Manhattan • Education

56 East 78 St

Manhattan, NY 10075Company-ownedBBL 1013920044BIN 1041831
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 72 building permits on record (57 active). There are 57 violations on record (6 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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288records 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 288 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 72 of its 288 records, fully 25%, fall under that one heading. Enforcement (68) and inspection (67) trail well behind. 6 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 — 25% permit, 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 288 government filings.

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Property Details

Address56 EAST 78 ST, Manhattan, NY 10075
Building TypeEducation - Preschool/Day Care
W8
Year Built1978
Floors7
Total Units1
Building Area48,796 sqft
Lot Size10,855 sqft
ZoningR8B
1013920044
1041831
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$35M
$15.8M
$5.4M

Building Permits

72 on record · 57 active
Cats RegistrationOther
CURRENT
Filed Jul 1, 2025Job #467495
ElevatorDOB NOW
SIGNED OFF
Filed Nov 6, 2024Job #M01137811-I1
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
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 15, 2021Est. cost $18KJob #M00461553-I1

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Violations

57 on record · 6 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
CERTIFICATES OF FITNESS AND CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION
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

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SafetyGhg Emissions Ll97
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 14, 2026#2025-1041831-FTX-320
SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202212-0005385

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 23, 2023#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202212-0007849

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2022 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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ECBConstruction
ACTIVE
Issued Sep 21, 2015#37000131K

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

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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 72 building permits on record, with 57 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 57 violations on record, with 6 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB Safety, 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.

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