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5 East 78 Street, Manhattan

BIN 1041858BBL 1013930008Block 1393 · Lot 8Built 19046 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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5 East 78 Street at a glance

5 East 78 Street, Manhattan has 45 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. It last sold on Jul 14, 2009 for $15,000,000. The most recent record is dated Apr 29, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
39
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
6
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
7.29
7 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
18
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Apr 29, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 5 East 78 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

B
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 116 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 39
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 5 East 78 Street

116 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 5 East 78 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 7 summonses below, out of $2,235.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 5 East 78 Street
048676983JDec 31, 2024STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLEMar 31, 2025Pending
1094450Mar 9, 2015B254,32A,15,16,50A,50B,50C. 50A-FLUE PIPE NOT PROPERLY SEALED TO CHIM NEY; 50B-NO RATING PLATE ON BOILER; 50C-FRESH AIR INTAKE CLOGGED NEED GOOSE NICK.Apr 23, 2015Admitted the violation
038235086NMar 9, 2015FAIL MAINTAIN BLDG IN COMPLIANT MANNER: SERVICE EQUIPMENT - BOILERApr 23, 2015Pending
0185327120Jan 17, 2015STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESFeb 17, 2015Pending
043672045NDec 10, 2014RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSJan 12, 2015Pending
560182Aug 24, 199946#12,49#12,50M7,73U7,53D6,50D6. -46 REPLACE WORN, DEFECTIVE & UNRAVELING HOIST ROPES, -49 REPLACE WORN, DEFECTIVE DRUM/CWT. ROPES, -50 IN- STALL MISSING MACHINE AUTOMATIC (STOPPING DEVICE), -73 USE CORRECT NYCOct 14, 1999Found in violation
038089012HAug 24, 1999FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ELEVATOR: HAZARDOUS.Oct 14, 1999Found in violation

Ownership history for 5 East 78 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 1013930008), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 5 East 78 Street
Jul 14, 2009Aug 3, 2009$15,000,000B4 Enterprises LLCCollage Industries INC.DeedView ↗
Sep 3, 1970Collage Instries INCSimpson Wesley WDeedView ↗

Financing record for 5 East 78 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 5 East 78 Street
Sep 19, 2019Mortgage and consolidation$6,000,000Israel Discount Bank Of New YorkView ↗
Sep 11, 2019Satisfaction of mortgageB4 Enterprises, LLCView ↗
Sep 11, 2019Mortgage assignmentIsrael Discount Bank Of New YorkView ↗
Apr 15, 2014Assignment of leases and rents$3,500,000First Republic BankView ↗
Apr 15, 2014Mortgage$2,500,000First Republic BankView ↗
Apr 15, 2014Assignment of leases and rents$2,500,000First Republic BankView ↗
Apr 15, 2014Mortgage$3,500,000First Republic BankView ↗
Apr 15, 2014Mortgage assignmentFirst Republic BankView ↗
Jul 14, 2009Mortgage$7,000,000Isreal Discount Bank Of New YorkView ↗
Jul 14, 2009Assignment of leases and rents$7,000,000Isreal Discount Bank Of New YorkView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.