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438 East 77 Street

162Records
12City systems
16Open violations
2.1Penalty rate

162 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints, 27 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 77 OWNERS CO LLC
BBL1014710029
BIN1045964

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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 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 2.1. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1979-05-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)EAST 77 OWNERS CO., LLC
Head officerARLENE ALTER
Managing agentEric Goodman Realty Corp
Last registered2026-01-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,699,000 $764,550
2026$1,818,000 $818,100
2027$1,900,000 $855,000

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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.

Getting around

Subway72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 77 St — M31 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 77 St & 1 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

438 East 77 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ERIC GOODMAN REALTY CORP — 26 buildings, 423 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B2 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1378 1 Avenue MN44 A
173 Grand Street MN39 A
2 Riverside Drive MN24 A
413 East 82 Street MN22 A
418 East 83 Street MN22 A
416 East 83 Street MN22 A
303 East 89 Street MN20 A
440 East 77 Street MN20 A
330 East 90 Street MN20 A
1366 York Avenue MN19 A
505 East 83 Street MN16 A
521 East 88 Street MN16 A
322 East 85 Street MN15 A
438 East 77 Street MN14 A
1715 2 Avenue MN12 A
343 East 78 Street MN12 A
2015 1 Avenue MN12 B
402 West 46 Street MN11 C
231 East 88 Street MN10 A
233 East 88 Street MN10 A
436 East 77 Street MN10 A
511 East 82 Street MN9 B
1588 1 Avenue MN8 A
225 East 84 Street MN6 A
1501 1 Avenue MN6 A
154 8 Avenue MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $180,371 on 2015-05-07 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh), covering 3 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-30Agreement $1,997,514 — from EAST 77 OWNERS CO., L.L.C. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,997,514
2020-05-01Agreement $2,227,630 — from EAST 77 OWNERS CO., LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $2,227,630
2015-05-07AL&R $2,500,000 — from 77 OWNERC CO. L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,500,000
2015-05-07Agreement $2,500,000 — from 77 OWNERC CO. L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,500,000
2015-05-07Mortgage $180,372 — from 77 OWNERC CO. L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $180,372
2011-04-12Agreement $2,466,657 — from EAST 77 OWNERS CO., L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,466,657
2011-04-12Mortgage $499,500 — from EAST 77 OWNERS CO., L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $499,500
2010-02-05Mortgage $2,500,000 — from EAST 77 OWNERS CO., L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,500,000
2010-02-05AL&R $2,500,000 — from EAST 77 OWNERS CO., L.L.C. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702024
201803216
20190100212
20200213024
202107007
202224006
202306006
202402002
202503104
202611002
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 26Health & systems 9

Every one of the 162 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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