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421 East 78 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1014730014 · 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, AEP8
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 75% 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 5. 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-07-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Maintenance or Facility (1) · Dirty 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 (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)421/78 OWNERS CORP
Head officerSETH WEINSTEIN
Managing agentABC REALTY
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,346,000 $1,055,700
2026$2,413,000 $1,085,850
2027$2,637,000 $1,186,650

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $394,160 a year ($49.27 per sq ft), operating expenses $110,560 ($13.82 per sq ft), net operating income $283,600. 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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

Subway86 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 79 St / 1 Av — M79-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 78 St · 450 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

421 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

4 311 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 ABC REALTY — 64 buildings, 1,462 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B7 · C5. See the whole portfolio

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445 West 19 Street MN71 A
234 West 106 Street MN50 A
118 West 72 Street MN48 A
685 2 Avenue MN47 A
305 West 72 Street MN46 A
718 Broadway MN40 A
170 East 88 Street MN39 A
427 West Street MN38 A
142-41 Franklin Avenue QN38 B
30 East 95 Street MN37 A
140 West 58 Street MN35 A
234 West 21 Street MN35 A
303 Park Avenue South MN34 A
852 8 Avenue MN34 A
155 Perry Street MN31 A
104 Bedford Street MN30 A
9 Murray Street MN30 A
126 West 96 Street MN29 A
340 West 19 Street MN26 A
50 West 127 Street MN23 A
161 Perry Street MN21 A
161 West 10 Street MN20 A
205 West 84 Street MN19 A
318 West 106 Street MN19 A
241 West 19 Street MN19 A
252 West 20 Street MN18 A
417 East 78 Street MN16 A
419 East 78 Street MN16 A
59 West 8 Street MN16 B
144 9 Avenue MN16 A
421 East 78 Street MN16 A
319 West 42 Street MN14 A
76 West 82 Street MN12 A
78 West 82 Street MN12 A
442 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
307 West 20 Street MN12 C
560 West End Avenue MN12 B
120 East 85 Street MN12 A
291 Central Park West MN11 A
134 West 71 Street MN10 A
130 West 71 Street MN10 A
110 East 61 Street MN10 A
132 West 71 Street MN10 A
350 West 20 Street MN9 A
96 East 7 Street MN8 A
453 West 22 Street MN8 A
329 West 85 Street MN8 A
451 West 22 Street MN8 A
337 West 85 Street MN8 A
331 West 85 Street MN8 A
80 West 82 Street MN8 C
10 Gramercy Park South MN7 A
969 1 Avenue MN6 B
255 West 51 Street MN6 A
330 East 76 Street MN6 C
75 Lexington Avenue MN6 C
107-37 71 Avenue QN5 C
342 West 89 Street MN5 B

showing 60 of 64 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2013-09-16 (lender: Northeast Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-02-03RPTT&RET $399,000 — from NGUYEN, DANIEL to YANG, ODETTE; OSORIO, STEVEN $399,000
2023-01-26Sold for $399,000 $399,000 $24,938
2021-09-30RPTT&RET $317,000 — from ALFALLA, DARLYNN to MCGRATH, MOIRA EILEEN $317,000
2021-09-23Sold for $317,000 $317,000 $19,813
2019-11-14RPTT&RET $312,500 — from WHEELER, MARTHA SUSAN to PRICE, GABRIELLE; PRICE, CLEOPHUS; FEIST-PRICE, SONJA $312,500
2019-11-05Sold for $312,500 $312,500 $19,531
2019-08-12RPTT&RET $425,000 — from ROMANO, CAROLYN; ROMANO, MICHAEL; SAVINO, CAROLYN to GURHAN, HULYA; GURHAN, GULNAZ; GURHAN, ALI CAVIT $425,000
2019-07-26Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $26,563
2018-07-30RPTT&RET $460,000 — from NOVAK, DANIEL B; NOVAK, RICHARD S to KAYALI, GHALEB $460,000
2018-07-23Sold for $460,000 $460,000 $28,750
2017-05-04RPTT&RET $310,000 — from GOLDSTEIN, DANIEL to NADERI, SASSAN $310,000
2017-02-22Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $19,375
2015-05-21RPTT&RET $370,000 — from DALEY, NICHOLAS J to SAVINO, CAROLYN; ROMANO, MICHAEL $370,000
2013-09-16AL&R $300,000 — from 421/78 OWNERS CORP. to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $300,000
2013-09-16Mortgage $100,000 — from 421/78 OWNERS CORP. to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172226
201872211
201954312
20200033
202172110
20222013
20236219
20241023
20253014
20264015
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-05-04Bedbug 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
2026-04-09311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2026-03-26311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-01-07Boiler inspection
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

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-04Bedbug 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
2026-04-09311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2026-03-26311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-01-07Boiler inspection
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
2025-06-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-04HPD 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
2025-02-27Boiler inspection
2024
2024-12-16311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2024-11-07Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2024-01-18Boiler inspection
2023
2023-12-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2023-10-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-07-03311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-05-16Boiler inspection
2023-04-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD 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
2023-02-03RPTT&RET $399,000 — from NGUYEN, DANIEL to YANG, ODETTE; OSORIO, STEVEN$399,000
2023-01-26Sold for $399,000$399,000
2022
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
2022-10-18Boiler inspection
2022-10-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2021
2021-12-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-09-30RPTT&RET $317,000 — from ALFALLA, DARLYNN to MCGRATH, MOIRA EILEEN$317,000
2021-09-23Sold for $317,000$317,000
2021-07-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-05-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
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
2021-04-01HPD 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
2021-03-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-01-27Boiler inspection
2020
2020-01-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2020-01-16Boiler inspection
2020-01-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019
2019-11-14RPTT&RET $312,500 — from WHEELER, MARTHA SUSAN to PRICE, GABRIELLE; PRICE, CLEOPHUS; FEIST-PRICE, SONJA$312,500
2019-11-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-11-05Sold for $312,500$312,500
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
2019-08-30311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-08-12RPTT&RET $425,000 — from ROMANO, CAROLYN; ROMANO, MICHAEL; SAVINO, CAROLYN to GURHAN, HULYA; GURHAN, GULNAZ; GURHAN, ALI CAVIT$425,000
2019-07-26Sold for $425,000$425,000
2019-06-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-06-16311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2019-02-06Bedbug filing: 1 infested units
2019-01-09Boiler inspection
2019-01-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2018-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-09-24311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018-09-24311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2018-07-30RPTT&RET $460,000 — from NOVAK, DANIEL B; NOVAK, RICHARD S to KAYALI, GHALEB$460,000
2018-07-23Sold for $460,000$460,000
2018-06-03311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2018-04-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-26311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-02-25311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-01-17Boiler inspection
2017
2017-10-27311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2017-10-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-09-09311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2017-05-04RPTT&RET $310,000 — from GOLDSTEIN, DANIEL to NADERI, SASSAN$310,000
2017-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-22Sold for $310,000$310,000
2016
2016-10-25HPD 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
2016-06-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-04-21FDNY inspection (COMPLAINT)
2016-01-27311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
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
2015-05-22ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT FRONT FACADE,FIRE ESCAPE AT EXP#1,2ND WINDOW FROM RIGHT,A WINDOW AC U$230
2015-05-21RPTT&RET $370,000 — from DALEY, NICHOLAS J to SAVINO, CAROLYN; ROMANO, MICHAEL$370,000
2015-05-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2015-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-07-09311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-04-09311: Sidewalk Condition — Dumpster - Construction Waste
2014-01-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2014-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-11-26Mortgage assigned — from FDIC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2013-11-26AALR — from FDIC to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2013-11-21311: Indoor Air Quality — Dust from Construction
2013-10-17TL&R — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 421/78 OWNERS CORP.
2013-10-17Mortgage satisfied — from 421/78 OWNERS CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2013-09-16AL&R $300,000 — from 421/78 OWNERS CORP. to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK$300,000
2013-09-16Mortgage $100,000 — from 421/78 OWNERS CORP. to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK$100,000
2013-09-16Mortgage $200,000 — from 421/78 OWNERS CORP. to NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANK$200,000
2013-07-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-06-27311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2012
2012-06-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2011-01-08311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2010
2010-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-09-03311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2007
2007-04-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-04-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-04-16Job filed: Replace existing boiler. No change in egress, occupancy or use is involved under this application.$16,000
2007-01-23RPTT&RET $320,000 — from LAMBRECH, MICHELE to NOVAK, RICHARD B; NOVAK, DANIEL B$320,000
2006
2006-01-04RPTT&RET $170,000 — from ROSEMAN, BRUCE to GOLDSTEIN, DANIEL$170,000
2005
2005-09-21RPTT&RET $336,100 — from SCHRETER, SUSAN to NGUYEN, DANIEL H$336,100
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
1989
1989-04-28Mortgage assigned — from 421/78 OWNERS CORP to BANKERS FEDL SVGS
1989-04-28Mortgage assigned — from APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS to BANKERS FEDL SVGS
1989-04-28Agreement — from BANKERS FEDL SVGS to 421/78 OWNERS CORP
1989-04-28Mortgage $38,491 — from 421/78 OWNERS CP to BANKERS FED SAVS FSB$38,491
1988
1988-07-06HPD class C: SECTION 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNE
1985
1985-08-26Mortgage satisfied — from DAFRAN HOLDING CORP to KATZ, ROBINSON,BROG&ETC
1985-08-26SAGE — from APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
1985-08-26Deed — from BEE ASSOCIATES to 421/78 OWNERS CORP
1984
1984-04-23Agreement — from KATZ ROBINSON BROG ETC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
1984-04-23Mortgage $109,226 — from BEE ASSOCIATES to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS$109,226
1984-04-19Agreement — from BEE ASSOCIATES to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS
1983
1983-11-01Agreement — from BEE ASSOCIATES to KATZ,ROBINSON,BROG ETC
1980
1980-12-30Agreement — from DAFRAN HOLDING CORP to HARLEM SVNGS BNK
1980-12-22Deed — from DAFRAN HOLDING CORP to BEE ASSOCIATES
1980-12-18Mortgage — from DAFRAN HOLDING CORP to KATZ ROBINSON BROG ETAL
1980-11-07Mortgage assigned — from KNICKERBOCKER FDRL S/L to HARLEM SVNGS BNK
1980-11-07Mortgage assigned — from AMERICAN SVNGS BNK to HARLEM SVNGS BNK
1980-11-07Mortgage assigned — from GROSSMAN, SOLOMON; GROSSMAN, IVAN I to HARLEM SVNGS BNK
1980-11-07Mortgage — from DAFRAN HOLDING CORP to HARLEM SVNGS BNK
1980-11-07Mortgage assigned — from ALBANY SVNGS BNK to HARLEM SVNGS BNK
1980-11-07Deed — from BEE ASSOCIATES to DAFRAN HOLDING CORP
1972
1972-06-16Deed — from GROSSMAN, IVAN I; GORSSMAN, SOLOMON to BEE ASSOCIATES
1972-06-16Mortgage — from BEE ASSOCIATES to GROSSMAN, SOLOMON; GROOSMAN, IVAN I
1971
1971-06-01Mortgage assigned — from AMSTERDAM SAVINGS BANK to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1971-06-01Mortgage assigned — from BRENNER, YETTA to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1971-06-01Mortgage — from JUST ASSOCIATES INC to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1971-06-01Agreement — from JUST ASSOCIATES INC to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK
1971-06-01Deed — from JUST ASSOCIATES INC to GROSSMAN, SOLOMON; GROSSMAN, IVAN
1971-06-01Deed — from GROSSMAN, SOLOMON; GROSSMAN, IVAN to JUST ASSOCIATES INC
1966
1966-06-20Deed — from GROSSMAN, IVAN; GROSSMAN, SOLOMON to ALAC CORP
1966-06-20Mortgage — from ALAC CORP to BRENNER, YETTA
1966-06-20Deed — from ALAC CORP to GROSSMAN, SOLOMON; GROSSMAN, IVAN

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