Manhattan · Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island

409 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.

23 records

• Sep 20, 2026

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1736896

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Sep 23, 2026

  Disposition date

  Sep 23, 2026

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 13, 2026

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

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

  Complaint #

  1725119

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  May 18, 2026

  Disposition date

  May 18, 2026

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Apr 4, 2026

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

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

  Complaint #

  1721539

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Apr 6, 2026

  Disposition date

  Apr 6, 2026

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Mar 24, 2026

  CLOSED

  Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Buildings (4A)

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

  Complaint #

  1720387

  DOB unit

  SPOPS

  Inspected

  Jun 16, 2026

  Disposition date

  Jun 16, 2026

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Mar 17, 2026

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

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

  Complaint #

  1719682

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Mar 18, 2026

  Disposition date

  Mar 18, 2026

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jan 9, 2026

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1714175

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Feb 25, 2026

  Disposition date

  Feb 25, 2026

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Sep 17, 2025

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1704788

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Sep 18, 2025

  Disposition date

  Sep 18, 2025

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jul 24, 2025

  CLOSED

  Sidewalk Shed/Supported Scaffold/Inadequate/Defect/None/No Pmt/No Cert (23)

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

  Complaint #

  1700682

  DOB unit

  CSE

  Inspected

  Jul 28, 2025

  Disposition date

  Jul 28, 2025

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Mar 29, 2025

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1692116

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Apr 1, 2025

  Disposition date

  Apr 1, 2025

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jul 27, 2023

  CLOSED

  After Hours Work - Illegal (04)

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

  Complaint #

  1644156

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jul 27, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jul 27, 2023

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jul 19, 2023

  CLOSED

  7J

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

  Complaint #

  1643496

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Jul 19, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jul 19, 2023

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jul 19, 2023

  CLOSED

  After Hours Work - Illegal (04)

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

  Complaint #

  1643461

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jul 23, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jul 23, 2023

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jul 14, 2023

  CLOSED

  After Hours Work - Illegal (04)

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

  Complaint #

  1643115

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Jul 17, 2023

  Disposition date

  Jul 17, 2023

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Feb 20, 2021

  CLOSED

  7J

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

  Complaint #

  1564840

  DOB unit

  RTEU

  Inspected

  Feb 21, 2021

  Disposition date

  Feb 21, 2021

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 25, 2016

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

  Ecb Violation Served (A8)

  Complaint #

  1424726

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  May 25, 2016

  Disposition date

  May 25, 2016

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 20, 2016

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

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

  Complaint #

  1424364

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  May 20, 2016

  Disposition date

  May 20, 2016

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 10, 2016

  CLOSED

  Egress - Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means (37)

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

  Complaint #

  1423461

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  May 11, 2016

  Disposition date

  May 12, 2016

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• May 7, 2009

  CLOSED

  Boiler - Defective / Inoperative / No Permit (58)

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

  Complaint #

  1255680

  DOB unit

  BOILR

  Inspected

  Jun 11, 2009

  Disposition date

  Jun 11, 2009

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Jan 12, 2009

  CLOSED

  Failure To Maintain (73)

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

  Complaint #

  1246299

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jan 23, 2009

  Disposition date

  Jan 27, 2009

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Dec 30, 2008

  CLOSED

  Failure To Maintain (73)

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

  Complaint #

  1245419

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Jan 6, 2009

  Disposition date

  Jan 9, 2009

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Mar 3, 2004

  CLOSED

  Fence - None/Inadequate/Illegal (15)

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

  Complaint #

  1119367

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Mar 3, 2004

  Disposition date

  Mar 3, 2004

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Mar 3, 2004

  CLOSED

  Building Shaking/Vibrating/Struct Stability Affected (30)

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

  Complaint #

  1119366

  DOB unit

  ERT

  Inspected

  Mar 3, 2004

  Disposition date

  Mar 3, 2004

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8

• Nov 12, 1996

  CLOSED

  Structural Stability Affected (43)

  Buildings Violation(S) Prepared & Attempt To Serve Will Be Made (B1)

  Complaint #

  1045330

  DOB unit

  MAN.

  Inspected

  Nov 13, 1996

  Disposition date

  Nov 14, 1996

  Address on complaint

  409 East 78 Street

  Community board

  Manhattan CB 8