49 East 78 Street, Manhattan
A 1886 elevator apartment building in the Upper East Side Historic District historic district, on East 78 Street, zoned R8B.
49 East 78 Street is an elevator apartment building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1013930026). The property is zoned R8B, on a 2,554 sq ft lot, with 5 floors and 9 residential units. It was built in 1886. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1013930026 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 8 |
| Neighborhood | Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill |
| ZIP code | 10075 |
| Zoning district | R8B |
| Building class | D6 — elevator apartment building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings |
| Lot area | 2,554 sq ft |
| Floors | 5 |
| Residential units | 9 |
| Year built | 1886 |
| FAR | 4.26 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Historic district | Upper East Side Historic District |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 1 open Department of Buildings violation
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 1 open Housing Preservation & Development violation
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
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- 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.