266 East 78 Street, Manhattan
A 1981 elevator apartment building on East 78 Street with 32 open violations on record across city enforcement files.
266 East 78 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1014320027). The property is zoned C1-9, on a 2,511 sq ft lot, with 16 floors and 18 residential units. It was built in 1981. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 32 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1014320027 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 8 |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island |
| ZIP code | 10075 |
| Zoning district | C1-9 |
| Building class | D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 2,511 sq ft |
| Floors | 16 |
| Residential units | 18 |
| Year built | 1981 |
| FAR | 9.06 built · 10 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 1 open Department of Buildings violation
- 4 open ECB (OATH) violations — $15,630 in penalties due
- 27 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: UNFILED
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
The complete dossier also covers:
- Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
- Recorded ownership & last sale
- Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
- LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
- Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
- Climate projections for this lot
- Open permits & construction pipeline
- Distress signal convergence
- Air rights & transferable development rights
- Comparable sales (Pro)
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.