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NYC DOB record · M01297408-S1

3 East 78 Street

3 East 78 Street, Manhattan, NY 10075

Alteration filing in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan. The latest DOB status is permit entire.

DOB has issued the permit covering the full scope of this filing, so the work is cleared to proceed.

ApprovedAlteration filing

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NYC DOB RECORD · M01297408-S1

3 East 78 Street

Manhattan, NY 10075

Alteration filing · status dated Sep 4, 2026

Current record
Approved
Proposed scale
6 stories
Dwelling units
10
Filing data portrait

A page-specific reading of the filing status, location and stated scale. Values are drawn from the cited DOB record.

Address record at a glance

What is filed at this address?

NYC DOB lists filing M01297408-S1 as a alteration filing at 3 East 78 Street, Manhattan, NY 10075. Its latest published status category is Approved, dated Sep 4, 2026. The filing records 6 proposed stories and 10 proposed dwelling units.

A filing or approval does not by itself confirm that work is underway. Proposed details may change in later DOB records.
Filing type
Alteration filing
Latest status
Approved
Latest status date
Sep 4, 2026
Proposed scale
6 proposed stories and 10 proposed dwelling units
Complete building dossierView all 4 filings associated with BIN 1041857Applicant of recordSee the 157 filings that name Abs Engineering, PLLC
FiledDec 4, 2025
Current recordApproved
Proposed scale6 stories
Recorded cost$50,000

What the filing says

A public-record reading of the proposed work.

Plumbing work associated wth the interior renovation of the apartment as shown on plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress, or occupancy.

Street Futures classifies this record as a alteration filing based on the filing type and work flags published by the Department of Buildings. This classification helps organize the map; it does not add scope that is absent from the DOB record.

The lot this filing sits on

What is already here?

The lot holds a 6-story condominium built in 1899, with 10 homes, on a 3,506 sq ft lot.

Built
1899
Floors
6
Residential units
10
Building type
Condominium
Land use
Mixed residential and commercial
Zoning district
R8B
Lot area
3,506 sq ft
Building area
15,454 sq ft
Historic district
Metropolitan Museum Historic District

Lot facts come from NYC Department of City Planning, Primary Land Use Tax Lot Output (PLUTO) (64uk-42ks), accessed Sep 10, 2026. They describe the tax lot, not this filing.

Violation record

Are there open violations here?

The Department of Buildings has 4 open notices on record for this building, out of 18 notices on file; the most recent was issued Feb 19, 2024.

  • Hazardous condition (facade)

    Issued Feb 19, 2024 — CYCLE 9C UNSAFE REPORT FILED

  • Landmark

    Issued May 10, 2023

  • Facade safety program

    Issued Feb 19, 2019

  • 1 further open notice is on file. Open the source dataset for the full list.

A violation is a notice the Department of Buildings recorded against the building. It is not a judgment, and many concern paperwork rather than safety. Open means the agency has not recorded a resolution, which is not the same as the problem still existing. From NYC Department of Buildings, DOB Violations (3h2n-5cm9), accessed Sep 10, 2026.

Recorded timeline

Dates published by the Department of Buildings.

  1. Application filed

    DOB received filing M01297408-S1.

    01
  2. Application approved

    The application reached an approved status in the DOB record.

    02
  3. First permit date recorded

    DOB lists a first permit date. This does not by itself confirm current construction activity.

    03
  4. Current status updated

    The latest recorded filing status is “Permit Entire.”

    04

Scope and identifiers

The details used to match this filing.

Where a field reads “empty in the source”, the city published this filing without that value. It is not an omission on our side, and nothing here is inferred to fill a gap.

DOB filing number
M01297408-S1
BBL
1013937501
Review type
Standard Plan Examination
Existing stories
6
Proposed stories
6
Existing dwelling units
10
Proposed dwelling units
10

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