336 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 DOB permits, 61 311 service requests, 58 DOB job filings.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10007, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Condition (4) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Curb Condition (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$565,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 56 WARREN OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | CHRIS MERKEL |
| Managing agent | CORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,637,000 | $2,986,650 |
| 2026 | $7,060,000 | $3,177,000 |
| 2027 | $6,903,000 | $3,106,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Chambers St — 1 2 3 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Chambers St — 2 3 A C E R W · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Chambers St / West Broadway — M22 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Warren St & W Broadway · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 234 Independence School Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
56 Warren Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by CORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC — 113 buildings, 1,524 units. Grades across the portfolio: A94 · B12 · C6. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 113 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $307,180 on 2012-10-10 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-17 | RPTT&RET $3,649,000 — from DONOHOE, PAULINE; OBRIEN, NIALL to VIGANO, STEFANO | $3,649,000 | |
| 2024-05-31 | Sold for $3,649,000 | $3,649,000 | $456,125 |
| 2023-03-09 | RPTT&RET $3,258,750 — from CHERRY, KATIE; CHERRY, SPENCER to PARDO, JORGE IGNACIO; JOHNSON, ALEXIS | $3,258,750 | |
| 2023-02-24 | Sold for $3,258,750 | $3,258,750 | $407,344 |
| 2021-05-27 | RPTT&RET $3,200,000 — from WONG, BOJI; BERKMAN, BENJAMIN to SCHMIDT, LYNN R; WONG, RICHARD T | $3,200,000 | |
| 2021-05-20 | Sold for $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 | $400,000 |
| 2019-01-17 | RPTT&RET $2,500,000 — from SCOTFORD, STEPHEN L to HWANG, DIANNA H; HWANG, KEVIN S | $2,500,000 | |
| 2019-01-11 | Sold for $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $312,500 |
| 2014-06-18 | RPTT&RET $3,795,000 — from SLOCUM, JAMES STEWART to WONG, BOJI; BERKMAN, BENJAMIN | $3,795,000 | |
| 2013-09-03 | RPTT&RET $3,580,000 — from GREENFELD, KARL TARO; SCHMID, SILKE to SLOCUM, JAMES STEWART | $3,580,000 | |
| 2013-08-02 | RPTT&RET $40,560 — from 56 WARREN OWNERS CORP. to SCOTFORD, STEPHEN L | $40,560 | |
| 2013-07-15 | RPTT&RET $35,490 — from 56 WARREN OWNERS CORP. to MCGOVERN, CAROL A; MCGOVERN, JEFFREY J | $35,490 | |
| 2012-10-10 | Agreement $600,000 — from 56 WARREN OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $600,000 | |
| 2012-10-10 | Mortgage $307,180 — from 56 WARREN OWNERS CORP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $307,180 | |
| 2012-08-08 | RPTT&RET $2,700,000 — from COHEN, CYNTHIA to CHERRY, SPENCER; CHERRY, KATIE | $2,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Every one of the 336 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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