261 recorded events, 1988–2025, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 139 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 DOB permits, 25 DOB violations.
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 75% 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 5. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1898) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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 THOMAS CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | JOHN MESERVE |
| 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 | $0 | $0 |
| 2026 | $979,888 | $440,950 |
| 2027 | $2,894,071 | $1,302,332 |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 — 2 3 A C E R W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Chambers St — 1 2 3 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Church St / Worth St — M55 BxM18 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Church St & Worth St · 250 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 Thomas 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 |
2 311 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
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-14 | Deed $2,150,000 — from THIEDE, KRISTEN M; THIEDE, JEFFREY D to HAVNER, RACHEL ADRIENNE; SPRATT, SAMUEL NELSON | $2,150,000 | |
| 2021-09-14 | Sold for $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | $358,333 |
| 2020-12-14 | Deed $2,650,000 — from THE THOMPSON FAMILY TRUST U/T/A DATED JU; THOMPSON, TRUSTEE, PHYLLIS; 56 THOMAS STREET LLC to BOERNER, CHRISTOPHER S; SHAH, SHEFALI | $2,650,000 | |
| 2020-12-02 | Sold for $2,650,000 | $2,650,000 | $441,667 |
| 2018-02-07 | M&CON $1,746,000 — from MCKNIGHT, JOSEPH R to WELLS FARGO BANK NA | $1,746,000 | |
| 2017-01-10 | Mortgage $99,000 — from MESERVE, JOHN D to BNY MELLON NA | $99,000 | |
| 2017-01-10 | Agreement $1,049,000 — from MESERVE, JOHN D to BNY MELLON NA | $1,049,000 | |
| 2015-11-06 | Mortgage $500,000 — from MCKNIGHT, JOSEPH to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $500,000 | |
| 2015-05-13 | Mortgage $12,713 — from THIEDE, JEFFREY D; THIEDE, KRISTEN M to CITIBANK, N.A. | $12,713 | |
| 2015-05-13 | Agreement $706,300 — from THIEDE, JEFFREY D; THIEDE, KRISTEN M to CITIBANK, N.A. | $706,300 | |
| 2014-03-21 | Mortgage $1,860,000 — from MCKNIGHT, JOSEPH to PENTAGON FEDERAL C.U. | $1,860,000 | |
| 2013-08-21 | Deed $2,645,000 — from AMERY, CHRISTOPHER J to PHYLLIS N. THOMPSON AS TRUSTEE; 56 THOMAS STREET LLC; JOHN T. THOMPSON, JR. AS TRUSTEE; TH | $2,645,000 | |
| 2013-06-26 | Agreement $950,000 — from MESERVE, JOHN D to BNY MELLON, N.A. | $950,000 | |
| 2012-06-21 | Agreement $950,000 — from MESERVE, JOHN D to BNY MELLON, N.A. | $950,000 | |
| 2012-06-20 | Mortgage $725,000 — from THIEDE, JEFFREY D; THIEDE, KRISTEN M to HUDSON CITY SAVINGS BANK | $725,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 261 recorded events, 1988–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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