1,873 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 568 311 service requests, 431 HPD complaints, 428 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30.8. In ZIP 11373, 73% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 53 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1995-05-05. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
95 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (28) · Noise (19) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Illegal Parking (10) · Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Encampment (4).
$188,132 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1951) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (165) |
| 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) | 41-50 78TH STREET CORP |
| Head officer | ROBERT AST |
| Managing agent | ARAS PROPERTIES INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,494,000 | $6,072,300 |
| 2026 | $13,448,000 | $6,051,600 |
| 2027 | $14,442,000 | $6,498,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,980,650 a year ($20.01 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,237,841 ($8.31 per sq ft), net operating income $1,742,809. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 42/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 74 St-Broadway — 7 E F M R · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / 78 St — Q53-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 79 St & Woodside Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 012 James B. Colgate Middle: I.S. 5 - The Walter Crowley Intermediate School. 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.
41-50 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 |
95 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 ARAS PROPERTIES INC — 20 buildings, 1,765 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83-20 141 Street | QN | 256 | B |
| 3901 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 243 | B |
| 143-25 84 Drive | QN | 201 | B |
| 43-33 46 Street | QN | 175 | C |
| 41-50 78 Street | QN | 165 | B |
| 1075 Sheepshead Bay Road | BK | 114 | C |
| 30-06 28 Street | QN | 87 | A |
| 115-25 84 Avenue | QN | 69 | A |
| 2299 East 13 Street | BK | 66 | A |
| 105-55 62 Drive | QN | 63 | A |
| 83-19 116 Street | QN | 59 | A |
| 83-15 116 Street | QN | 59 | A |
| 34-58 90 Street | QN | 54 | B |
| 1 Ascan Avenue | QN | 51 | A |
| 1771 1 Avenue | MN | 40 | A |
| 237 East 79 Street | MN | 17 | B |
| 1105 1 Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 1111 1 Avenue | MN | 14 | A |
| 336 East 61 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 218 East 79 Street | MN | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $476,477 on 2021-08-31 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | RPTT&RET $385,000 — from ALVIR, DIANA to GALIGAO, ALICE | $385,000 | |
| 2026-06-10 | Sold for $385,000 | $385,000 | $2,333 |
| 2024-08-23 | RPTT&RET $433,000 — from ZHANG, XINXIAO to CHEN, KAYLA SUPING | $433,000 | |
| 2024-08-21 | Sold for $433,000 | $433,000 | $2,624 |
| 2024-05-17 | RPTT&RET $215,000 — from KASHYAP, AARTI to KASHYAP, RUBY | $215,000 | |
| 2024-05-07 | RPTT&RET $525,000 — from FORTICH, JENNIFER to FERNANDEZ, GRYTHLE LANE LIZA; FERNANDEZ, RICHARD | $525,000 | |
| 2024-04-29 | Sold for $525,000 | $525,000 | $3,182 |
| 2024-04-19 | Sold for $215,000 | $215,000 | $1,303 |
| 2023-08-23 | RPTT&RET $525,000 — from LOPEZ, SARAH R to SINGHI, PIYUSH; QUARTINI, LINDSEY | $525,000 | |
| 2023-08-16 | RPTT&RET $185,000 — from GAMBOA, LEONARDO to DENIZ, BRANDON | $185,000 | |
| 2023-07-27 | Sold for $185,000 | $185,000 | $1,121 |
| 2023-06-30 | RPTT&RET $483,000 — from CHEUNG, WEN WEN; BOUCHARD, TRISTAN to SOLIVEN, EROL L; SOLIVEN, HANNAH JOY D | $483,000 | |
| 2023-06-22 | Sold for $483,000 | $483,000 | $2,927 |
| 2023-04-13 | RPTT&RET $146,000 — from MAHADIK, VILAS to NAWAL, AISHA A; NAWAL, SITA | $146,000 | |
| 2023-04-04 | Sold for $146,000 | $146,000 | $885 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 53 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 38 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 37 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 53 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 59 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 7 | 2 | 125 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 68 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 43 |
Every one of the 1,873 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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