Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
89
out of 100
Heavier than 70% of buildings in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
17 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 26% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
265 EAST 78TH STREET · 27 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- Fixes 26% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 5 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 6 train about 5 minutes away
Against it
- 17 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
17 violations the city still lists as unresolved
17 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 5 years.
- Paint / plaster3
- Other2
- Disrepair2
- Plumbing2
- Water leak2
- Lead paint2
- Fire & life safety1
- Mold1
- Registration & signage1
- Pests1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 65% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2004-09-07 and remains open on HPD’s records.