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344 East 78 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1014520035 · 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, AEP5.4
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 70% 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. 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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (3) · Noise (3) · Graffiti (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC
Head officerROBERT E SPITALNICK
Managing agentBirchwood Properties LLC
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,244,000 $1,459,800
2026$2,740,000 $1,233,000
2027$2,597,000 $1,168,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% 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

Subway72 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 · 500 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 78 St · 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

344 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

10 311 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 BIRCHWOOD PROPERTIES LLC — 6 buildings, 78 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
114 East 1 Street MN30 B
50 Horatio Street MN20 A
1594 York Avenue MN11 A
344 East 78 Street MN9 A
346 East 78 Street MN8 A
1313 2 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,044,007 on 2020-01-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-14Mortgage $1,044,007 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,044,007
2020-01-14Agreement $3,600,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,600,000
2013-09-18AL&R $2,960,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,960,000
2013-09-18Agreement $2,960,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,960,000
2013-09-18Mortgage $1,562,833 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,562,833
2011-03-04Agreement $1,460,732 — from 344- 46 MANAGEMENT LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,460,732
2004-11-09Mortgage $366,730 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $366,730
2004-11-09Agreement $1,650,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,650,000
2002-09-11Mortgage $379,817 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $379,817
1998-07-22Mortgage $270,893 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $270,893
1988-02-26Mortgage $602,022 — from 344-346 ASSOCIATES to AMF CAPITAL CO $602,022
1985-12-20Mortgage $2,259 — from SOUTH 78 REALTY CO. to TREMONT FED S & L ASSN. $2,259

Ten-year activity

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2018
14
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
201802013
20191100314
202002406
202105027
202207018
202322026
202407018
202501023
202608019
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The last 12 months — 10 records

DateRecord
2026-09-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-09-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-30Bedbug 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
2026-01-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-20311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2026-01-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2026-01-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-01-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025-12-03Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-29311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2026-09-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-30Bedbug 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
2026-01-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-20311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2026-01-16311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2026-01-08311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2026-01-08Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2025
2025-12-03Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-09-07311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
2025-06-03Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2024-10-01311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-07-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-05-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
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
2024-03-12Boiler inspection
2024-03-05311: New Tree Request — For One Address
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
2023-08-11Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-22311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-01-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-20311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2022-11-17311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-11-17Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
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
2022-11-01Boiler inspection
2022-10-20311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-09-29311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021
2021-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-20Boiler inspection
2021-10-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-10-09311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-08-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-06-20311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-05-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-07-04311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2020-01-14Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK; QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2020-01-14Mortgage $1,044,007 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,044,007
2020-01-14TL&R — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC
2020-01-14Agreement $3,600,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$3,600,000
2019
2019-12-13311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019-12-13Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-26311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019-11-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-11-07Boiler inspection
2019-11-06311: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019-11-06Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2019-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-08-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-08-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2019-01-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017
2017-10-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-06-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-01HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2014
2014-03-10311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2014-03-10DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-09-18AL&R $2,960,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,960,000
2013-09-18Agreement $2,960,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$2,960,000
2013-09-18Mortgage $1,562,833 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,562,833
2012
2012-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-04Agreement $1,460,732 — from 344- 46 MANAGEMENT LLC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,460,732
2010
2010-09-17311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2010-09-17Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2006
2006-12-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — TOILET
2006-12-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2006-12-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2004
2004-11-09Mortgage $366,730 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$366,730
2004-11-09Agreement $1,650,000 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,650,000
2004-01-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-09-11Mortgage $379,817 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$379,817
2002-09-11Agreement — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC
1998
1998-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-11-25ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECT IS: LOOSE BEAMS AT THE STAIR LANDINGS CAUSE 4"X4" WOOD SHORINGS INSTALLED TO SUPPORT LANDINGS. ST$800
1998-11-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: REMOVAL OF STAIR LANDING & STAIR CARRAGE BEAMS & REPLACED WOODEN MATERIALS W/ NEW METAL CHANN
1998-11-23DOB complaint, category ?
1998-09-03Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-09-03Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-08-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. NOTED: 1-AT 1ST FLOOR B 4TH FLOOR LEVEL STAIR- CASE REMOVAL OF METAL LATH AD PLASTER FEREPROOFING. 2-INSTAL$500
1998-08-12ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUOTE HOUSEKEEPING NOTED: PLASTE METAL LATE AND PUBLIC HALLWAYS & STAIRWELL FROM CONSTRUCTION OPEERATIONS. $500
1998-08-11DOB complaint, category ?
1998-07-22Mortgage assigned — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
1998-07-22Deed — from 344-346 ASSOCIATES to 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC
1998-07-22Mortgage $270,893 — from 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK$270,893
1998-07-22SAGE — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK, FSB
1998-07-22Agreement — from QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK to 344-46 MANAGEMENT LLC
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993-02-10ECB Hazardous violation: SMOKE & FUMES DOOR VENTILATION CLEAN BOILER WIRE TO HEAT TIMER PLACE IN A CONDUCT BURNER NEEDS OVER HARD BRICK WORK LOOSE IN CHAMB$250
1993-02-10DOB complaint, category ?
1988
1988-05-09Mortgage assigned — from AMF CAPITAL CO to BANKERS FDRL SVGS
1988-05-09Agreement — from BANKERS FDRL SVGS to 344-346 ASSOCS
1988-05-09Mortgage assigned — from 344-346 ASSOCIATES to BANKERS FED SVGS FSB
1988-03-04SAGE — from TREMONT FDRL SVG&LNASSN
1988-02-26Agreement — from AMF CAPITAL CORP to 344-346 ASSOCIATES
1988-02-26Mortgage assigned — from TREMONT FED S&L ASSN to AMF CAPITAL CO
1988-02-26Mortgage $602,022 — from 344-346 ASSOCIATES to AMF CAPITAL CO$602,022
1988-02-26Deed — from SOUTH 78 REALTY CO to 344-346 ASSOCIATES
1985
1985-12-20Mortgage $2,259 — from SOUTH 78 REALTY CO. to TREMONT FED S & L ASSN.$2,259
1985-12-20Mortgage assigned — from GOLD, MILDRED EXEC; GOLD, IRVING EST/; SILBER, HARRY J. EXEC to TREMONT FED S & L ASSN.
1985-12-20Mortgage assigned — from SOUTH 78 REALTY CO. to TREMONT FED S & L ASSN.
1983
1983-11-03Mortgage satisfied — from DIGEST REALTY CORP. to HIRSCH, ROBERT S.
1982
1982-06-28Mortgage assigned — from HIRSCH, ROBERT S. to HIRSCH, MINNA TR.; HIRSCH, ROBERT S.TR.
1973
1973-10-04Mortgage — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to GOLD, IRVING
1973-10-04Deed — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to SOUTH 78 REALTY CO
1973-10-04Deed — from GOLD, IRVING to DIGEST REALTY CORP
1973-10-04Mortgage — from DIGEST REALTY CORP to HIRSCH, ROBERT S

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