413 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 HPD complaints, 96 311 service requests, 61 HPD housing violations.
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 15.8. 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 | 6 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Noise (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,199,000 | $989,550 |
| 2026 | $2,267,000 | $1,020,150 |
| 2027 | $2,251,000 | $1,012,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 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 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: York Av / E 79 St — M31 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | 1 Ave & E 78 St · 650 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.
447 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 |
4 311 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.
Managed by 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC — 2 buildings, 25 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 447 East 78 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 449 East 78 Street | MN | 10 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,727,000 on 2018-08-16 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-16 | AL&R $3,727,000 — from 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,727,000 | |
| 2018-08-16 | Agreement $3,727,000 — from 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,727,000 | |
| 2018-08-16 | Mortgage $3,727,000 — from 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,727,000 | |
| 2018-08-01 | Agreement $21,477,000 — from 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 5 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $21,477,000 | |
| 2018-08-01 | Agreement $23,542,800 — from 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 5 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $23,542,800 | |
| 2014-02-21 | Agreement $23,542,800 — from 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 506 EAST 88TH STREET LLC; 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 226-2 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $23,542,800 | |
| 2011-03-07 | Agreement $24,400,000 — from 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 506 EAST 88TH STREET LLC; 226-2 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $24,400,000 | |
| 2007-10-05 | Agreement $26,050,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 506 EAST 88TH STREET LLC; 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 447-4 | $26,050,000 | |
| 2007-10-05 | AL&R $26,050,000 — from 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 506 EAST 88TH STREET LLC; 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 447-4 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $26,050,000 | |
| 2007-10-05 | Mortgage $6,550,000 — from 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 5 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,550,000 | |
| 2007-09-13 | Deed $7,521,260 — from 447 EAST 78TH LLC to 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC | $7,521,260 | |
| 2005-12-01 | Mortgage $15,597,683 — from 447 EAST 78TH LLC; 256 EAST 10TH LLC; 226 EAST 26TH LLC; 506 EAST 88TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $15,597,683 | |
| 2005-12-01 | Agreement $19,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 447 EAST 78TH LLC; 256 EAST 10TH LLC; 226 EAST 26TH LLC; 506 EAST 88TH LLC | $19,500,000 | |
| 2005-12-01 | AL&R $19,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 226 EAST 26TH LLC; 447 EAST 78TH LLC; 256 EAST 10TH LLC; 506 EAST 88TH LLC | $19,500,000 | |
| 2005-09-01 | Deed $5,108,008 — from EAST 78TH STREET ASSOCIATES; ISRAELOFF, ROBERT to 447 EAST 78TH LLC | $5,108,008 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 6 | 81 |
| 2020 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Every one of the 413 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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