270 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 DOB violations, 37 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Electrical (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Water System (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Plumbing (1).
$223,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,327,000 | $1,047,150 |
| 2026 | $2,361,000 | $1,062,450 |
| 2027 | $2,460,000 | $1,107,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Tiger | Indian | A | — |
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)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Protection) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 56 St & 8 Ave · 200 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.
234 West 56 Street
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
11 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,738,642 on 2017-10-10 (lender: Sun Life Assurance Company Of Canada). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-10 | AL&R $7,200,000 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC to SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | $7,200,000 | |
| 2017-10-10 | Agreement $7,200,000 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC to SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | $7,200,000 | |
| 2017-10-10 | Mortgage $2,738,643 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES INC to SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA | $2,738,643 | |
| 2011-01-18 | Agreement $5,250,000 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $5,250,000 | |
| 2011-01-18 | AL&R $5,250,000 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $5,250,000 | |
| 2011-01-18 | Mortgage $1,225,872 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,225,872 | |
| 2006-04-03 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2006-04-03 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2004-05-12 | Agreement $2,962,500 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,962,500 | |
| 2004-05-12 | Mortgage $599,418 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $599,418 | |
| 2004-05-12 | AL&R $2,962,500 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. | $2,962,500 | |
| 2003-12-30 | Mortgage $17,000,000 — from 56TH STREET RETAIL, L.L.C.; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UND VEREINSBANK AG | $17,000,000 | |
| 2003-03-12 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INCORP to CITY&SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $2,400,000 | |
| 2003-01-31 | Mortgage $574,381 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $574,381 | |
| 2001-11-05 | Mortgage $319,580 — from 939-941 SECOND AVENUE ASSOCIATES, INC. to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $319,580 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Every one of the 270 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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