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52 East 78th Street

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Built
1916
Units
47
Owner of record
FINCH APARTMENTS CORPORATION
Open HPD violations
32
HPD records on file
43

Violations at 52 East 78th Street

43 on record
2023-11-15Class IDismissed

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

HPD · 780 · Record 16391356
2019-10-25Class IDismissed

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

HPD · 780 · Record 13360398
2016-10-17Class BOpen

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

HPD · 1503 · Record 11438659
2016-10-17Class BOpen

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 6C, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

HPD · 702 · Record 11438655
2016-10-17Class BOpen

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

HPD · 1503 · Record 11438650

Who owns 52 East 78th Street?

Owner of record: FINCH APARTMENTS CORPORATION. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.

Apartments at 52 East 78th Street

Recorded residential units: 47. Recorded year built: 1916. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.

This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.

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  3. 03Housing court filings and outcomes
  4. 04Ownership history and LLC connections