# 2 East 78th Street, Manhattan

Two-family · built c. 1887 · Block 1392, Lot 68.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/1013920068/2-east-78-street

More construction in Upper East Side: https://umarelli.org/nyc/manhattan/upper-east-side.md

## Building permits

- Major Renovation — Residential, filed Mar 27, 2026, estimated cost $1.7M, 1 unit in all, 4 stories, described as “Filing ALTCO with new building regulation, gut rehabilitation of building, consisting of interior demolition and general construction.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 28, 2025, estimated cost $145K, described as “Filing for interior demolition and general construction of a single family home. No change in use, egress of occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 15, 2022

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $379,440
- 2026–27 tax: $63,853
- Market value (city estimate): $6,324,000
- Taxable value: $321,790
- Assessed land: $167,940
- Assessed improvements: $211,500

## Zoning

R10 (part of the lot is R8B): floor area ratio 2.46 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.

## Recent sales

- Oct 23, 2024: $4,600,000

Open-market sales since 2016, from the Department of Finance’s sales files.

## Flood zone

Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.

## Landmarks

Part of Upper East Side Historic District (Historic District). 9 Landmarks Preservation Commission permits are on file.

From New York City and Jersey City public records, refreshed within a day of each release. Sources: https://umarelli.org/sources. Methodology and corrections: https://umarelli.org/methodology