56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 — Property Records, Permits, Violations, Tax & Zoning | RegWatch

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Year Built1978

Floors7

Units1

Building Area48,796 sqft

ZoningR8B

ClassW8

Market Value$35M

56 EAST 78 ST is a property located at 56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075. It is classified as a education - preschool/day care. The building was constructed in 1978. It has 7 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 48,796 square feet on a 10,855 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8B. The assessed market value is $35M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 66 building permits on record (53 active). There are 54 violations on record (3 currently open). 11 docketed judgments carrying $7,375 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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280records on file

8Energy Star

Completed in 1978, 56 East 78 St rises 7 stories over New York. Public records put it at 1 unit and 48,796 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8B. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $35.0M, and assessed for tax at $15.8M. In the 49 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 280 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward inspection: 68 of its 280 records, fully 24%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (68) and permit (66) 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 2017.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 8, with a site energy-use intensity of 155.4 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 633 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 24% inspection, 49 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.

$35.0M of New York, written across 280 government filings.

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NYC DOB NYC HPD NYC DOF ACRIS NYC DCP ECB/OATH NYC DEP NYC LPC NYC FDNY NYS DHCR MOCEJ FEMA EPA US Census HUD USGS

updated Aug 1, 2026

Property Details

Address56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075

Building TypeEducation - Preschool/Day Care

Building ClassW8

Year Built1978

Floors7

Total Units1

Building Area48,796 sqft

Lot Size10,855 sqft

ZoningR8B

BBL1013920044

BIN1041831

OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

Market Value$35M

Assessed Total$15.8M

Assessed Land$5.4M

Building Permits

66 on record · 53 active

Cats RegistrationOther

CURRENT

Filed Jul 1, 2025Job #467495

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ElectricalDOB NOW

PERMIT ISSUED

Filed Nov 4, 2024Job #M01136803-I1-EL

Electrical work associated with elevators upgrade. Pe1-1P31468, PE2-1P31469, PE3-1P31470

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General ConstructionDOB NOW

APPROVED

Filed Jul 14, 2022Job #M00126432-P3

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General ConstructionDOB NOW

LOC ISSUED

Filed Nov 15, 2021Est. cost $18KJob #M00461553-I1

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General ConstructionDOB NOW

LOC ISSUED

Filed Nov 15, 2021Est. cost $48KJob #M00249764-I1

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Violations

54 on record · 3 open

Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$7,375

Judgments · 11 docketed

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Apr 30, 2026Balance $375Ticket #012168316Z

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Jun 30, 2025Balance $2,000Ticket #014165878J

RECORDKEEPING

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Apr 30, 2025Ticket #014131028H

INSPECTION AND TESTING

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Apr 30, 2025Ticket #014131035X

INSPECTION AND TESTING

FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED

Docketed Apr 30, 2022Ticket #012109911N

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS:FAIL TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY UNWARRANTED ALARMS

+ 6 more docketed judgments — view full report

ECBConstruction

ACTIVE

Issued Sep 21, 2015#37000131K

28-317.3 FAILURE TO REGISTER COOLING TOWER.REM COMPLY W/ CODE.

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+ 53 more violations on record — view full report

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 was constructed in 1978. It is classified as a education - preschool/day care with 7 floors and 1 unit. The building area is 48,796 sqft.

Are there building permits at 56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 has 66 building permits on record, with 53 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration (CURRENT) filed Jul 1, 2025.

Does 56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 has 54 violations on record, with 3 currently open. Breakdown: 47 DOB, 7 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 has 11 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $7,375. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 56 EAST 78 ST?

56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 has an assessed market value of $35M and a total assessed value of $15.8M (land: $5.4M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 56 EAST 78 ST?

56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075 is zoned R8B. 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 56 EAST 78 ST?

56 EAST 78 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 56 EAST 78 ST?

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