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56 West 23 Street

2,101Records
21City systems
0Open violations
0.3Penalty rate

2,101 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,113 311 service requests, 234 DOB job filings, 224 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built2000
Floors20
Res. units431
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)WHITEHALL PROPERTIES, LLC
BBL1008240011
BIN1086050, 1800398

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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 91% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.3. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

362 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (99) · Encampment (62) · Noise (53) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (32) · Panhandling (27) · Consumer Complaint (13).

Filed construction activity

$15,504,990 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (122 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 (2000)
YesSix or more residential units (431)
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)WHITEHALL PROPERTIES II LLC
Head officerGEOFF RINGLER
Managing agentPAN AM EQUITIES, INC
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$175,328,000 $78,897,600
2026$180,771,000 $81,346,950
2027$178,376,000 $80,269,200

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 10/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chick-Fil-AChickenA—
Life CafeJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—
Paris BaguetteBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 3 restaurants
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway23 St — F M · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
23 St — R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 23 St / 6 Av — M23-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeW 21 St & 6 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary 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.

Report a problem to 311

56 West 23 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

362 311 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 PAN AM EQUITIES INC — 24 buildings, 2,210 units. Grades across the portfolio: A21 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
330 East 39 Street MN510 A
145 West 67 Street MN450 A
56 West 23 Street MN431 A
43 West 16 Street MN95 A
132 East 45 Street MN94 A
268 Park Avenue South MN74 A
27 West 16 Street MN63 B
440 East 85 Street MN60 A
6 East 13 Street MN54 A
253 West 14 Street MN46 A
127 4 Avenue MN46 A
103 East 86 Street MN46 A
1435 York Avenue MN44 A
65 4 Avenue MN35 A
1556 York Avenue MN30 A
425 East 74 Street MN30 A
24 East 13 Street MN24 A
457 Park Avenue South MN20 A
114 Thompson Street MN20 A
1433 3 Avenue MN18 A
39 West 16 Street MN10 A
37 West 16 Street MN10 A
145 East 50 Street MN0 —
151 East 50 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000,000 on 2017-07-11 (lender: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-07-11Mortgage $50,000,000 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIES II LLC to MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP $50,000,000
2017-07-11Agreement $200,000,000 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIES II LLC to MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP $200,000,000
2017-07-11AL&R $200,000,000 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIES II LLC to MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP $200,000,000
2014-11-15RPTT $69,852,905 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $69,852,905
2014-11-15RPTT $69,852,905 — from MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC to CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC; CITIZENS ICON HOLDINGS, LLC $69,852,905
2010-12-23Agreement $150,000,000 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIES II LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $150,000,000
2010-12-23Mortgage $16,982,877 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIES II LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $16,982,877
2006-03-24RPTT $362,419,501 — from TMO PARENT LLC to MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 3 LLC; MACQUARIE NEW YORK PARKING 2 LLC $362,419,501
2002-12-06Mortgage $20,000,000 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIESII LLC to HSBC BANK USA $20,000,000
2001-06-12Mortgage $67,131,687 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIESII LLC to CREDIT LYONAIS NEW YORK BRANCH $67,131,687
2001-06-12Mortgage $35,140,662 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIESII LLC to 60 WEST 23RD STREETCORPORATION $35,140,662
2001-06-12Mortgage $15,752,651 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIESII LLC to 60 WEST 23RD STREETCORPORATION $15,752,651
2001-06-07Mortgage $35,140,662 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIESII LLC to 60 WEST 23RD STREETCORPORATION $35,140,662
2001-06-07Mortgage $15,752,651 — from WHITEHALL PROPERTIESII LLC to 60 WEST 23RD STREETCORPORATION $15,752,651
1990-07-24Mortgage $1,207,243 — from TENGRAN (23) COMPANY; SEABANK GROUP to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY $1,207,243

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171843561578
20183615330387
2019521612209199
20201313600490
2021201311105149
2022111771797
2023292212011254
202465112013136
2025183102012135
202616113904160
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The full timeline

Construction 463Enforcement 267Housing & tenants 1,188Ownership & money 95Health & systems 88

Every one of the 2,101 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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