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The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075 - Property report

Also known as: 425 E 78th St

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Property type

Elevator Apartments Cooperatives Building (Other than Condominiums) (XD4)

Year built

1910

Lot sq. ft.

5,108

General information

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Address
Building name
The Sovereign
Primary address
The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street
Alternate address(es)
425-427 E 78th St
ZIP code
10075
Neighborhood
Lenox Hill
Borough
Manhattan
Block & lot
01473-0016

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Building
Property type
Elevator Apartments Cooperatives Building (Other than Condominiums) (XD4)
Building sq. ft.
22,341
Building dimensions
50 ft x 60 ft
Buildings on lot
1
Stories
7
Year built
1910
Last altered
1987
Tax
Tax year
2026-2027
Property tax
$281,245
Tax class
Floor area ratio (FAR)
Commercial FAR
Residential FAR
Buildable area
Zoning & Use
Zoning
Qualified opportunity zone
Residential units
35
Residential sq. ft.
Commercial units
0
Office sq. ft.
Retail sq. ft.
Lot
Frontage(s)
East 78 Street (narrow)
Nearest wide street
East 79 Street
Distance to wide street
Lot dimensions
50 ft x 102.17 ft
Lot sq. ft.
5,108

Area overview

Walk score
98 /100.  Walker's Paradise
Transit score
100 /100.  Rider's Paradise
Bike score
85 /100.  Very Bikeable
School district
2
Community district
8
Closest police station
0.68 Miles
Closest fire station
0.33 Miles

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Units for The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY

Unit Sale date Sale price Sq. ft. Price/Sq. ft.
Unit 1A 11/01/2023
Unit 1B 04/27/2021
Unit 1C 06/10/2026
Unit 1E
Unit 2A 05/21/2009
Unit 2B 05/20/2020
Unit 2C 12/22/2022 400
Unit 2D 10/28/2021
Unit 2E
Unit 2F
Unit 3A 06/30/2016 400
Unit 3B 11/13/2020 700
Unit 3C 07/25/2006
Unit 3D 03/01/2010
Unit 3E 10/06/2022
Unit 3F 12/22/2009
Unit 4A 11/11/2021 400
Unit 4B 03/18/2015
Unit 4C 04/03/2006 700
Unit 4D 05/18/2022
Unit 5A 12/13/2017
Unit 5B 06/24/2004
Unit 5C 11/08/2021
Unit 5D 10/07/2015 600
Unit 6A 08/06/2009
Unit 6B 01/17/2013
Unit 6C
Unit 6D 12/01/2023
Unit 6E 06/01/2022 350
Unit 6F 08/24/2021
Unit 6G 07/22/2022
Unit 6H 02/25/2010
Unit A 10/06/2022 720
Unit E 02/17/2023
Unit GROUND 05/24/2006
Unit RES4D
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Registered owner
Source
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Documents

Sales history for The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075

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Title documents

Date Type Amount Party 1 Party 2
05/03/2018 - R Initial UCC1
(2018050100131009)		 XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX
05/03/2018 - R Initial UCC1
(2018050100131008)		 XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX
05/03/2018 - R UCC3 Termination
(2018050100131007)		 XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXX
05/03/2018 - R
04/26/2018 - D		 Assignment of Leases and Rents
(2018050100131006)		 XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX
05/03/2018 - R
04/26/2018 - D		 Mortgage
(2018050100131005)		 XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX
05/03/2018 - R
04/26/2018 - D		 Assignment of Leases and Rents
(2018050100131004)		 XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX
05/03/2018 - R
04/26/2018 - D		 Agreement
(2018050100131003)		 XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX
05/03/2018 - R
04/24/2018 - D		 Assignment, Mortgage
(2018050100131002)		 XXXXXXXXX XXXX X X XXXXXXXXXX XXXX
05/03/2018 - R
04/03/2018 - D		 Termination of Assign of L&R
(2018050100131001)		 XXXXXX XXX XXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX
11/15/2017 - R UCC3 Termination
(2017111500095001)		 XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XX XXX XXXX

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R: Recorded date
D: Document date

Tax

Property taxes for The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY

Property tax data includes tax amount, market value and assessed value, exemptions, abatements and assessment history.

Current property tax
Tax year
2025-2026
Property tax
$281,245
Municipal exemptions
Recent tax assessments
Market value
$6,346,000
Assessed value
$2,855,700

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Assessment history

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Tax year Market value Assessed value Taxable amount Tax rate Base tax Property tax Y-o-Y change
2025/26 $6,010,000 $2,704,500 $2,517,440 12.439% $313,144 $266,395 +0.04%
2024/25 $5,710,000 $2,569,500 $2,436,060 12.5% $304,798 $266,278 -10.66%
2023/24 $5,391,000 $2,425,950 $2,384,000 12.502% $298,338 $298,048 +15.03%
2022/23 $6,229,000 $2,803,050 $2,406,850 12.267% $295,541 $259,103 +6.83%
2021/22 $5,205,000 $2,342,250 $2,277,790 12.235% $279,892 $242,543 -13.09%
2020/21 $5,774,000 $2,598,300 $2,275,050 12.267% $280,546 $279,080 +1.76%
2019/20 $5,728,000 $2,577,600 $2,198,800 12.473% $275,709 $274,256 +3.14%
2018/19 $5,618,000 $2,528,100 $2,108,360 12.612% $267,451 $265,906 +5.30%
2017/18 $5,106,000 $2,297,700 $1,985,390 12.719% $253,972 $252,522 +2.66%
2016/17 $4,875,000 $2,193,750 $1,908,080 12.892% $247,511 $245,990 +6.49%
Permits

Permit information for The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY

Filing date Job type Job status Job description Initial cost
10/13/2022 Alteration
09/23/2019 Alteration
09/05/2019 Alteration
07/23/2019 Alteration type 2
03/28/2019 Alteration

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Violations

HPD Violations

Violation ID Inspection date Class NOV issue date Status
11/13/2025 B
10/04/2025 C
10/04/2025 C

*Most recent HPD violations on record for this property.

Neighborhood

Lenox Hill residential market stats

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Median sale price

$1,242,757

-7.9% Y-o-Y

Median price/sq. ft.

$1,367

2.6% Y-o-Y

Manhattan median sale price

$1,260,000

5.4% Y-o-Y

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Risk

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FEMA flood zones

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FEMA flood zones
X

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Hurricane evacuation zones
-

Subway & traffic

Closest station
2nd Ave & Bet 83rd & 84th St
Station lines
Q
Distance (miles)
0.346
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Schools

Nearest elementary schools

Name Rating Att. zoned Type Grade range No of students Distance (miles)
P.S. 158 Baylard Taylor 9 Yes Public PK, K-5 644 0.08
P.S. 158 Baylard Taylor 9 Yes Public PK, K-5 644 0.08
The Caedmon School NR No Private PK-5 227 0.09
The Caedmon School NR No Private PK-5 227 0.09
Lycee Francais De New York NR No Private PK-12 1,364 0.17
Lycee Francais De New York NR No Private PK-12 1,364 0.17
St. Stephen of Hungary School NR No Private PK-8 365 0.19
P.S. 290 Manhattan New School 9 No Public PK, K-5 437 0.28
P.S. 290 Manhattan New School 9 No Public PK, K-5 437 0.28
Nearest middle schools

Name Rating Att. zoned Type Grade range No of students Distance (miles)
Jhs 167 Robert F Wagner 8 Yes Public 6-8 1,019 0.33
YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL 9 No Public 6-8 256 0.08
Rudolf Steiner Upper School NR No Private 7-12 0 0.16
Lycee Francais De New York NR No Private PK-12 1,364 0.17
St. Stephen of Hungary School NR No Private PK-8 365 0.19
The Town School NR No Private PK-8 384 0.22
The Cathedral School NR No Private K-8 53 0.25
Nearest high schools

Name Rating Att. zoned Type Grade range No of students Distance (miles)
Eleanor Roosevelt High School 10 No Public 9-12 541 0.11
Rudolf Steiner Upper School NR No Private 7-12 0 0.16
Lycee Francais De New York NR No Private PK-12 1,364 0.17
Birch Wathen Lenox School NR No Private K-12 576 0.33
The Birch Wathen Lenox School NR No Private K-12 541 0.33
Brearley School NR No Private K-12 748 0.34
Manhattan International High School 1 No Public 9-12 352 0.59
Talent Unlimited High School 7 No Public 9-12 438 0.59
Urban Academy Laboratory High School 1 No Public 9-12 135 0.59
Vanguard High School 5 No Public 9-12 421 0.59

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Neighbors for The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY

1481 York Ave, New York 1477 York Ave, New York 417 E 78th St, New York 405 E 78th St, New York 440 E 79th St, New York 423 E 78th St, New York 411 E 78th St, New York 407 E 78th St, New York 447 E 78th St, New York 1512 1st Ave, New York 413 E 78th St, New York 409 E 78th St, New York 445 E 78th St, New York 1479 York Ave, New York 412 E 79th St, New York 443 E 78th St, New York 420 E 79th St, New York 421 E 78th St, New York 419 E 78th St, New York 415 E 78th St, New York

Nearby ZIP codes for The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY

10017, New York City, NY 10021, New York City, NY 10022, New York City, NY 10023, New York City, NY 10028, New York City, NY 10029, New York City, NY 10044, New York City, NY 10065, New York City, NY 10103, New York City, NY 10128, New York City, NY 10152, New York City, NY 10154, New York City, NY 10162, New York City, NY 10167, New York City, NY 10171, New York City, NY 10172, New York City, NY 10177, New York City, NY 11106, New York City, NY

Frequently asked questions

What is the year built for The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075?

The development at The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075 was built in 1910.

What is the total square footage of The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075?

The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075 has a total of 22,341 square feet.

What is the assessed value of The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075?

The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075 is currently assessed at $2,855,700.

What are the property taxes for The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075?

The property taxes for The Sovereign - 425 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075 total $325,917.

How many residential units does this building have?

This building has 35 residential unit(s).

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