX185 A
111 Murray Street MN157 A
651 Vanderbilt Street BK149 B
101 West 81 Street MN134 A
20 West 72 Street MN128 A
400 East 67 Street MN128 A
150 Nassau Street MN125 A
1 Main Street BK123 A
85-15 139 Street QN106 C
40 West 77 Street MN100 A
311 East 71 Street MN96 A
41 Columbus Avenue MN94 A
1438 3 Avenue MN92 A
2098 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN88 A
4411 Broadway MN83 B
116 Central Park South MN78 A
85 Adams Street BK78 A
88 Morningside Avenue MN74 A
320 West 76 Street MN74 A
2131 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN73 A
48-15 11 Street QN72 A
50 Franklin Street MN72 A
49 West 72 Street MN69 A
245 West 99 Street MN68 A
650 Avenue of the Americas MN67 A
609 Kappock Street BX66 A
879 8 Avenue MN65 A
44-27 Purves Street QN64 A
20 Bayard Street BK62 A
40 Prospect Park West BK62 A
160 East 3 Street MN61 A
410 4 Avenue BK60 A
315 East 80 Street MN60 A
1148 5 Avenue MN59 A
464 West 44 Street MN58 A
90 8 Avenue BK57 A
55 Poplar Street BK57 A
87 Columbia Heights BK56 A
760 Greenwich Street MN55 A
313 West 119 Street MN54 A
371 Ft Washington Avenue MN54 A
4460 Broadway MN53 A
210 Lafayette Street MN52 A
30 Bayard Street BK51 A
75 Smith Street BK50 A
50 Bayard Street BK48 A
258 West 107 Street MN47 A
504 West 111 Street MN44 B
255 4 Avenue BK44 A

showing 60 of 109 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-24RPTT&RET $398,000 — from CRISCI, MARTHA CONSUELA to ELLISTON, LAUREN $398,000
2026-09-18Sold for $398,000 $398,000 $1,826
2026-09-09RPTT&RET $2,250,000 — from KRESE, JACQUELYN A to RIPPEY, KEVIN; SMITH, ASHLEY $2,250,000
2026-08-26Sold for $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $10,321
2026-08-26RPTT&RET $750,000 — from O'CONNELL, LINDA P to BOWMAN, PAMELA V; BOWMAN, DYLAN GENEVA; BOWMAN, SCOTT JOEL $750,000
2026-08-17Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $3,440
2026-05-15RPTT&RET $925,000 — from RICHARDS, MATTHEW J to TENDER, MARIA; TENDER, MARK; TENDER, CHLOE $925,000
2026-05-06Sold for $925,000 $925,000 $4,243
2026-04-21RPTT&RET $815,000 — from SHOENER, BETH A; SHOENER, JEFFREY S to PIPKIN, PAMELA L $815,000
2026-04-14Sold for $815,000 $815,000 $3,739
2026-02-05RPTT&RET $715,000 — from SECORD, LAUREN; SECORD, MARILYN to MERINO, MATTHEW $715,000
2026-01-16Sold for $715,000 $715,000 $3,280
2026-01-09RPTT&RET $475,000 — from THE ESTATE OF MARTIN SUCHMAN PUTTER; MARK CLIFFORD SUCHMAN RUIZ to GANEY, JILL $475,000
2026-01-02RPTT&RET $749,000 — from EVA STARK TRUST DATED MAY 2, 2018 to HALL, JENNIFER RENEE; HALL, SETH WILLIAM $749,000
2025-12-30Sold for $475,000 $475,000 $2,179

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017723627274
20181322127467
20191271627466
202013121441383
20212122639290
20221411038164
20232002020464
202416242616789
202501835650
20261342916264
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The full timeline

Construction 385Enforcement 185Housing & tenants 347Ownership & money 663Health & systems 45

Every one of the 1,625 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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