1,282 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 388 311 service requests, 377 HPD complaints, 267 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 627.1. 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 | 115 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 70 class B, 31 class A. Oldest open since 1989-09-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
106 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 75). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
145 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (47) · PLUMBING (14) · APPLIANCE (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · WATER LEAK (9).
$155,934 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | CHOU'S 3D, LLC |
| Head officer | KATHERINE CHOU |
| Managing agent | ROBERt k CHOu |
| Last registered | 2025-10-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,935,000 | $1,320,750 |
| 2026 | $2,759,000 | $1,241,550 |
| 2027 | $2,375,000 | $1,068,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 19% 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 | 72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 1 Av — M79-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 1 Ave & E 78 St · 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.
354 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 |
145 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 47 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,000,000 on 2011-03-02 (lender: Capital One, N.A.), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-04 | DEVR $741,000 — from ANTONIO VENTURA, AS SUCESSOR TRUSTEE; THE MARIANNA VENTURA CREDIT SHELTER TRUS to CHOU, KATHERINE; ROBERT K. CHOU SPOUSAL LIFETIME ACCESS T; KATHERINE CHOU, TRUSTEE; CHOU'S | $741,000 | |
| 2011-03-02 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from YUSA ASSOCIATES II; CHOU, KATHERINE to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $6,000,000 | |
| 2011-03-02 | Mortgage $6,000,000 — from YUSA ASSOCIATES II; CHOU, KATHERINE to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $6,000,000 | |
| 2010-03-09 | Mortgage $1,600,000 — from CHOU, KATHERINE; YUSA ASSOCIATES II to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,600,000 | |
| 2010-03-09 | Agreement $7,600,000 — from CHOU, KATHERINE; YUSA ASSOCIATES II to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $7,600,000 | |
| 2009-05-05 | Agreement $7,600,000 — from YUSA ASSOCIATES II; CHOU, KATHERINE to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $7,600,000 | |
| 2006-05-30 | AL&R $1,400,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to CHOU, KATHERINE | $1,400,000 | |
| 2006-05-30 | Mortgage $1,250,031 — from CHOU, KATHERINE to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,250,031 | |
| 2006-05-30 | Agreement $1,400,000 — from AS SUCC BY MERGER TO RELIANCE FEDERAL SA; NORTH FORK BANK to CHOU, KATHERINE | $1,400,000 | |
| 1985-05-03 | Mortgage $22,055 — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to COHOES SAVINGS BANK | $22,055 | |
| 1984-09-20 | Mortgage $200,000 — from CHOU, KATHERINE to KARIMI, MAHMOOD DR. | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2018 | 3 | 23 | 91 | 3 | 3 | 123 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 62 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 120 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 207 | 0 | 11 | 225 |
Every one of the 1,282 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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