# 78 West 170th Street, The Bronx

Apartment building · 39 units · built 2024 · Block 2506, Lot 125.

On Umarelli: https://umarelli.org/nyc/2025060125/78-west-170-street

More construction in Highbridge and Morris Heights: https://umarelli.org/nyc/bronx/highbridge-and-morris-heights.md

## Building permits

- New Building — Mid-Rise, filed Feb 28, 2022, estimated cost $5.4M, 39 units, 11 stories, described as “Proposed eleven (11) story and cellar mixed used building”
- Alteration, filed Jan 30, 2026, estimated cost $126K, described as “Proposed medical office on existing first floor commercial space; installation of new partitions, floor finish, drop ceiling and new restroom.”
- Alteration, filed Jan 13, 2025, described as “Installation of temporary suspended scaffolds per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building code chapter 33. No change in use, egress and/or occupancy with this application.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 1, 2024, described as “Installation of two point scaffolding in accordance with nycc 2022 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed Aug 1, 2024, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of supported scaffolding in accordance with nycc 2022 chapter 33 building code. No change in egress, use, or occupancy.”
- Alteration, filed May 29, 2024, estimated cost $10K, described as “Installation of 6000 lb single personnel/material hoist car as per plans during construction. Hoist shall comply with chapter #33 of the 2022 code. No change in use, egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 13, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed, overhead protection, roof protection and construction fence per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter # 33 of the NYC code 2022, no changes in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Jul 13, 2023, estimated cost $5K, described as “Installation of 300PSF sidewalk shed, overhead protection, roof protection and construction fence per plans. All equipment shall comply with chapter # 33 of the NYC code 2022, no changes in use egress or occupancy under this application.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Apr 7, 2022, estimated cost $1K, described as “Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed as per plans. No change in use, egress or occupancy. Sidewalk shed shall comply with chapter #33 of the NYC building code. Live load 300PSF.”
- Alteration, filed Feb 11, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Temp construction fence filed in conjunction with the demolition of 76 & 78 west 170 street”
- Alteration, filed Feb 11, 2022, estimated cost $5K, described as “Temporary construction fence filed in conjunction with demolition applications 220739146 & 220739137”

## Property taxes

- Assessment: $2,862,900
- 2026–27 tax: $2,317
- Market value (city estimate): $6,362,000
- Taxable value: $18,626
- Assessed land: $203,400
- Assessed improvements: $2,659,500

## Tax breaks

- 421-a exemption, through Jun 30, 2061, about $353,799 a year below the full tax.

## Zoning

R8A: floor area ratio 8.11 built, above the 6.02 base zoning allows, which bonuses, transfers or older rules can permit.

## Recent sales

- Nov 5, 2021: $725,000, sold with other lots

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

## Flood zone

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

## In the news

[Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 78 West 170th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2025/09/affordable-housing-lottery-launches-for-78-west-170th-street-in-highbridge-the-bronx.html), New York YIMBY, Sep 6, 2025.

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