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399 1 Avenue

634Records
21City systems
4Open violations
8.3Penalty rate

634 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 232 311 service requests, 149 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 66 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1910
Floors7
Res. units35
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)399 E 78 ST OWNERS CORP
BBL1014737503
BIN1046011

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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 67% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.3. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Illegal Parking (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Vendor Enforcement (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$43,610 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)399 E 78TH ST OWNERS CORP
Head officerDOMINIQUE J PUNNETT
Managing agentGPG MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$945,560 $425,502
2026$956,602 $430,471
2027$880,410 $396,185

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $990,009 a year ($46.82 per sq ft), operating expenses $351,430 ($16.62 per sq ft), net operating income $638,579. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
East Side Bagel CafeBagels/PretzelsA—
SeduttoFrozen DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
20 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Food Spoiled, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 1 Av — M79-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 78 St · 200 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

399 1 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GPG MANAGEMENT — 149 buildings, 3,258 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B28. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 Christopher Street MN125 B
415 East 73 Street MN96 A
30 Charlton Street MN84 A
225 East 79 Street MN77 A
336 East 86 Street MN66 A
260 West 72 Street MN50 A
238 East 87 Street MN50 A
312 East 90 Street MN44 A
1593 1 Avenue MN40 A
222 East 87 Street MN40 A
345 East 76 Street MN36 A
75 Pierrepont Street BK36 B
1435 1 Avenue MN36 B
217 West 11 Street MN36 A
399 1 Avenue MN35 A
318 East 89 Street MN35 A
412 East 81 Street MN34 A
321 East 89 Street MN34 A
313 East 89 Street MN34 A
411 East 70 Street MN33 A
326 East 91 Street MN33 A
307 East 77 Street MN33 A
338 East 92 Street MN33 A
1483 1 Avenue MN32 A
158 South 3 Street BK30 A
425 East 65 Street MN30 A
417 East 65 Street MN30 A
334 East 78 Street MN28 A
226 East 13 Street MN28 A
402 East 83 Street MN27 A
118 East 92 Street MN26 B
41 Bedford Street MN25 A
309 East 85 Street MN25 A
22 King Street MN24 A
329 East 13 Street MN24 A
28 King Street MN24 A
403 East 87 Street MN24 B
246 West 22 Street MN24 A
26 King Street MN24 A
24 King Street MN24 A
251 West 71 Street MN23 A
255 East 10 Street MN23 A
242 West 10 Street MN22 B
324 East 83 Street MN22 A
328 East 93 Street MN22 A
1654 3 Avenue MN22 A
330 East 93 Street MN22 A
240 West 10 Street MN22 A
321 East 92 Street MN21 A
332 East 93 Street MN20 A
228 East 36 Street MN20 A
335 East 92 Street MN20 A
519 East 87 Street MN20 A
405 West 50 Street MN20 A
7 St Marks Place MN20 A
211 East 11 Street MN20 B
427 East 73 Street MN20 A
17 West 74 Street MN20 A
322 East 89 Street MN20 A
337 East 90 Street MN20 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-21RPTT&RET $407,500 — from GENOMAL, SANJEEV N to VISCONTI, MICHELE; DEFELIPPO, NOEL $407,500
2025-01-08Sold for $407,500 $407,500 $11,643
2019-10-16AL&R $908,852 — from 399 EAST 78TH STREET OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $908,852
2019-10-16Agreement $1,237,343 — from 399 EAST 78TH STREET OWNERS CORP. to ESTATE OF R. JOHN PUNNETT $1,237,343
2019-10-16Agreement $1,191,148 — from 399 EAST 78TH STREET OWNERS CORP; ESTATE OF R.JOHN PUNNETT to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,191,148
2019-10-16Agreement $908,852 — from 399 EAST 78TH STREET OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $908,852
2019-10-16Mortgage $424,020 — from 399 EAST 78TH STREET OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $424,020
2019-10-16AL&R $1,191,148 — from 399 EAST 78TH STREET OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,191,148
2018-05-31AL&R $925,000 — from 1496-1498 FIRST AVENUE, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $925,000
2018-05-31Mortgage $925,000 — from 1496-1498 FIRST AVENUE, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $925,000
2018-05-31Mortgage $925,000 — from 1496-1498 FIRST AVENUE, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $925,000
2018-05-31Agreement $1,750,000 — from 1496-1498 FIRST AVENUE, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,750,000
2018-05-31AL&R $925,000 — from 1496-1498 FIRST AVENUE, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $925,000
2018-05-31Agreement $1,750,000 — from 1496-1498 FIRST AVENUE, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,750,000
2018-05-31Mortgage $925,000 — from 1496-1498 FIRST AVENUE, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $925,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721120217
201803259340
201931609578
202000190322
202100300333
202200280331
2023810242347
202411240733
202512342443
202620300436
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 55Housing & tenants 343Ownership & money 152Health & systems 40

Every one of the 634 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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