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150 West 56 Street

15,208Records
22City systems
31Open violations
6.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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15,208 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 12,649 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 867 DOB permits, 748 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1987
Floors70
Res. units337
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1010087503
BIN1076177

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 60% 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 6.5. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations31 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
16
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

129 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (38) · PLUMBING (14) · FLOORING/STAIRS (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).

Filed construction activity

$48,822,715 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (292 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 (1987)
YesSix or more residential units (337)
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)CITYSPIRE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerRON BLUM
Managing agentDOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$193,979 $87,291
2026$652,309 $293,539
2027$387,912 $174,560

The city's market estimate has risen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: PUBLIC MUSEUM · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $22,361,821 a year ($51.76 per sq ft), operating expenses $4,246,845 ($9.83 per sq ft), net operating income $18,114,976. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 74/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Taim Mediterranean KitchenMediterraneanAMice evidence
The Carnegie Cigar Club and LoungeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

Subway57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
57 St — M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 55 St — M20 · 450 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave & W 55 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
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

150 West 56 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

129 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-30Deed $1,780,000 — from PHILLIPS, FERNANDO to HENTHORNE, MARY BETH; HENTHORNE, JAY G JR; JAY G. AND MARY BETH HENTHORNE REVOCABLE; HENTH $1,780,000
2026-09-18Sold for $1,780,000 $1,780,000 $5,282
2026-09-17Deed $950,000 — from QUINN, JAMES WILLIAM to ANNA DEMIANENKO, AS TRUSTEE; GN FAMILY TRUST, DATED FEBRUARY 3, 2011 $950,000
2026-09-08Deed $3,200,000 — from PELITOZU, ESRA to EASTROOM LLC $3,200,000
2026-09-02Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $2,819
2026-08-21Sold for $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $9,496
2026-08-11Deed $1,125,000 — from ESTATE OF LUCAS SAMARAS; ARNOLD B. GLIMCHER, AS EXECUTOR to MUSIC HOUSE LLC $1,125,000
2026-08-11Deed $2,050,000 — from ARNOLD B. GLIMCHER, AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF LUCAS SAMARAS to MUSIC HOUSE LLC $2,050,000
2026-08-04Deed $1,200,000 — from DASHEVSKY, GREGORY; DASHEVSKY, JENNY to MEYER, ADOLPH $1,200,000
2026-08-03Deed $950,000 — from ESTATE OF DANA ANN JACOBER; JOSEPH JACOBER, EXECUTOR to LEE, SANGYOP; LEE, JISIN $950,000
2026-08-03Mortgage $650,000 — from LEE, SANGYOP; LEE, JISIN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $650,000
2026-08-03Sold for $1,125,000 $1,125,000 $3,338
2026-08-03Sold for $2,050,000 $2,050,000 $6,083
2026-07-27Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $2,819
2026-07-24Sold for $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $3,561

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017541086818158
20188511267519882
2019100239903225
2020511214392118
202164520892180
202254221654146
2023501134728175
202433430834154
2025336110765230
202626897692202
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The full timeline

Construction 1,617Enforcement 255Housing & tenants 458Ownership & money 12,812Health & systems 66

Every one of the 15,208 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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