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164 East 78 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1014120046 · 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, AEP10
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 69% 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 6.7. 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
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’25–26

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Missed Collection (1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)ALPLOMAR REALTY CORP
Head officerMARTIN PLOTNIK
Managing agentVILLAGE DWELLINGS INC
Last registered2025-12-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,921,000 $864,450
2026$2,295,000 $1,032,750
2027$2,566,000 $1,154,700

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 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

Subway77 St — 6 · 200 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

164 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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 VILLAGE DWELLINGS INC — 24 buildings, 332 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B3 · C5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2316 Amsterdam Avenue MN43 A
33 Bank Street MN29 A
3551 Broadway MN28 B
414 East 73 Street MN22 A
68 Cabrini Boulevard MN21 A
156 Prince Street MN20 A
196 West 10 Street MN20 A
158 West 15 Street MN20 A
28 Charles Street MN20 A
227 East 11 Street MN19 A
164 East 78 Street MN15 A
303 West 106 Street MN12 B
336 East 22 Street MN9 A
718 2 Avenue MN9 A
208 East 32 Street MN8 A
221 St James Place BK6 A
12 Bank Street MN5 B
32 Bank Street MN5 C
219 West 13 Street MN5 C
210 East 32 Street MN5 C
280 West 11 Street MN5 D
265 West 11 Street MN5 C
223 West 11 Street MN1 C
103 East 29 Street MN0 —

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
13
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170325
20181539
20190426
20203429
20210325
202209110
2023012113
20240314
20250426
20260415
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The last 12 months — 7 records

DateRecord
2026-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-04Boiler inspection
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
2026-01-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-17HPD 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
2025-10-21Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-04Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-04Boiler inspection
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
2026-01-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-11-17HPD 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
2025-10-21Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2025-08-19311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-05-26Boiler inspection
2025-04-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-04-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-05-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-01HPD 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
2024-03-08Boiler inspection
2023
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-09-12311: Damaged Tree — Tree Leaning/Uprooted
2023-07-05Boiler inspection
2023-06-04311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2023-06-04Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2023-06-03311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2023-06-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2023-03-12311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2023-02-20311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2023-02-19311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2023-02-19311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2023-02-14311: Water System — Other Water Problem (Use Comments) (WZZ)
2023-01-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-11-14Boiler inspection
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
2022-08-26311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2022-08-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2022-07-29311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-07-27311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-07-22311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2022-05-17311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
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
2022-02-15HPD 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
2021
2021-11-26311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-06-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-29311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2021-04-14Boiler inspection
2021-03-31Elevator permit: A software upgrade to the existing controller to comply with door lock monitoring system as per ASME A17.3 of 2002 as modified by $14,000
2020
2020-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-20Elevator permit: We will furnish and install a new MOVFR operator.8.7.2.12. Replace door locks, tracks, hangers and rollers 8.7.2.10. All work to c$40,440
2020-10-14DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2020-10-09311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2020-09-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-04Boiler inspection
2020-07-16311: Elevator — Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service
2020-07-16ECB CLASS - 1 violation: DOOR RESTRICTOR ALTERED. NO DOOR LOCK MONITORING INSTALLED IN THIS CONTROLLER AS PER 3.10.12 OF APPENDIX K3 OF THE 2014 NYCBC. REM$1,250
2020-07-16DOB complaint, category ?
2019
2019-12-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-12-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-12-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-11-11Boiler inspection — defects found
2019-02-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-12-31Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-11-07Boiler inspection
2018-08-07HPD class A: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE AT VESTIBULE DOOR
2018-08-07HPD class A: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING HOOK AND EYE AT STREET ENTRANCE DOOR
2018-07-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2018-07-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2018-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2017
2017-12-31311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2017-12-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-12-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-09-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-07-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-14DOB violation E:
2015
2015-08-24DOB violation E:
2013
2013-07-02DOB violation E:
2012
2012-06-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-07DOB violation E:
2011
2011-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-01-05DOB violation E:
2010
2010-11-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-09-02311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1R Missed Recycling-All Materials
2010-06-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2010-04-12311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2010-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-10DOB violation E:
2009
2009-04-06Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2009-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-02-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2009-02-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2009-02-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008
2008-01-21DOB violation E:
2007
2007-12-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 51M07,40D06.51M07-PROVIDE MISSING ANTI SPIN DEVICE CAR & CW ROPES.40D06-PROPERLY SECURE MACHINE ROOM DOOR.
2007-10-29Job filed: BOILER AND BURNER AND OIL TANK REPLACEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF ENCLOSURE . NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OF OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2007-10-29Job filed: BOILER AND BURNER AND OIL TANK REPLACEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF ENCLOSURE . NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OF OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2007-01-29DOB violation E:
2004
2004-06-29DOB violation E:
2004-01-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1999
1999-09-15DOB violation E: 1P26414
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-04-07DOB violation LL1081: 1
1991
1991-04-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: 28H$75
1989
1989-07-31DOB violation E:

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