215 West 78 Street

Manhattan, NY 10024BBL 1-01170-0023Map

215 West 78 Street is an elevator apartment building built in 1926 in Manhattan, 10024. It has 40 residential units across 9 floors. The owner of record is 215 Owners Corp. HPD has recorded 16 housing violations here, most recently on September 28, 2015. 1 of the 16 most recent violations are still open. City tax records listed 1 rent-stabilized apartment here in 2024.

HPD violations: 16
DOB violations: 30
ECB violations: 5
HPD complaints: 6

What to know

Good

No open Class C

No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.

Good

Last violation Sep 28, 2015

Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.

Good

No unpaid ECB fines

No balance due on recent ECB violations.

Rent stabilization

Rent-stabilized units in 2024

About 3% of the building's 40 apartments

Counts come from owners' rent-stabilization filings shown on NYC Department of Finance tax bills, as extracted by JustFix. They tell you a building has stabilized apartments, not which ones.

Stabilized units by tax-bill year

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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Violations

Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.

HPD housing violations · 16

ANon-hazardous
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at lobby, 1st story
Sep 28, 2015
Closed — Violation dismissed
ANon-hazardous
Section 329, m/d law and dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor sign missing at public hall, 1st story
Sep 28, 2015
Closed — Violation closed
CImmediately hazardous
Post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system sign missing at public hall, 1st story
Sep 28, 2015
Closed — Violation closed
ANon-hazardous
Post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st story
Sep 28, 2015
Closed — Violation dismissed
ANon-hazardous
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box sign missing at public hall, 1st story
Sep 28, 2015
Closed — Violation dismissed
ANon-hazardous
Post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story
Sep 28, 2015
Open — Not complied with
ANon-hazardous
Post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st story
Sep 28, 2015
Closed — Violation closed
ANon-hazardous
Post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story
Sep 21, 2015
Closed — Violation closed
ANon-hazardous
Section 329, m/d law and dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor frame missing at public hall, 1st story
Sep 21, 2015
Closed — Violation closed
ANon-hazardous
Post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box , at public hall, 1st story
Sep 21, 2015
Closed — Violation closed

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BHazardous
Repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). , at public hall, 1st story
Sep 21, 2015
Closed — Violation dismissed
CImmediately hazardous
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold ... east wall at bathtub approx. 20 sq. ft. in the bathroom located at apt 9d, 9th story, 1st apartment from north at east
Jul 29, 2008 · Apt 9D
Closed — Violation closed
CImmediately hazardous
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold ... northeast wall approx. 24 sq. ft., eastwall 16 sq. ft. and ceiling approx. 24 sq. ft. in the 1st room from north at east located at apt 9d, 9th story, 1st apartment from north at east
Jul 29, 2008 · Apt 9D
Closed — Violation closed
CImmediately hazardous
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold ... east wall, approx. 40 sq. ft., ceiling approx. 30 sq. ft. and north wall round window , approx. 40 sq. ft. in the 1st room from east located at apt 9d, 9th story, 1st apartment from north at east
Mar 11, 2008 · Apt 9D
Closed — Violation closed
BHazardous
Trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold ... ea sq. ft..st wall and ceiling approx. 25 in the 1st room from east located at apt 9d, 9th story, 1st apartment from north at east
Mar 11, 2008 · Apt 9D
Closed — Violation closed
CImmediately hazardous
D26-10.01 adm code & 309 m/d law abate the nuisance consisting of double cylinder key operated lock installed at entrance door to 1st sty rear east apt 1d. , section '' ''
May 12, 1986 · Apt 1D
Closed — Violation closed

DOB building violations · 30

Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Jun 24, 2020
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 11, 2016
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 11, 2016
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 22, 2015
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 22, 2015
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 15, 2014
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 15, 2014
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Mar 20, 2012
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Mar 20, 2012
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 16, 2011
Dob violation - resolved

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Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 16, 2011
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Jul 24, 2008
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Jul 24, 2008
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Dec 5, 2007
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Dec 5, 2007
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 22, 2006
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
May 22, 2006
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Sep 30, 2005
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Sep 30, 2005
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Sep 21, 2004
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Sep 21, 2004
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Jan 6, 2004
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Jan 4, 2002
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
1p15039
Jan 2, 2001
Dob violation - resolved
Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Aug 29, 1995
Dob violation - dismissed
Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Mar 18, 1994
Dob violation - dismissed
Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Mar 18, 1993
Dob violation - dismissed
Boilers boiler required
Ll6291-local law 62/91 - boilers boiler required
Mar 18, 1993
Dob violation - active
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Feb 24, 1989
Dob violation - resolved
Elevator elevatorrequired
E-elevator elevatorrequired
Feb 24, 1989
Dob violation - resolved

ECB violations · 5

Non-hazardous
73o02,33o02,47b15, 73o02 & 33o02 -clean entire device and overhead sheeave 47b15-shorten govenor rope 2"before touching floor.
Mar 1, 2000 · Penalty $180
Active
Non-hazardous
41m07,50y11,50o02,25l12,33o02, 14m07-provide govenor speed switch for govenor safety 50y11-repair oil leak 50o02-clean oil off machine 25l12-defective door operator belt 33o02-clean overhead sheeaves.
Mar 1, 2000 · Penalty $180
Active
Hazardous
06a9,06a11,22d,22m,14m,06i,73o,33p,57o, 6-car gate jump out and car run with gate open call for re insp 312-8732. 6-both car gate damage at the bottom.
Jul 29, 1998 · Penalty $500
Active
Hazardous
18l18r 18-car running with door locks jumped 18-remove doorlock by pass in car.
Apr 13, 1998 · Penalty $500
Active
Non-hazardous
28l,
Jul 26, 1994 · Penalty $100
Resolve

Complaints

General
Mold
Jul 22, 2008 · Apt 9D
Close
General
Mold
Jul 22, 2008 · Apt 9D
Close
General
Mold
Feb 28, 2008 · Apt 9D
Close
Heating
Heat related
Oct 16, 2006 · Apt 9D
Close
Heating
Heat related
Oct 14, 2006 · Apt 9D
Close
Plumbing
Bathtub/shower
Oct 27, 2003 · Apt 9D
Close

Sales history

Date	Price	Type	Units
Sep 17, 2026	$2,355,000	Coops - elevator apartments	—
Feb 18, 2026	$1,430,000	Coops - elevator apartments	—

Building details

Building type: Elevator apartment building (D4)
Year built: 1926
Floors: 9
Residential units: 40
Building area: 62,403 ft²
Lot area: 8,377 ft²
Zoning: R8B
Community board: 107
Council district: 6
Block / lot: 1170 / 23
Assessed value: $8,834,400
Landmark / historic district: No

HPD registration #108307, last renewed Aug 30, 2025.

Questions about 215 West 78 Street

Who owns 215 West 78 Street?

The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is 215 Owners Corp.

Does 215 West 78 Street have violations?

Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 16 housing violations at this property.

Is 215 West 78 Street rent stabilized?

NYC Department of Finance tax bills listed 1 rent-stabilized units here in 2024 (about 3% of its 40 apartments). To confirm a specific apartment, request its rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

When was 215 West 78 Street built?

City records list 1926 as the year it was built.

How many apartments are in 215 West 78 Street?

It has 40 residential units.

Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.