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40 East 78th St

Manhattan, NY 10075Company-ownedBBL 1-01392-75BIN 1072068
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1958
Floors16
Building Area193,124 sqft
ZoningC5-1
ClassRG
Market Value$44.2M

40 EAST 78TH ST is a property located at 40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075. The building was constructed in 1958. The building has 16 floors. The building area is 193,124 square feet on a 17,265 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-1. The assessed market value is $44.2M. It last sold for $2.7M on Mar 25, 2026. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 153 building permits on record (151 active). There are 34 violations on record (3 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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741records on file
78Energy Star

Completed in 1958, 40 East 78TH St rises 16 stories over New York. Public records put it at 193,124 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $44.2M, and assessed for tax at $19.9M. In the 69 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 741 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 153 of its 741 records, fully 21%, fall under that one heading. Release (146) and mortgage (129) trail well behind. 3 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2009.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 78, with a site energy-use intensity of 65.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 1,225 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 21% permit, 69 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$44.2M of New York, written across 741 government filings.

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Property Details

Address40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075
RG
Year Built1958
Floors16
Total UnitsN/A
Building Area193,124 sqft
Lot Size17,265 sqft
ZoningC5-1
1-01392-75
1072068
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$44.2M
$19.9M
$4.3M
$2.7M
Last Sale DateMar 25, 2026

Building Permits

153 on record · 151 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 3, 2022Job #140949954-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 25, 2021Job #140925872-01-02

OT

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AlterationDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 14, 2021Job #103802379-01-05
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 30, 2021Job #123711340-01-03

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 12, 2021Job #140842738-01-04

OT

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Violations

34 on record · 3 open
DOB LegacyLocal Law 10/81
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 13, 1997#445855
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 was constructed in 1958. with 16 floors. The building area is 193,124 sqft.

Are there building permits at 40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 has 153 building permits on record, with 151 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Construction Equipment (ISSUED) filed Jan 3, 2022.

Does 40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 has 34 violations on record, with 3 currently open. Breakdown: 18 DOB, 16 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

What is the property tax assessment for 40 EAST 78TH ST?

40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 has an assessed market value of $44.2M and a total assessed value of $19.9M (land: $4.3M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 40 EAST 78TH ST last sold?

40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 last sold for $2.7M on Mar 25, 2026. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 40 EAST 78TH ST?

40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 is zoned C5-1. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 40 EAST 78TH ST?

40 EAST 78TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

How do I get a full property report for 40 EAST 78TH ST?

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