The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (3).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1887)
No
Six or more residential units (1)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
CERTEK USA CORPORATION
Head officer
DARIO CEPPI
Managing agent
IRVINE REALTY GROUP
Last registered
2000-11-14
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$17,257,000
$1,035,420
2026
$20,565,000
$1,233,900
2027
$17,481,000
$1,048,860
The city's market estimate has risen
1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2024 (3 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.
Getting around
Subway
77 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 77 St — M1 M2 M3 M4 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
5 Ave & E 78 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
3 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,000,000 on
2008-02-28 (lender: Bank Of America, 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
2013-01-14
M&CON $9,000,000 — from 12 EAST 78TH STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$9,000,000
2009-10-23
Deed $9,750,000 — from BROWN, MARISA NOEL; BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD to 12 EAST 78TH STREET LLC
$9,750,000
2009-10-23
Agreement $7,000,000 — from 12 EAST 78TH STREET, LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$7,000,000
2008-02-28
Deed $13,500,000 — from CERTEK USA CORPORATION to BROWN, MARISA NOEL; BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD
$13,500,000
2008-02-28
Mortgage $9,000,000 — from BROWN, MARISA NOEL; BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
$9,000,000
2003-11-24
Agreement $845,000 — from BANCA INTESA S.P.A. to CERTEK USA CORPORATION
$845,000
1993-12-01
Mortgage $1,700,000 — from CERTEK USA CORPATION to BANCA COMMERCIALF ETC
$1,700,000
1986-05-01
Mortgage $690,000 — from SMITH, BYRON C. to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK
$690,000
1983-05-06
Mortgage $690,000 — from SMITH, BYRON C. to TCF NATIONAL PROPER.,INC
$690,000
Ten-year activity
530
2017
5
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
1
0
2
4
2018
0
3
0
2
5
2019
1
1
0
1
3
2020
0
0
0
0
0
2021
0
0
0
0
0
2022
0
1
0
0
1
2023
0
0
0
0
0
2024
0
2
0
0
2
2025
0
1
0
0
1
2026
0
0
1
0
1
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Mortgage satisfied — from 12 EAST 78'H STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A
The full timeline
2026
2026-01-02Mortgage satisfied — from 12 EAST 78'H STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A
2025
2025-05-01311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2024
2024-10-16311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2024-09-24311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2022
2022-04-27311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2019
2019-10-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-05-20DOB violation JVCAT5: FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION
2018
2018-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-09HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-05-29311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-05-12311: Homeless Person Assistance
2018-05-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-09-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-15DOB violation JVIOS: 2016 VIOS ISSUED TO ELEVATORS IN PRIVATE RES DWELLINGS(1 OR 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS)
2017-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-07-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-01HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2015-02-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-10-31DOB violation JVIOS: 2013 VIOS ISSUED TO ELEVATORS IN PRIVATE RES DWELLINGS(1 OR 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS)
2013
2013-02-19Certificate of occupancy Final
2013-01-14M&CON $9,000,000 — from 12 EAST 78TH STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$9,000,000
2012
2012-10-01DOB violation JVIOS: 2011 VIOS ISSUED TO ELEVATORS IN PRIVATE RES DWELLINGS(1 OR 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS)
2012-08-07DOB violation LANDMK:
2012-07-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-10Permit AL — ISSUED
2012-04-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-02-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-02-13Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2012-02-02311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2012-01-27ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ERECTED OR INSTALLED SUPPORTED SCAFFOLD 40 FEET OR HIGHER W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: UPON INSPECTION @ REAR ELEVATION FOUND 50 FEET (+) $1,200
2012-01-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2012-01-13DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-12-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-11-10Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-10-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-06-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-06-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-06-27Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 30 L.F. AS PER PLANS AT 12 EAST 78 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK TO COMPLY W
2011-06-27Job filed: ERECT PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS AT 12 EAST 78 STREET. DURING REMEDIAL REPAIRS. WORK TO COMPLY WITH NEW YORK CITY BUILDING CODE 2008,CHAPTER 33.NO CHA
2011-04-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2011-04-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-02-03Job filed: INSTALL SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$46,920
2010
2010-12-03311: Street Condition — Blocked - Construction
2010-11-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-11-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Safety Netting/Guard Rails - Damaged/Inadequate/None (6 Stories/75 Feet Or Less)
2010-11-05Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-11-05DOB complaint, category ?
2010-10-12Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-08-24Job filed: HEREWITH FILING SHORING WORK AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED IN CEL, BAS, 1-4, AND ROOF. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2010-08-24Job filed: HEREWITH FILING SHORING WORK AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED IN CEL, BAS, 1-4, AND ROOF. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$20,000
2010-07-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-07Job filed: UNDERPINNING SYSTEM PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$7,630
2009
2009-10-23Deed $9,750,000 — from BROWN, MARISA NOEL; BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD to 12 EAST 78TH STREET LLC$9,750,000
2009-10-23Agreement $7,000,000 — from 12 EAST 78TH STREET, LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$7,000,000
2009-10-23Mortgage assigned — from BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2009-10-23PAT — from BROWN, MARISA NOEL to AHARI, M. NADER
2009-10-23PAT — from BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD to AHARI, M. NADER
2009-10-03DOB violation C:
2009-09-28DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-11-26DOB complaint, category ?
2008-11-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-10-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-09-19Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO SHOW DEMOLITION SEQUENCE AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$70,000
2008-09-12Job filed: TEST PITS AND UNDERPINNING WORK AS PER PLANS.
2008-09-12Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK RELATED TO BUILDING ENLARGEMENT AND RENOVATION.
2008-09-12Job filed: TEST PITS AND UNDERPINNING WORK AS PER PLANS.
2008-09-12Job filed: MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK RELATED TO THE BUILDING RENOVATION AND ENLARGEMENT.
2008-09-12Job filed: STRUCTURAL WORK RELATED TO BUILDING ENLARGEMENT AND RENOVATION.
2008-07-24ZONE — from BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD; BROWN, MARISA NOEL
2008-07-24CERT — from ROYAL ABSTRACT OF NEW YORK LLC
2008-05-01Job filed: A1$2,839,000
2008-02-28PAT — from BROWN, MARISA NOEL to BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD
2008-02-28Deed $13,500,000 — from CERTEK USA CORPORATION to BROWN, MARISA NOEL; BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD$13,500,000
2008-02-28Mortgage $9,000,000 — from BROWN, MARISA NOEL; BROWN, MATTHEW CRAWFORD to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.$9,000,000
2008-02-11Mortgage satisfied — from CERTEK USA CORPORATION to BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA, NEW YORK BRA
2007
2007-07-31DTL — from THE BANK OF NEW YORK
2006
2006-07-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-06-20Job filed: Cooling tower replacement on roof as per plans submitted herewith. No change to use, occupancy group or egress.$10,000
2003
2003-11-24Agreement $845,000 — from BANCA INTESA S.P.A. to CERTEK USA CORPORATION$845,000
2003-03-01Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2003-03-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1999
1999-06-29TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1995
1995-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
1995-03-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED PLANS AT PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION/NOAPPROVAL PLAN AT SIET FOR EXTERIOR STEEL STAIN AT RIGHT REAR
1995-02-24DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-12-13Permit PL — ISSUED
1994-12-05DOB complaint, category ?
1994-08-05Permit AL — RE-ISSUED
1994-07-28CERT — from TICOR TITLE GUARTANTEE COMPANY
1994-07-28SAGE — from CERTEK USA CORPORATION
1994-01-03SAGE — from APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
1994-01-03Mortgage satisfied — from SMITH, BYRON C. to TCF NATIONAL PRPRTSINC
1993
1993-12-01Deed — from SMITH, LINDSAY CO-EXTR; SMITH,BYRON CAPLEESELWT; SMITH, GRAY CO-EXTR to CERTEK USA CORP
1993-12-01Mortgage $1,700,000 — from CERTEK USA CORPATION to BANCA COMMERCIALF ETC$1,700,000
1986
1986-05-01Mortgage assigned — from TCF NATIONAL PRPRTSINC to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK
1986-05-01Mortgage $690,000 — from SMITH, BYRON C. to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK$690,000
1986-05-01Agreement — from EASTERN SAVINGS BANK to SMITH, BYRON C.
1986-05-01Mortgage assigned — from SMITH, BYRON C. to EASTERN SAVINGS BANK
1983
1983-05-06Mortgage $690,000 — from SMITH, BYRON C. to TCF NATIONAL PROPER.,INC$690,000
1980
1980-11-10Deed — from KINDERA CORP N V to SMITH, BYRON C
1978
1978-07-13Deed — from VAN DE WALLE, CHARLES R to KINDERA CORP, N V
1978-07-13CERT — from FABENS, AUGUSTUS J
1978-01-30LDMK — from METROPOLITAN MUSEUMETAL to COMMISSION OF THE CTY NY
1977
1977-02-25PAT — from FOWLER, CYNTHIA COTTON to CRAIG, DOUGLAS S JR; FOWLER, MICHAEL MC SWAIN
1977-02-25Deed — from FOWLER, MICHAEL MC SWAIN; FOWLER, CYNTHIA COTTON to VAN DE WALLE, CHARLES R
1977-02-25Mortgage — from VAN DE WALLE, CHARLES R to FABENS, AUGUSTUS J
1977-02-25Mortgage assigned — from JOC OIL, INC; 1290 AVE AMERICA CTYDBA to FABENS, AUGUSTUS J
1976
1976-02-23Mortgage — from MC SWAIN, MICHAEL; FOWLER, CYNTHIA A COTTON to J O C OIL, INC
1974
1974-08-23Deed — from BEETHAM, SIMONE; BEETHAM, ROBERT C to FOWLER, M MC SIVAIN; FOWLER, CYNTHIA COTTON
1971
1971-01-20Mortgage — from BEETHAM ROBERT C; BEETHAM SIMONE to METRO SAV BNK
1971-01-20Agreement — from BEETHAM SIMONE; BEETHAM ROBERT C to METROPOLITAN SVG BKETA