383 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 79 HPD complaints, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 134.7. 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
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-12-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
40 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 30 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (2).
$224,850 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | BRUSCO ENTERPRISES |
| Head officer | MAGDALENA KOSZ |
| Managing agent | A.J. CLARKE REAL ESTATE CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,706,000 | $767,700 |
| 2026 | $1,735,000 | $780,750 |
| 2027 | $1,928,000 | $867,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 1 Av — M79-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 1 Ave & E 78 St · 250 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.
408 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 |
77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 A.J. CLARKE REAL ESTATE CORP — 186 buildings, 3,651 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B45 · C15 · D4. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 186 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $269,082 on 2020-02-13 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-13 | Agreement $800,000 — from BRUSCO ENTERPRISES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $800,000 | |
| 2020-02-13 | Mortgage $269,082 — from BRUSCO ENTERPRISES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $269,082 | |
| 2014-08-13 | Mortgage $34,947 — from BRUSCO ENTERPRISES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $34,947 | |
| 2014-08-13 | Agreement $600,000 — from BRUSCO ENTERPRISES, INC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $600,000 | |
| 2011-02-10 | Mortgage $275,400 — from BRUSCO ENTERPRISES, INC., to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $275,400 | |
| 2011-02-10 | Agreement $600,000 — from BRUSCO ENTERPRISES, INC., to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $600,000 | |
| 2004-09-08 | Mortgage $60,207 — from BRUSCO ENTERPRISES, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $60,207 | |
| 2004-09-08 | Agreement $500,000 — from BRUSCO ENTERPRISES, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $500,000 | |
| 1997-11-17 | Mortgage $45,200 — from BRUSCO REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $45,200 | |
| 1990-01-23 | Mortgage $257,733 — from 408 EAST 78TH ST ASSOC to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BK | $257,733 | |
| 1990-01-19 | Mortgage $150,000 — from 408 EAST 78TH ST ASSOC. to MAUTNER, JOHN H.; GLICK, ALVIN H. | $150,000 | |
| 1986-04-25 | Mortgage $85,514 — from MAUTNER, JOHN H; GLICK, ALVIN H to FOURTH FDRL SVG&LN ASSN | $85,515 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | 16 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 122 |
| 2026 | 17 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 9 | 113 |
Every one of the 383 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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