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56 St Marks Place

944Records
18City systems
6Open violations
2.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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944 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 452 311 service requests, 133 HPD complaints, 86 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built2005
Floors8
Res. units24
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ST. MARKS EQUITIES,
BBL1004490017
BIN1087709

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2.1. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1977-07-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · New Tree Request (3) · Abandoned Bike (1) · Building/Use (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,671,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SAINT MARKS EQUITIES LLC
Head officerERAN NOY
Managing agentHELM MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-10-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,738,000 $3,482,100
2026$8,227,000 $3,702,150
2027$8,284,000 $3,727,800

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.

Getting around

SubwayAstor Pl — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Marks Pl / 2 Av — M8 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSt Marks Pl & 2 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.

Report a problem to 311

56 St Marks Place

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HELM MANAGEMENT INC — 15 buildings, 151 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B8 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
172 East 7 Street MN25 B
56 St Marks Place MN24 A
286 East 2 Street MN20 C
345 East 10 Street MN12 B
212 East 14 Street MN10 A
120 East 7 Street MN10 B
91 2 Avenue MN9 B
210 East 14 Street MN8 A
2117 3 Avenue MN8 A
2121 3 Avenue MN7 B
196 Stanton Street MN6 B
1015 Avenue of the Americas MN4 B
2118 3 Avenue MN4 B
95 2 Avenue MN4 D
2102 3 Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,677,000 on 2008-08-27 (lender: Arbor Commerical Funding, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-08AL&R $13,000,000 — from ST MARKS EQUITIES, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $13,000,000
2022-06-28Agreement $13,000,000 — from ST MARKS EQUITIES, LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $13,000,000
2015-06-10Agreement $15,128,000 — from ST MARKS EQUITIES, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $15,128,000
2008-08-27Mortgage $16,677,000 — from ST MARKS EQUITIES, LLC to ARBOR COMMERICAL FUNDING, LLC $16,677,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700120113
201806570467
2019522601346
202000480351
202101530357
202212263537
202351300642
202441120421
202514180629
202640120319
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The full timeline

Construction 104Enforcement 154Housing & tenants 615Ownership & money 13Health & systems 58

Every one of the 944 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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