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129 West 56 Street

253Records
18City systems
4Open violations
24.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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253 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)AI R 56 STREET, LLC
BBL1010090016
BIN1023452

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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 59% 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 24.5. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · Consumer Complaint (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · APPLIANCE (1).

Filed construction activity

$261,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)AI R 56 STREET LLC
Head officerMidori Takahashi
Managing agentRialto Management Corp.
Last registered2024-11-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,505,000 $2,477,250
2026$5,872,000 $2,642,400
2027$7,046,000 $3,170,700

The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Kin RamenAsian/Asian FusionA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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) · 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.

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

Subway57 St — M · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 6 Av — M31 M57 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 55 St & 6 Ave · 500 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

129 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

25 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by RIALTO MANAGEMENT CORP. — 78 buildings, 1,253 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B12 · C6 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
518 East 80 Street MN103 A
128 7 Avenue MN61 A
1469 Lexington Avenue MN59 A
125 96 Street BK58 B
146 2 Avenue MN53 A
1473 2 Avenue MN42 A
434 Amsterdam Avenue MN37 A
437 East 80 Street MN31 A
119 East 97 Street MN26 A
224 East 51 Street MN26 A
337 East 49 Street MN25 B
121 East 97 Street MN24 A
19 Christopher Street MN22 A
309 East 9 Street MN20 A
236 East 82 Street MN20 A
319 East 75 Street MN20 B
509 East 88 Street MN20 A
419 East 72 Street MN20 A
93 Clinton Street MN20 A
512 East 88 Street MN20 A
57 East 72 Street MN19 A
308 East 80 Street MN19 B
91 Clinton Street MN18 A
412 East 78 Street MN18 A
101 Clinton Street MN18 A
1322 2 Avenue MN17 A
165 Stanton Street MN16 B
306 East 80 Street MN15 A
220 East 85 Street MN15 A
340 West 48 Street MN15 C
16 West 69 Street MN14 A
222 East 85 Street MN13 A
49 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
45 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
1378 3 Avenue MN12 A
337 East 88 Street MN11 A
333 East 88 Street MN11 A
104 East 35 Street MN11 A
335 East 88 Street MN11 A
453 West 48 Street MN11 C
143 East 97 Street MN10 A
25 West 89 Street MN10 A
147 East 97 Street MN10 A
120 West 74 Street MN10 A
24 Henry Street MN10 A
149 East 97 Street MN10 B
314 West 51 Street MN10 B
305 East 70 Street MN10 A
55 West 82 Street MN10 A
145 East 97 Street MN10 A
307 East 70 Street MN9 A
72 West 82 Street MN9 A
51 Greenwich Avenue MN8 A
3 Doyers Street MN8 A
30 East 70 Street MN8 A
129 West 56 Street MN8 A
872 Madison Avenue MN8 A
186 2 Avenue MN8 B
1135 1 Avenue MN8 B
53 West 94 Street MN7 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,335,000 on 2016-12-20 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-20Mortgage $5,335,000 — from AI R 56 STREET, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,335,000
2015-03-31Deed $10,450,000 — from 129 W 56, LLC to AI R NEW YORK LLC $10,450,000
2010-10-07Mortgage $69,800 — from 129 W 56 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $69,800
2010-10-07Agreement $3,200,000 — from 129 W 56 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,200,000
2005-11-14Deed $4,500,000 — from JOSLIN, RICHARD; PENZLER, OTTO to 129 W 56 LLC $4,500,000
2005-11-14Mortgage $2,780,290 — from 129 W 56 LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $2,780,290
2005-11-14Agreement $3,375,000 — from 129 W56 LLC to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $3,375,000
1998-08-25Mortgage $409,453 — from PENZLER, OTTO; JOSLIN, RICHARD A. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $409,453
1989-01-27Mortgage $400,000 — from PENZLER, OTTO; JOSLIN, RICHARD A to EAST NY SVGS BK $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711103
2018127111
201901719
202000415
2021605112
202240217
2023018211
2024009211
2025009211
20260016218
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The full timeline

Construction 61Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 108Ownership & money 40Health & systems 21

Every one of the 253 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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