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166 East 78 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1014120045 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 88% 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 1. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-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

1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Graffiti (1).

Filed construction activity

$183,600 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)166 TENANTS CORP
Head officerMARGARET SHUTE
Managing agentROBERT EBERHART REAL ESTATE LLC
Last registered2025-10-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,444,000 $2,899,800
2026$7,733,000 $3,479,850
2027$9,280,000 $4,176,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway77 St — 6 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 77 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 77 St & 3 Ave · 250 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.

Report a problem to 311

166 East 78 Street

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

1 311 service request 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ROBERT EBERHART REAL ESTATE LLC — 17 buildings, 281 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
208 East 85 Street MN36 A
421 East 65 Street MN28 A
220 East 82 Street MN20 A
327 East 83 Street MN20 A
104 East 85 Street MN20 A
231 East 89 Street MN20 A
218 East 82 Street MN20 A
1869 2 Avenue MN18 A
210 East 85 Street MN17 A
208 East 83 Street MN12 B
1578 1 Avenue MN12 A
1829 2 Avenue MN12 A
413 East 90 Street MN10 A
166 East 78 Street MN10 A
411 East 90 Street MN10 B
314 East 83 Street MN10 A
1629 2 Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 2002-01-18 (lender: Union State Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-28RPTT&RET $650,000 — from STEVEN G. ASPLUNDH, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ROBERT H. ASPLUNDH; ESTATE OF MARILYN P. ASPLUNDH to PALMER, GABRIELA; PALMER, CHRISTOPHER D $650,000
2026-05-19Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $65,000
2025-12-22RPTT&RET $595,000 — from HASHBARGER, GEORGE; ALLEN, SALLY to WARNER, PRESLEY; WARNER, SCOTT $595,000
2025-12-08Sold for $595,000 $595,000 $59,500
2022-08-22RPTT&RET $850,000 — from ROBERT A. SILVER REVOCABLE TRUST; JOSEPH G. COLEMAN, TRUSTEE to LEVINSON, JONATHAN DR. $850,000
2022-08-11Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $85,000
2022-01-13RPTT&RET $580,000 — from 166 EAST 78TH ST. L.L.C. to PEREZ, LUIS S; ANGUIANO, RAUL M $580,000
2021-12-30Sold for $580,000 $580,000 $58,000
2016-12-14RPTT&RET $965,000 — from LARSEN, SARAH to LEPLAE, ROBERT $965,000
2016-12-07Sold for $965,000 $965,000 $96,500
2015-07-28RPTT&RET $650,000 — from ST LAWRENCE, PAUL R; ST LAWRENCE, GILLIAN E; ELTING, JEFFREY A to HALSTEAD, LAUREN $650,000
2014-05-06Agreement $250,000 to 166 TENANTS CORP. $250,000
2010-09-29RPTT&RET $547,750 — from MITCHELL, SARAH S to ST. LAWRENCE, GILLIAN E; ELTING, JEFFREY A; ST. LAWRENCE, PAUL R III $547,750
2008-09-29RPTT&RET $930,000 — from ISAACSON, RONALD; ISAACSON, STACEY to LARSEN, SARAH $930,000
2008-08-28RPTT&RET $849,000 — from LOH, LOUISE; TAN, DANIEL to COLEMAN, JOSEPH G; COLEMAN, DANA K $849,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700325
201801034
201900022
202000011
202104116
2022565117
202323016
202411013
202500224
202602204
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-05-28RPTT&RET $650,000 — from STEVEN G. ASPLUNDH, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ROBERT H. ASPLUNDH; ESTATE OF MARILYN P. ASPLUNDH to PALMER, GABRIELA; PALMER, CHRISTOPHER D
2026-05-19Sold for $650,000
2026-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-12-22RPTT&RET $595,000 — from HASHBARGER, GEORGE; ALLEN, SALLY to WARNER, PRESLEY; WARNER, SCOTT
2025-12-21Boiler inspection
2025-12-08Sold for $595,000

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-28RPTT&RET $650,000 — from STEVEN G. ASPLUNDH, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ROBERT H. ASPLUNDH; ESTATE OF MARILYN P. ASPLUNDH to PALMER, GABRIELA; PALMER, CHRISTOPHER D$650,000
2026-05-19Sold for $650,000$650,000
2026-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-12-22RPTT&RET $595,000 — from HASHBARGER, GEORGE; ALLEN, SALLY to WARNER, PRESLEY; WARNER, SCOTT$595,000
2025-12-21Boiler inspection
2025-12-08Sold for $595,000$595,000
2025-05-20Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2024
2024-12-28Boiler inspection
2024-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-01-10Job filed: Plumbing work associated with renovation of Apt 1B.$31,500
2023
2023-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-08311: Graffiti — Police Report Not Requested
2023-08-07Job filed: Plumbing work associated with renovation of Apt 1B.$31,500
2023-07-06Boiler inspection
2023-03-20Permit Structural — Signed-off
2023-02-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-15Job filed: REMOVAL OF EXISTING BRICK TO MAKE ROUGH OPENING, INSTALLATION OF NEW STEEL LINTELS AND NEW PET DOOR.$3,500
2022-12-09Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-11-07311: Damaged Tree — Tree Alive - in Poor Condition
2022-11-04Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-11-04Job filed: Plumbing work associated with renovation of Apt 1B.$31,500
2022-11-03HPD 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
2022-09-21Job filed: Renovation of apartment 1B on the first floor including new finishes, fixtures, equipment. New exterior windows and doors as noted per plans. No chan$85,600
2022-09-06Boiler inspection
2022-08-22RPTT&RET $850,000 — from ROBERT A. SILVER REVOCABLE TRUST; JOSEPH G. COLEMAN, TRUSTEE to LEVINSON, JONATHAN DR.$850,000
2022-08-11Sold for $850,000$850,000
2022-08-05RPTT&RET — from ROBERT A. SILVER REVOCABLE TRUST; JOSEPH G. COLEMAN, TRUSTEE to SHUTE, MARGARET
2022-07-28Deed transfer (nominal price)
2022-07-28311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2022-04-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-13RPTT&RET $580,000 — from 166 EAST 78TH ST. L.L.C. to PEREZ, LUIS S; ANGUIANO, RAUL M$580,000
2021
2021-12-30Sold for $580,000$580,000
2021-08-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Passenger
2021-07-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-22Boiler inspection
2021-04-01HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-01-12311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2020
2020-03-17Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-22Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-09-20Boiler inspection
2018-09-04311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-14RPTT&RET — from SILVER, ROBERT A to ROBERT A. SILVER TRUST; ROBERT A. SILVER AS TRUSTEE
2017-12-14RPTT&RET — from SILVER, ROBERT A to ROBERT A. SILVER TRUST; ROBERT A. SILVER AS TRUSTEE
2017-09-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-14Deed transfer (nominal price)
2017-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-14RPTT&RET $965,000 — from LARSEN, SARAH to LEPLAE, ROBERT$965,000
2016-12-07Sold for $965,000$965,000
2016-10-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-07-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-07-28RPTT&RET $650,000 — from ST LAWRENCE, PAUL R; ST LAWRENCE, GILLIAN E; ELTING, JEFFREY A to HALSTEAD, LAUREN$650,000
2014
2014-05-06Agreement $250,000 to 166 TENANTS CORP.$250,000
2014-05-06Mortgage assigned — from SILVER, ROBERT A to R,P,AND D EBERHART, LLC
2012
2012-07-30311: Root/Sewer/Sidewalk Condition — Affecting Sewer or Foundation
2012-07-05311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2012-06-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-06311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2012-04-12Mortgage satisfied — from 166 TENANTS CORP to UNION STATE BANK
2011
2011-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-06-10311: Damaged Tree — Branch Cracked and Will Fall
2011-04-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2010
2010-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-10-17311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2010-09-29RPTT&RET $547,750 — from MITCHELL, SARAH S to ST. LAWRENCE, GILLIAN E; ELTING, JEFFREY A; ST. LAWRENCE, PAUL R III$547,750
2010-07-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-08Job filed: EXPAND BATHROOM: PARTITIONS, NEW DOORS, PLUMBING$9,000
2008
2008-09-29RPTT&RET $930,000 — from ISAACSON, RONALD; ISAACSON, STACEY to LARSEN, SARAH$930,000
2008-08-28RPTT&RET $849,000 — from LOH, LOUISE; TAN, DANIEL to COLEMAN, JOSEPH G; COLEMAN, DANA K$849,000
2008-07-31Agreement $295,000 — from SILVER, ROBERT A to 166 TENANTS CORP$295,000
2005
2005-12-30RPTT&RET $515,000 — from DANIEL, MCHALE P to SARAH, MITCHELL S$515,000
2005-08-11Mortgage assigned — from THE ESTATE OF JOHN H. B. MOORE; SILVER, AS EXECUTOR, ROBERT A to SILVER, ROBERT A
2005-08-11Agreement — from SILVER, ROBERT A to 166 TENANTS CORP.
2005-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-06Job filed: REMOVE EXISTING FLOORS INSTALL, NEW WOOD JOISTS TO LEVEL FLOORS. REPLACE WITH NEW FLOORS, NO INCREASE IN BULK, NO CHANGE IN EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$13,000
2005-06-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-06-06RPTT&RET $669,000 — from MCGUIRE, CHRISTOPHER S to LOH, LOUISE; TAN, DANIEL$669,000
2005-05-25RPTT&RET $580,000 — from RICHARD MANNERS, EXECUTOR to ISAACSON, RONALD; ISAACSON, STACEY$580,000
2005-05-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-05-19Job filed: renovation to apt. install new plumbing fixtures on existing roughing and add additional fixtures no change to use egress or occupancy$20,000
2002
2002-07-03Agreement — from 166 TENANTS CORP. to MOORE, JOHN H.B.
2002-07-03Mortgage assigned — from BALBAN, HOWARD; CANTOR, JOAN BALABAN; ELKIN, STEPHANIE BALBAN to MOORE, JOHN B.
2002-01-18Mortgage $50,000 — from 166 TENANTS CORP. to UNION STATE BANK$50,000
2002-01-18Mortgage $50,000 — from 166 TENANTS CORP. to UNION STATE BANK$50,000
2001
2001-05-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-03-20Job filed: NORTH PARAPET WALL REBUILDING, FIRE ESCAPE PAINTING AND NORTH FACADE RESTORATION AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2001-03-20Job filed: NORTH PARAPET WALL REBUILDING, FIRE ESCAPE PAINTING AND NORTH FACADE RESTORATION AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.$30,000
2001-03-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-03-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000
2000-08-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-08-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SH ED 25' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
2000-08-15Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SH ED 25' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
2000-04-05Agreement — from CANTOR, JOAN BALABAN; BALABAN, HOWARD; ELKIN, STEPHANIE BALABAN to 166 TENANTS CORP.
1998
1998-12-29Mortgage assigned — from BALABAN, HOWARD AS EXECUTOR; BALABAN, ROSE ESTATEOF to BALABAN, HOWARD; ELKIN, STEPHANIE BALABAN; CANTOR, JOAN BALABAN
1997
1997-05-09Agreement — from BURKE, PATRICK W. to CITIBANK, NA
1995
1995-12-14Agreement — from BALABAN, ROSE to 166 TENANTS CORP.
1992
1992-12-24Agreement — from BALABAN, ROSE to 166 TENANTS CORP
1987
1987-06-12Mortgage $40,000 — from BURKE, PATRICK W to CITIBANK N A$40,000
1987-06-12Agreement — from BURKE, PATRICK W to CITIBANK N A
1982
1982-07-01Mortgage satisfied — from GOLDWEP REALTY CORP. to MORRIS, LEONA ET AL
1982-07-01Deed — from BALABAN, ROSE to 166 TENANTSCORP.
1982-07-01Mortgage $295,000 — from 166 TENANTS CORP. to BALABAN, ROSE$295,000
1972
1972-05-10Mortgage assigned — from MORRIS, LEONA; BELOFSKY, BERNARD G; BELOFSKY, RAY; BELOFSKY, FRIEDA; THEOBALD, ANNE; THEOB to BALABAN, ROSE
1971
1971-12-03Deed — from GOLDWEP REALTY CORP to BALABAN, ROSE; BALABAN, MORRIS
1971-12-03Deed — from GARTEN, NATHAN DECDEX to GOLDWEP REALTY CORP
1971-12-03Mortgage — from GOLDWEP REALTY CORP to BELOFSKY, RAY; BELOFSKY, MARILYN A; THEOBALD, JACK; BELOFSKY, BERNARD G; MORRIS, LEONA; BE

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