An Upper East Side condo with a clear building record, though the surrounding blocks carry some friction.
Managed by Orsid NY, this condo keeps its own building-level record clean, carrying zero open housing-code violations. But the neighborhood's active street life and commercial activity mean you will share the block with some local friction. Three things to know:
Local restaurant odors show up on the block. Neighbors logged 25 food establishment complaints within three blocks over the last year, pointing to venting and kitchen odors from nearby eateries. The most recent report was on July 25, 2026. Odors like this can easily migrate up through shared walls or HVAC risers in dense blocks.
Street-level banging and commercial noise is a regular presence. There were 160 commercial noise complaints within three blocks over the last year, with 130 of those specifically flagged as banging and pounding rather than loud music. The latest report came in on July 27, 2026.
Early-morning construction pops up on the surrounding blocks. Of the 75 general noise complaints within a few blocks last year, 23 were specifically for construction work happening before or after legal hours. The most recent call was on August 1, 2026.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
188 East 78th Street is a 72-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1014127502). This building is associated with The Empire Condominium. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 2000, this condominium sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
The building last changed hands on July 15, 2026, according to recorded deeds.
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Unit 18B at 188 East 78th Street has no violations. Owner on the latest deed: Lepatner, Evan.
Unit 3E at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2026 for $3.3M. Owner on the latest deed: Lee, Hannah & Zhang, Jamie.
Unit 5A at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $595K. Owner on the latest deed: Warner, Scott & Warner, Presley.
Unit 7E at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $1.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Ragen, Matthew & Ragen, Amy.
Unit 8E at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $2.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Coolidge, Caroline & Coolidge, Charles +1 more.
Unit 7A at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $5.3M. Owner on the latest deed: Simpson, Kathleen.
Unit 10E at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $933K. Owner on the latest deed: Rebecca Weprin, Trustee & Weprin Family Revocable Trust +1 more.
Unit 5 EF at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2025 for $3M. Owner on the latest deed: Brocklehurst, Howard & Brocklehurst, Ruth.
Unit 9/10F at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $1.1M. Owner on the latest deed: Heffernan, Sam.
Unit 10C at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2024 for $3.9M. Owner on the latest deed: Adams, Jennifer & Adams, Benjamin.
Unit 9E at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $2M. Owner on the latest deed: Rose, Suzan & Rose, Martin.
Unit 6W at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $2.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Friedman, Daniel.
Unit 6C at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $895K. Owner on the latest deed: Weiner, Howard & Weiner, Barbara.
Unit 1A at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $5.5M. Owner on the latest deed: Fox, Matthew & Fox, Deborah.
Unit 1B at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $850K. Owner on the latest deed: The Amended & Restated Mahin Khatamee & Pira Amir Saleh, Trustee.
Unit SR 18 at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2023 for $12M. Owner on the latest deed: Cohen, Geraldine & Cohen, Jeremie.
Unit 7W at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $2.4M. Owner on the latest deed: Adler, DR..
Unit 3F at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $810K. Owner on the latest deed: Kieras, Joy & Kieras, Fred.
Unit 4A at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2022 for $960K. Owner on the latest deed: Stein, Robyn & Stein, Andrew.
Unit 9C at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $2.3M. Owner on the latest deed: Siegal, Judah & Zaffir, Britt.
Unit 7A6B at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $2.1M. Owner on the latest deed: Charles, Anthony & Charles, Elizabeth.
Unit 11A at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2021 for $3.8M. Owner on the latest deed: Adelsberg, Raquela & Adelsberg, Avi.
Unit 6B at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2020 for $5M. Owner on the latest deed: Jeddy, Aly & Saeed, Kulsoom.
Unit 2F at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2020 for $910K. Owner on the latest deed: Cushing, Howard & Yacobi, Lucia.
Unit 2C at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2020 for $3M. Owner on the latest deed: Smith, Patricia & Smith, Andrew.
Unit 5C at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $3.5M. Owner on the latest deed: Bach, Kyle & Semler, Shelli.
Unit 10B at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $995K. Owner on the latest deed: Mittler, Anne & Mittler, Mark.
Unit 4C at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $3.2M. Owner on the latest deed: Eshaghpour, Nicole & Eshaghpour, Alex.
Unit 2 at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2019 for $16M. Owner on the latest deed: 150 E 78th Street Property Owner LLC.
Unit 1E at 188 East 78th Street has no violations, last sold in 2018 for $525K. Owner on the latest deed: Wong, Bernice & Wong, Luis +1 more.
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