Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
49
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
401 EAST 78TH STREET · 8 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 20% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- Q train about 8 minutes away
Against it
- 15 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
15 violations the city still lists as unresolved
15 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.8 years.
- Heat / hot water6
- Fire & life safety4
- Structural1
- Pests1
- Other1
- Refuse / sanitation1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 81% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2023-07-05 and remains open on HPD’s records.