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78 Edgecombe Avenue

566Records
16City systems
24Open violations
27Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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566 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 HPD complaints, 188 311 service requests, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units31
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)EDGECOMBE REVITALIZATION CORP
BBL1020410031
BIN1060656

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 52% 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 27. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations24 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2009-02-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
20
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Noise (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Lead (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Non (2).

Filed construction activity

$47,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)EDGECOMBE REVITALIZATION CORP
Head officerTHERESA VELTRI
Managing agentVELTRI REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-11-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,048,000 $1,371,600
2026$3,264,000 $1,468,800
2027$3,454,000 $1,554,300

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 44/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway135 St — B C · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 138 St — M3 · 350 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 139 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson. 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

78 Edgecombe Avenue

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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 VELTRI REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 149 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
78 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 A
90 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 A
104 West 71 Street MN16 A
38 West 69 Street MN13 A
341 West End Avenue MN10 A
25 West 70 Street MN10 A
17 West 70 Street MN10 A
108 West 74 Street MN9 A
102 West 71 Street MN8 A
56 West 70 Street MN7 A
88 Edgecombe Avenue MN4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $428,503 on 2019-04-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), 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
2019-04-02Mortgage $428,504 — from EDGECOMBE REVITALIZATION, CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $428,504
2019-04-02Agreement $3,000,000 — from EDGECOMBE REVITALIZATION, CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2014-03-07Agreement $2,845,769 — from EDGECOMBE REVITALIZATION CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,845,769
2010-02-10Mortgage $3,000,000 — from EDGECOMBE REVITALIZATION, CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2010-02-10AL&R $3,000,000 — from EDGECOMBE REVITALIZATION, CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $3,000,000
2002-06-28Mortgage $185,000 — from EDGECOMBE REVITALIZATION CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $185,000
1994-09-22Mortgage $886,291 — from EDECOMBE REVITALIZATION CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $886,291
1994-09-22Mortgage $495,765 — from EDECOMBE REVITALIZATION CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $495,765
1994-09-22Mortgage $365,541 — from EDECOMBE REVITALIZATION CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $365,541
1994-09-22Mortgage $204,459 — from EDECOMBE REVITALIZATION CORP to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $204,459
1988-12-22Mortgage $250,000 — from ROVELL INVESTMENTS to CORK LENDING ASSOCIATES $250,000
1986-05-07Mortgage $413,452 — from ROVELL INVESTMENTS to JOCAY ASSETS, INC. $413,452
1985-08-16Mortgage $50,000 — from JOCAY ASSETS, INC to 90 EDGECOMBE CORP $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170160310
2018005016
20190064717
2020004037
202101230125
202200121417
202302210730
202421250331
202500300434
202620140218
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 440Ownership & money 47Health & systems 45

Every one of the 566 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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