508 East 78th Street
A 6-story building with 192 apartments, built in 1911, in Manhattan, NY 10075.
Addresses on the lot: 508 to 514 East 78th Street, 516 to 522 East 78th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
508 East 78th Street has 3 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the past year, 3 about heat or hot water. It is registered to CHEROKEE OWNERS CORP. 5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 508 East 78th Street have open violations?
Yes: 3 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 2 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 5 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 3 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 508 East 78th Street?
508 East 78th Street is registered with HPD to CHEROKEE OWNERS CORP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2012.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 10075 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 508 East 78th Street rent stabilized?
5 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 6 in 2018. That’s 5 of the building’s 192 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 509 East 77th Street192 apartments, built 1900
- 511 East 78th Street87 apartments, built 1907
- 519 East 78th Street100 apartments, built 1908
- 503 East 78th Street96 apartments, built 1905
- 527 East 78th Street102 apartments, built 1908
- 510 East 79th Street82 apartments, built 1907
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01489-0037.