A long-held Lower East Side walk-up where commercial exhaust and street noise shape the immediate block experience.
A 17-unit Lower East Side walk-up held under Gain Sun Corp since 1982. City housing-code violation data is currently unverified, so the building's internal maintenance record cannot be evaluated. Surrounding block patterns carry heavy street activity and commercial food operations. Three things to know:
Commercial food venting creates kitchen odor drift. 29 food-establishment calls were logged within three blocks over the last year. Ground-floor restaurant exhaust, kitchen venting, and food prep odors can bleed into upper units through rear courtyards and shared airshafts in older walk-ups.
Nightlife sound dominates the three-block radius. 298 commercial noise calls were logged within three blocks over the last year, largely driven by 249 loud music and party complaints. Weekend venue operations and late-night sidewalk crowds are regular features of the immediate surroundings.
Sidewalk activity clusters right outside the door. 153 encampment calls were logged within three blocks over the last year. At 78 Forsyth specifically, residents logged eight encampment calls and four outdoor drug activity complaints between late 2025 and mid-2026.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
78 Forsyth Street is a 17-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1003060009). This building is associated with Gain Sun Corp.. Brix tracks 4 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1900, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 2 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed January 9, 2022.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on July 6, 1982, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 59/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
See every NYC building owned by Gain Sun Corp. on the landlord portfolio page.
Part of Lower East Side — see violations, complaints, and landlord activity across the whole neighborhood.
Other buildings in 10002:
Browse every NYC neighborhood or the landlord directory on Brix.
Own or manage this building? Monitor it or correct the record.