208 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 311 service requests, 41 rodent inspections, 28 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 16.7. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).
$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (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) | 452 E 78TH ST |
| Head officer | JOHN P MCCARTHY |
| Managing agent | HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,877,000 | $1,294,650 |
| 2026 | $2,668,000 | $1,200,600 |
| 2027 | $2,823,000 | $1,270,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% 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 | 86 St — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 79 St — M31 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 77 St & 1 Ave · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted 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.
1469 York Avenue
| 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 |
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 49 buildings, 1,083 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B8 · C1 · D3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,415,000 on 2022-04-05 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-05 | Mortgage $2,415,000 — from 452 E 78TH STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA | $2,415,000 | |
| 2021-11-19 | Deed $4,900,000 — from AIMCO 452 EAST 78TH STREET PROPERTY, LLC to 452 E 78TH ST LLC | $4,900,000 | |
| 2021-11-09 | Sold for $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | $408,333 |
| 2014-01-30 | Mortgage $1,344,124 — from AIMCO 452 EAST 78TH STREET PROPERTY , LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,344,124 | |
| 2014-01-30 | Agreement $2,800,000 — from AIMCO 452 EAST 78TH STREET PROPERTY , LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,800,000 | |
| 2004-04-08 | Mortgage $1,762,000 — from AIMCO 452 EAST 78TH STREET PROPERTY, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,762,000 | |
| 2004-04-08 | Deed $2,407,143 — from AMDAR COMPANY to AIMCO 452 EAST 78TH STREET PROPERTY, LLC | $2,407,143 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 2023 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 208 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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