223 West 78th Street

223 West 78th Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 3 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (74/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 8 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 74/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• The other 2 buildings registered to this head officer are all graded C or better.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: Medium (3 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

3 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 8 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2011-10-06. Newest violation issued 2024-04-01. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2024. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Sprinkler or standpipe defect, kitchen, 1st floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEAD IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1F), issued 2011-10-06. HPD violation 9144151
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, bathroom, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILES AT EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1F, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1F), issued 2011-10-06. HPD violation 9144150
• Class B: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPALLING BROWNSTONE FACADE AT ALL STORIES AT FRONT OF BUILDING, issued 2011-10-06. HPD violation 9144644

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 1 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 857 President Street Corp. Head officer: Dan M Rozenblatt. Managing agent: E and C Management, Inc.. This owner has 3 buildings on record, 0 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 22, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1011700021, HPD building ID 35658. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 79 St (1), 1 min walk
• 72 St (1, 2, 3), 7 min walk
• 81 St-Museum of Natural History (C, B), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.