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223 East 78 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1014330012 · 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, AEP0
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 100% 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 0. 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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$64,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)223 EQUITIES CORP
Head officerLORRAINE J VESTRIS
Managing agentMAXWELL KATES INC
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,672,000 $1,202,400
2026$2,457,000 $1,105,650
2027$2,549,000 $1,147,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $450,900 a year ($60.12 per sq ft), operating expenses $132,825 ($17.71 per sq ft), net operating income $318,075. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 2 Av — M79-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 78 St & 2 Ave · 300 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

223 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

6 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MAXWELL-KATES INC. — 196 buildings, 14,349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A182 · B9 · C2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1767 2 Avenue MN650 B
10 Union Square East MN645 A
382 Central Park West MN414 A
415 East 37 Street MN410 A
155 East 34 Street MN330 A
1540 York Avenue MN296 A
220 East 65 Street MN281 A
550 Vanderbilt Avenue BK278 A
400 East 70 Street MN216 A
35-20 Leverich Street QN214 B
17 Ft George Hill MN204 A
1562 York Avenue MN189 A
110 West End Avenue MN186 A
425 East 79 Street MN186 A
441 2 Avenue MN183 A
390 Maryland Avenue SI178 B
34-20 78 Street QN162 A
77 Charlton Street MN162 A
350 Bleecker Street MN137 A
530 East 72 Street MN135 A
310 East 23 Street MN134 A
22 West 15 Street MN134 A
152 West 137th Street MN134 A
1511 Independence Avenue BK134 A
10 Plaza St East BK134 A
1285 1 Avenue MN133 A
1831 Madison Avenue MN129 A
302 West 12 Street MN128 A
10 Bay Street Landing SI128 A
200 East 84 Street MN126 A
372 5 Avenue MN123 A
50 East 8 Street MN121 A
151 East 76 Street MN120 A
36 Hamilton Avenue SI120 A
207 East 74 Street MN120 A
62 West 62 Street MN120 A
1681 2 Avenue MN118 A
171 West 131 Street MN116 A
220 East 67 Street MN115 A
45 Christopher Street MN112 A
180 East 79 Street MN112 A
90-11 35 Avenue QN111 B
260 Park Avenue South MN108 A
1056 Lexington Avenue MN104 A
349 East 49 Street MN103 A
240 East 46 Street MN100 A
20 Plaza St East BK100 A
140 East 40 Street MN99 A
1218 2 Avenue MN99 A
670 West End Avenue MN95 A
140 8 Avenue BK94 A
525 East 82 Street MN94 A
201 West 74 Street MN92 A
141 East 55 Street MN87 A
270 Broadway MN87 A
215 East 79 Street MN87 A
285 Riverside Drive MN86 A
23 West 116 Street MN83 A
475 Avenue of the Americas MN82 A
402 East 90 Street MN82 A

showing 60 of 196 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $43,305 on 1999-11-03 (lender: Queens Realty Trust,inc.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-24RPTT&RET $311,000 — from FINOCCHIARO, GIORGIO to GOLDRICH, AMY $311,000
2021-09-17Sold for $311,000 $311,000 $19,438
2021-04-16RPTT&RET $300,000 — from WEBER, JANET; WEBER, JOHN to KAO, MELANIE; KAO, CATHERINE $300,000
2021-03-25Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $18,750
2020-03-11RPTT&RET $297,000 — from FINOCCHIARO, GEORGE to DEMARIA, ANDREW M; DEMARIA, STEPHEN $297,000
2020-03-10Sold for $297,000 $297,000 $18,563
2018-03-15RPTT&RET $310,000 — from PENAUD, FLORIAN to ELKHOURY, JOSEPH $310,000
2018-03-08Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $19,375
2017-09-20RPTT&RET $307,500 — from FINOCCHIARO, GEORGE to HUANG, CHUNHO $307,500
2017-09-12Sold for $307,500 $307,500 $19,219
2016-10-25RPTT&RET $325,000 — from FINNOCCHIARO, NATALIA to DELUCA, NICHOLAS $325,000
2016-09-26Sold for $325,000 $325,000 $20,313
2015-08-18RPTT&RET $301,000 — from FINOCCHIARO, GEORGE to LISI, KATE $301,000
2015-04-07RPTT&RET $305,000 — from FINOCCHAIRO, NATALIA to LIROSI, FRANCESCA; GRODIN, MICHAEL $305,000
2014-06-03RPTT&RET $295,000 — from GENSEL, KARIN; GENSEL, JOHN to BOWERS, PAOLA $295,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701236
201800235
201903025
202003216
2021074112
202203014
202322026
202413015
202504015
202600011
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The last 12 months — 2 records

DateRecord
2026-04-22Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-22Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025
2025-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-03Boiler inspection
2025-03-26311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2025-03-24311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2025-03-21311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2024
2024-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-25Boiler inspection
2024-05-14311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-03-12Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-01-26311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023
2023-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2023-06-22Boiler inspection
2023-06-22Boiler inspection
2023-05-24Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-05-19Job filed: Interior renovations to existing apartment 1B, removal and installation of interior nonbearing partitions, fixtures and finishes. no change in use eg$64,500
2022
2022-12-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-07-20Boiler inspection
2022-06-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022-04-02311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021
2021-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021-09-24RPTT&RET $311,000 — from FINOCCHIARO, GIORGIO to GOLDRICH, AMY$311,000
2021-09-17Sold for $311,000$311,000
2021-09-09Boiler inspection
2021-06-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-14311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-16RPTT&RET $300,000 — from WEBER, JANET; WEBER, JOHN to KAO, MELANIE; KAO, CATHERINE$300,000
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
2021-03-25Sold for $300,000$300,000
2021-03-17311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2020
2020-12-21Boiler inspection
2020-10-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-10-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-07-29311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2020-03-11RPTT&RET $297,000 — from FINOCCHIARO, GEORGE to DEMARIA, ANDREW M; DEMARIA, STEPHEN$297,000
2020-03-10Sold for $297,000$297,000
2019
2019-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-27Rodent 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
2019-06-26Boiler inspection
2019-02-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-12-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-08-30Boiler inspection
2018-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-15RPTT&RET $310,000 — from PENAUD, FLORIAN to ELKHOURY, JOSEPH$310,000
2018-03-08Sold for $310,000$310,000
2017
2017-11-17Boiler inspection
2017-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-20RPTT&RET $307,500 — from FINOCCHIARO, GEORGE to HUANG, CHUNHO$307,500
2017-09-12Sold for $307,500$307,500
2017-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-03311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2016
2016-12-06311: Water Conservation — Illegal Use Of A Hydrant (CIN)
2016-11-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-10-25RPTT&RET $325,000 — from FINNOCCHIARO, NATALIA to DELUCA, NICHOLAS$325,000
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
2016-10-04DOB complaint, category ?
2016-09-26Sold for $325,000$325,000
2016-06-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-08-18RPTT&RET $301,000 — from FINOCCHIARO, GEORGE to LISI, KATE$301,000
2015-04-07RPTT&RET $305,000 — from FINOCCHAIRO, NATALIA to LIROSI, FRANCESCA; GRODIN, MICHAEL$305,000
2014
2014-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
2014-08-02311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2014-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-11311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2014-07-11DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-07-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-07-01Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-07-01Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2014-06-03RPTT&RET $295,000 — from GENSEL, KARIN; GENSEL, JOHN to BOWERS, PAOLA$295,000
2014-03-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2014-03-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2012
2012-11-02RPTT&RET $243,000 — from BUTLER, ANNE; BUTLER , WILLIAM to THUKRAL, PUNEET K; THUKRAL, MONICA$243,000
2012-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-08-06311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2011-04-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2010
2010-11-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-08-21RPTT&RET $339,000 — from SPIRKA, LESLEY to BURTON, SARAH K$339,000
2008-01-17RPTT&RET $308,000 — from FREIRE, CARLOS to WILSON, TYLER$308,000
2008-01-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — VENTILATION SYSTEM
2006
2006-11-20RPTT&RET $307,500 — from LOCATELLI, MASSIMILIANO to GENSEL, KARIN; GENSEL, JOHN$307,500
2006-07-11RPTT&RET $240,000 — from BERNSTEIN, WILLIAM N to SPIRKA, LESLEY$240,000
2006-01-30DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-02-09RPTT&RET $201,000 — from FINOCCHIARO, GEORGIO to BUTLER, WILLIAM; BUTLER, ANNE$201,000
2005-01-12Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-01-07RPTT $180,000 — from FINOCCHIARO, GEORGIO to FREIRE, CARLOS$180,000
2005-01-06Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-01-05ECB Hazardous violation: SIDEWALK SHED NOT ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED.NOTED:SIDEWALK SHED APPROX 24' LONG HAS NO LIGHTS.REMEDY:MAINTAIN SIDEWALK SHED AS PER BUI$1,000
2005-01-04DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-11-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-11-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-11-23Job filed: INSTALL PIPE SCAFFOLD 25 FT LONG BY 30 FT HIGH - AT 223 EAST 78 STREET. DURING REPAIRS. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY WORK SHALL COMPLIED WITH
2004-11-23Job filed: Install heavy duty sidewalk shed a total of 25 ft long at 223 East 78th Street. - during remedial repairs. Work shall comply with LL33/91. No change i
2004-08-26RPTT $204,000 — from TUDOR, ELAINA to PENAUD, FLORIAN$204,000
2004-06-03RPTT — from SINGH, PRITPAL; KOUR, SURINDER to WEBER, JANET; WEBER, JOHN
2004-06-03RETT — from SINGH, PRITPAL; KOUR, SURINDER to WEBER, JANET; WEBER, JOHN
2002
2002-05-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-05-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-05-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-05-14Job filed: REPLACE ATMOSPHERIC GAS FIRED BOILER . NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. NYC BOILER NO. 158568-01.$16,400
1999
1999-11-03Mortgage assigned — from QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK to QUEENS REALTY TRUST,INC.
1999-11-03Mortgage $43,306 — from 223 EQUITIES CORP. to QUEENS REALTY TRUST,INC.$43,306
1999-11-03Agreement — from QUEENS REALTY TRUST,INC. to 223 EQUITIES CORP.
1994
1994-09-27Mortgage $27,564 — from 223 EQUITIES CORP to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK$27,564
1994-09-27Mortgage assigned — from APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
1994-09-27Agreement — from 223 EQUITIES CORP. to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
1986
1986-07-08Agreement — from 223 EQUITIES CORP. to APPLE BANK/SAVINGS
1986-06-11Mortgage assigned — from SANDERS, MARTIN to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
1986-06-11Mortgage assigned — from DRIVER, GEORGE U/W/O; COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYTR. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
1982
1982-12-16Deed — from SANDERS, MARTIN to 223 EQUITIES CORP.
1982-12-16Mortgage $100,000 — from 223 EQUITIES CORP. to SANDERS, MARTIN$100,000
1981
1981-03-17Mortgage assigned — from TRUSTEES COLUMBIA ETAL to TRUSTEES COLUMBIA ETAL
1981-03-17Mortgage — from GOLDWEP REALTY CORP to TRUSTEES COLUMBIA ETAL
1981-03-17Deed — from TRUSTEES COLUMBIA ETAL to GOLDWEP REALTY CORP
1981-03-17Deed — from GOLDWEP REALTY CORP to SANDERS, MARTIN
1981-03-17Agreement — from GOLDWEP REALTY CORP to TRUSTEES COLUMBIA ETAL
1974
1974-09-03Deed — from DRIVER, GEORGE DECDEX to COLUMBIA UNIV CITY NY TR
1974-04-12Mortgage assigned — from AMSTERDAM SAVINGS BANK to COLUMBIA UNIV CITY NY TR
1967
1967-12-29Deed — from VERDE REALTY CORP to DRIVER, GEORGE EX

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