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116 EAST 78 STREET

Manhattan · Block 1412 · Lot 164 · One-family city home (Class A4)

116 EAST 78 STREET is a Class A4 (one-family city home) building in Manhattan (BBL 1014120164) built in 1866, with 1 residential unit across 6 floors.

The building is in NYC community district 108, council district 4, zoning district R8B, on a 1,840-square-foot lot with a building footprint of 9,953 square feet.

The current registered owner of record per NYC PLUTO is ALFRED K.T. CHAN.

MetroDeeds shows no confirmed ACRIS deed transfer for this BBL in the last 5 years of recorded NYC public-records data.

The building is registered with NYC HPD's landlord-registration system and has no open HPD housing-maintenance code violations on record as of May 18, 2026.

Data sourced daily from NYC PLUTO (Department of City Planning), NYC ACRIS (Department of Finance), and NYC HPD housing-maintenance code violations.

Owner of record

ALFRED K.T. CHAN

HPD registered contacts

People legally accountable to HPD for conditions at this building, in registration-priority order:
  • Corporate Owner116 EAST 78TH STREET, LLC
  • Managing AgentGEORGE A BOWMAN INC
  • Site ManagerARTURO TELLEZ

Most recent deed

Last transferred on Oct 29, 2010 for $7.3M to Chan, Alfred K.t.; Cibani, Fiona Madeline.
Previous owner: 116 East 78 Street Llc
Cash sale: no recorded mortgage tied to this transfer.
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Recent ACRIS documents (last 2)

DateTypeAmountParties
Oct 29, 2010DEED$7.3MParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
Sep 23, 2005DEED$1.3MParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
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Building stats

Units
1
Year built
1866
Class
A4
Borough
Manhattan
Zoning:
R8B
Lot size:
1,840 sqft
Building area:
9,953 sqft
Floors:
6
Assessed value:
$2.0M
Community district:
108
Council district:
4

HPD violations

0 open
Most severe class on record: Class A
No open violations on record. Source: NYC HPD.
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Recent HPD violation details

Most recent 5 violations issued by NYC HPD at this address:
  • Class AInspected Apr 29, 2026
    (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…
  • Class IInspected Nov 17, 2025
    §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…
  • Class AInspected Jun 4, 2025
    (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…
  • Class IInspected Nov 22, 2024
    §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…
  • Class AInspected Apr 1, 2024
    (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…
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Recent ACRIS activity

2 documents in the last 5 years (most recent Oct 29, 2010).

Frequently asked questions about 116 EAST 78 STREET

Who owns 116 EAST 78 STREET?

The current registered owner of record for 116 EAST 78 STREET per NYC PLUTO is ALFRED K.T. CHAN. MetroDeeds shows no confirmed ACRIS deed transfer for this BBL in the last 5 years of recorded NYC public-records data.

When was 116 EAST 78 STREET last sold?

MetroDeeds shows no confirmed ACRIS deed transfer for 116 EAST 78 STREET in the last 5 years of recorded NYC public-records data. NYC ACRIS coverage extends back to 1966; an absence in our 5-year window typically means either the BBL has not transacted recently, or the most recent recorded document is not a DEED type (such as a refinance rather than a sale).

How many HPD violations does 116 EAST 78 STREET have?

No open HPD housing-maintenance code violations are on record for 116 EAST 78 STREET as of May 18, 2026. The building is registered with NYC HPD's landlord-registration system. HPD violation data is pulled daily from the NYC Open Data violations feed.

What is the assessed value of 116 EAST 78 STREET?

NYC Department of Finance assesses 116 EAST 78 STREET at $1.95M for the current tax year. NYC assesses property at a fraction of estimated market value (the assessment ratio varies by tax class — 6% for tax class 1 one-to-three-family dwellings, approximately 45% for tax class 2 rental apartment buildings), so the market value implied by this assessment is meaningfully higher. Assessment data is published by NYC Department of Finance.

What building class is 116 EAST 78 STREET and what does that mean?

116 EAST 78 STREET is NYC building class A4 — One-family city home. A single-family attached or semi-detached city home. Building class is assigned by NYC Department of Finance and recorded in PLUTO; it determines the property's tax class and the regulatory regime that applies.

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