240 East 78th Street

240 East 78th Street in Upper East Side, Manhattan, has 6 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and 1 of 12 units is rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (73/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 12 units · Built 1960

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 73/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 28 buildings' registrations; 4 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 of 12 units are rent-stabilized; 5 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (6 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

6 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 25 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-03-31. Newest violation issued 2025-09-25.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 74 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (basement). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED IN BASEMENT. AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2024-03-11. HPD violation 16730571
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. , 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRICAL HEATING IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE DWELLING UNIT IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT G, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt G), issued 2022-03-31. HPD violation 15077962
• Class B: Electrical defect, ceiling. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSE ELECTRICAL WIRES AT CEILING IN BASEMENT LEVEL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, issued 2024-05-28. HPD violation 17000872
• Class B: Garbage not removed. PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL AND ARRANGE FOR COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH MATERIAL., issued 2024-04-22. HPD violation 16916326
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC-TILES FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT A, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt A), issued 2024-03-25. HPD violation 16738545
• Class A: Fire escape defect. , 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER WELDED SHOE NEEDS TO BE BOLTED AT DROP LADDER OF FIRE ESCAPE AT BUILDING FRONT AT FIRE ESCAPE, issued 2024-05-16. HPD violation 16972440

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 44 in 5 years.

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

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 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

1 of 12 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 1 in 2024, 5 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: KING ENTERPRISES LTD. Head officer: RANDY E GLICK. Managing agent: GPG MANAGEMENT. This owner has 28 buildings on record, 4 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 23, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1014320035, HPD building ID 16539. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 77 St (6), 3 min walk
• 72 St (Q), 6 min walk
• 86 St (Q), 9 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.