Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

256 West 52 Street

231Records
14City systems
1Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
Open in the map

231 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 87 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 59 311 service requests, 25 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1950
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)ALVIN NEDERLANDER ASSOCIATES I
BBL1010230059
BIN1024821

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.7. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-05-13.

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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (2) · Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Consumer Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$8,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1950)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)ALVIN NEDERLANDER ASSOCIATES, INC.
Head officerLESA ROZMAREK
Managing agentLESA ROZMAREK
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,845,000 $1,280,250
2026$2,901,000 $1,305,450
2027$3,182,000 $1,431,900

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Russian SamovarRussianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports 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

Subway50 St — C E · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 250 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 52 St · 250 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

256 West 52 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

6 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,304,264 on 2015-09-16 (lender: Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-16AL&R $45,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $45,000,000
2015-09-16Agreement $45,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $45,000,000
2015-09-16Mortgage $20,304,264 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $20,304,264
2009-04-13Agreement $13,923,025 — from ALVIN NEDERLANDER ASSOCIATES, INC.; HELLINGER/NEDERLANDER 46TH ST. CORP.; ROSE NEDERLANDER to BANK OF SCOTLAND, PLC NEW YORK BRANCH $13,923,025
2009-04-13AL&R $13,923,025 — from ROSE NEDERLANDER ASSOCIATES, INC.; HELLINGER/NEDERLANDER 46TH ST. CORP.; J. NED, INC.; ALV to BANK OF SCOTLAND, PLC NEW YORK BRANCH $13,923,025
2005-08-17Agreement $20,000,000 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $20,000,000
2005-08-17Mortgage $1,851,468 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to M& T REALTY CAPITAL CORPORATION $1,851,468
2005-02-25AL&R $2,500,000 — from BANK OF SCOTLAND to ALVIN NEDERLANDER ASSOCIATES, INC. $2,500,000
2005-02-25Deed $2,500,000 — from THE RUSSIAN CLUB, LLC to ALVIN NEDERLANDER ASSOCIATES, INC. $2,500,000
2005-02-25Mortgage $2,500,000 — from ALVIN NEDERLANDER ASSOCIATES, INC. to BANK OF SCOTLAND $2,500,000
1996-05-06Mortgage $1,372,513 — from ROSLINGATE COMPANY to FLEET BANK $1,372,513
1996-04-10Mortgage $805,000 — from RUSSIAN CLUB, LLC to GREENPOINT BANK $805,000
1993-10-22Mortgage $13,500,000 — from ROSLINEGATE COMPANY to FLEET BVANK $13,500,000
1989-11-02Mortgage $1,300,000 — from R.K.K. MANAGEMENT LTD to BANK OF SEOUL, $1,300,000
1989-10-26Mortgage $957,118 — from RKK MANAGEMENT LTD to OVERSEAS CHINESE BKGCP $957,118

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
21
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017147012
201810304
201900303
20200021021
202101809
202200606
202320215
202410315
202500516
202600257
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 76Ownership & money 87Health & systems 13

Every one of the 231 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 10019 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map