78-14 Austin Street
78-14 Austin Street, near 78th Avenue · Forest Hills, Queens
Forest Hills, Queens
BBL 4033340250 · BIN 4079633
- Year built
- 1932
- Type
- Cooperative
- Units
- 60
- Floors
- 6
- Amenities
- Elevator, resident superintendent, central laundry, bicycle storage and storage
- Landmark status
- Not an individual landmark; not in a historic district
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and City Planning records, updated February 2026
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditions
Every recorded sale at this building, 2004–2026
Bedroom-by-bedroom medians, the full transfer record, and how units trade against ask.
- 1BR median, 2024–2025
- $293K
- 2 qualifying sales
- Recent range
- $265K – $428K
- Listing discount
- 2.3%
- Recorded transfers
- 52
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78-14 Austin Street is a six-story prewar cooperative near the Forest Hills–Kew Gardens boundary. Built in 1932, it contains 60 residences and is known as The Bristol. The inventory includes studios, one-bedroom homes and two-bedroom layouts, supported by elevator access and a resident superintendent.
The address is close to the Kew Gardens–Union Turnpike subway station and within reach of the Kew Gardens rail station. It occupies a different part of Austin Street from the main shopping concentration around 71st Avenue. Its immediate setting is an established residential stretch near Union Turnpike.
The apartment appeal rests on prewar proportions and practical common services. High ceilings, hardwood floors and windowed bathrooms occur in the inventory, with some smaller homes retaining dressing areas and substantial closets. The building has a shared laundry room, bicycle storage and additional storage.
Architecture and unit composition
Studios form the smallest category. Some have an entrance or dressing area between the main room and bathroom, allowing closets to sit outside the central living space. Kitchenettes and compact separate kitchens occur, depending on the layout and subsequent renovation.
One-bedroom homes provide an enclosed bedroom and a separate main living room. Recent offerings include relatively broad one-bedroom footprints, while the two-bedroom inventory can fit an additional room into only moderately more space. The actual plan therefore matters more than assuming that every two-bedroom is substantially larger than every one-bedroom.
The building's six-story height places lower apartments near the surrounding streetscape and upper apartments above some neighboring roofs. Rooms may face the street or the interior of the block. A garden outlook and a street outlook describe different positions within the same building.
Period floors and ceiling height coexist with individually updated kitchens and bathrooms. Some interiors have built-in storage or a dressing area; others have been rearranged during renovation. The shared lobby and hallways retain the more formal circulation of a prewar elevator building.
Building operations
A resident superintendent supports maintenance. Laundry, bicycle storage and additional storage are common facilities. Elevator access serves the six residential floors.
The property is class 2, without the assessment-growth caps applicable to small residential tax classes. No building-level tax abatement is identified. Its built FAR exceeds the present residential allowance in the R6 district, while LPC records show no landmark designation.
Application and transaction fees
Fees below are from building management's published schedule, as of September 2026. They are shown as published, item by item; no total is added because the total depends on the transaction. Deposits are listed apart from nonrefundable charges.
Purchase
2 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $150 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check Fee | Paid by Buyer | When With the application | Amount $30 for a single individual, $40 for a married couple, $50 for two (2) single individuals | Refundable Non-refundable |
Sublet
2 items
Fees and charges
| Item | Paid by | When | Amount | Refundable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application Processing Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $150 | Refundable Non-refundable |
| Credit Check Fee | Paid by Subtenant | When With the application | Amount $30 for a single individual, $40 for a married couple, $50 for two (2) single individuals | Refundable Non-refundable |
Management updates its schedule without a public filing. The date is when management last updated the page, not when a rule changed. Confirm the current schedule with management before you apply.
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Sublet and pied-à-terre policy
A condominium owner leasing a unit and a co-op shareholder subletting are different rules, and a building-wide rule is different from a restriction on one apartment. This is the building's rule; confirm it for the specific apartment.
- Subletting by shareholders
- Permitted with conditionsAfter 2 yrs of ownershipSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Wait before a sublet
- 2 yearsSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Pied-à-terre ownership
- Not verified
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Monthly carrying charges in recent sales
- Maintenance, per room
- $245 per room a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
- Maintenance, per square foot
- $1.05 per square foot a monthMedian of 3 recorded sales since October 2023Source: recorded sales, refreshed October 2026
Maintenance as recorded with each sale. A co-op's maintenance already covers the building's real estate taxes and the building's own mortgage, if it has one; add your own loan payment for the monthly outlay. A summary of recorded sales, not a current bill; charges change.
Building staffing and amenities
- Live-in superintendent
- YesSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
- Elevator
- YesSource: NYC Department of City Planning records (PLUTO)
- Amenities noted
- Bike storage, laundry roomSource: The Roebling Team's building profile
Staffing and amenities as our building profile and recent listing records describe them. A feature not listed is not confirmed absent. Outdoor space, parking and some facilities can belong to particular apartments or to a separate owner; confirm access for the specific apartment.
Local Law 97
- 2024–2029 annual penalty
- $0 (under cap)
- 2030–2034 annual penalty
- $4,178/yr
- Per unit / month range
- $0 – $6
- Modeled exposure split equally across 60 units (the residential count on the city's lot record). Not an assessed amount; co-op shareholders are typically charged by share allocation.
Source: NYC LL84 benchmarking and PLUTO · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
See full Local Law 97 analysis — emissions history, scenarios, methodology →Facade safety — Local Law 11
The latest available filing classified the facade as SWARMP — Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program: the inspector (QEWI) identified conditions requiring monitoring or repair, with repairs due by the deadline stated in the filing. The scope, timeline, and how the building funds the work are building-specific — we review the filings and board materials for you.
How to read this, and where it comes from
QEWI = Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector — a licensed professional engineer or registered architect who meets DOB’s FISP qualifications and signs the report (the independent expert, not the managing agent).
Penalties shown are amounts DOB assessed against filings on record across 2005–10 to 2020–25. The FISP dataset does not record whether they were paid, contested or remain open, so treat the figure as history rather than a current balance and confirm the building’s standing with the managing agent.
Source: NYC DOB facade filings (FISP) · The Roebling Research Library. City data last refreshed October 2026.
Recent sales
Recent transfers at this building, from The Roebling Research Library. Prices are the transfer amounts recorded with the NYC Department of Finance; apartment-level detail is checked against the building’s own file in The Roebling Research Library before publishing.
| Date | Unit | Apartment | Price | PPSF | vs. Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | 5E | 2 BR · 1 BA · 970 sf | $428,000 | $441/sf | -2.3% |
| Oct 16, 2025 | 4G | 1 BR · 1 BA · 700 sf | $265,000 | $379/sf | +16.2% |
| May 7, 2025 | 1C | 1 BA · 450 sf | $160,000 | $356/sf | +0.1% |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 802 sf | $320,000 | $399/sf | -5.9% |
| Sep 1, 2022 | 5H | 1 BR · 1 BA · 775 sf | $269,000 | $347/sf | -3.6% |
| Aug 10, 2022 | 6C | 1 BR · 1 BA · 802 sf | $340,000 | $424/sf | +0.3% |
| Dec 21, 2021 | 2B | 1 BR · 1 BA · 850 sf | $265,000 | $312/sf | -4.7% |
| Oct 12, 2021 | 1D | 1 BA · 501 sf | $175,000 | $349/sf | -5.4% |
Market read. Most recent trades (2026 to date) cleared a median $482/sf (floor-adjusted) across 1 sale. Floor-adjusted means each sale is restated to a constant mix of floors, so the figure can differ from the plain median of the sales listed above. Median listing discount 3.6% from the last ask — a recurring negotiation gap worth pricing into any offer or listing strategy.
The retrade record
Lines that have traded more than once in the public record — the building’s appreciation arc, apartment by apartment.
Full closing history with price-per-square-foot over time, the complete retrade record, and every line that has traded.
Sales sourced from NYC Department of Finance recorded transfers (BBL 4-03334-0250). Apartment-level facts (line, condition, asking-price context) curated and cross-verified in The Roebling Research Library. Not all transactions cross-verify with ACRIS records — sponsor and LLC purchases sometimes record at stipulated values rather than market price; square footage on co-ops is not officially recorded, figures shown are approximate.
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At the recent median sale of $265K (3 transfers in the past 24 months, since November 12, 2024), a buyer putting 25% down would pay about $10,050 to close, or 3.8% of the price.
- Mansion tax: $0
- No mortgage recording tax or title insurance on a co-op purchase
- Attorneys, lender, building fees and filings: $10,050
Assumes a resale (the seller pays transfer taxes), a $4,500 attorney fee and a mortgage on the rest.
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Comparable buildings
- Lane Towers — A taller Forest Hills cooperative for comparing a postwar layout and service model.
- Kennedy House — A substantially larger tower cooperative with a different scale of amenities.
- Colonial Court — A farther cooperative alternative with a low-rise form and older apartment proportions.
- Washington Plaza — A larger cooperative complex for comparing shared grounds and prewar-era layouts.
- Plymouth Hall — A prewar cooperative peer for buyers comparing similar construction periods across Queens.
More Forest Hills buildings
- 150 Burns Street — 1932 co-op
- 4 Dartmouth Street — 1931 co-op
- 64-34 Grand Central Parkway, 64-34 Grand Central Parkway service road — 2009 condominium
- Boulevard Towers, 119-49 Union Turnpike — 1971 condominium
- Green Park Condominiums, 110-18 65th Avenue and associated addresses along 65th Avenue · Forest Hills — 1951 condominium
- Meadow Apartments, 110-12 64th Avenue — 1950 co-op
The neighborhood
For the full neighborhood — its buildings, character, and market — read The Roebling Team Guide to Forest Hills.
The full playbook — what goes in the package, how boards read your financials, the interview, and the timeline — plus sample cover, reference, and personal letters you can adapt.
How to read the facts on this page. Items attributed to an offering plan describe the building as it was offered at that filing — unit mix, square footage, the amenity program as planned. They are not a statement about how the building operates today. Tax and compliance figures are sourced separately to current City records and carry their own dates. House rules, staffing and fee policy can change by board resolution without any public filing: treat every policy line here as a starting point for diligence and confirm it with the managing agent. Where this page compares one building or neighborhood to another, that is our analysis of the recorded record — it names the measure, the period and the sample it rests on, and it is an observation about medians rather than a prediction about any particular apartment.
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