Manhattan · Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

221 East 78 Street, Manhattan

DOB complaints

Department of Buildings complaints attached to this BIN. Category and disposition text come from DOB’s published code lists; some newer codes have no published description yet.

15 records

• Jul 26, 2025

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Single Device On Property/No Alternate Service (6S)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1700809

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  Dec 5, 2025

  Disposition date

  Dec 8, 2025

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Nov 10, 2021

  CLOSED

  Unlicensed/Illegal Activity (90)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1586562

  DOB unit

  OBM

  Inspected

  Nov 16, 2021

  Disposition date

  Nov 17, 2021

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Oct 20, 2021

  CLOSED

  Failure To Maintain (73)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1584710

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Nov 3, 2021

  Disposition date

  Nov 9, 2021

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Feb 9, 2020

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1535785

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Mar 5, 2020

  Disposition date

  Mar 6, 2020

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 25, 2016

  CLOSED

  Adjacent Buildings - Not Protected (03)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1424788

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  May 26, 2016

  Disposition date

  May 26, 2016

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 10, 2016

  CLOSED

  Debris - Excessive (09)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1423515

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jun 11, 2016

  Disposition date

  Jun 12, 2016

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Apr 17, 2008

  CLOSED

  Elevator - Defective / Inoperative (63)

  Buildings Violation(S) Served (A1)

  Complaint #

  1221972

  DOB unit

  ELEVR

  Inspected

  May 6, 2008

  Disposition date

  May 9, 2008

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Nov 2, 2006

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Attempt (C2)

  Complaint #

  1178980

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Nov 11, 2006

  Disposition date

  Nov 14, 2006

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Aug 16, 2006

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Insufficient Information/Unable To Locate Address (K1)

  Complaint #

  1172876

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Aug 26, 2006

  Disposition date

  Aug 29, 2006

  Address on complaint

  211 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 3, 2006

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1165054

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  May 10, 2006

  Disposition date

  May 11, 2006

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jun 13, 2005

  CLOSED

  After Hours Work - Illegal (04)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1144202

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jan 5, 2006

  Disposition date

  Jan 6, 2006

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Oct 22, 2004

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1130848

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Oct 22, 2004

  Disposition date

  Oct 22, 2004

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Oct 24, 2003

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  Stop Work Order Fully Rescinded N (L2)

  Complaint #

  1114101

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Mar 13, 2006

  Disposition date

  Mar 13, 2006

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Oct 1, 2003

  CLOSED

  Permit - None (Building/ Pa/ Demo Etc.) (05)

  No Violation Warranted For Complaint At Time Of Inspection (I2)

  Complaint #

  1112965

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Oct 8, 2003

  Disposition date

  Oct 8, 2003

  Address on complaint

  221 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Aug 26, 2002

  CLOSED

  Electrical Wiring - Defective/Exposed, In Progress (59)

  Address Invalid - Pending Buildings Verification (K2)

  Complaint #

  1100035

  DOB unit

  ELCTR

  Inspected

  Jan 29, 2003

  Disposition date

  Jan 29, 2003

  Address on complaint

  217 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8