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238 West 56 Street

779Records
18City systems
10Open violations
3.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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779 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 234 HPD complaints, 229 311 service requests, 149 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units23
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)KOZINN 238 LLC
BBL1010270058
BIN1024884

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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 78% 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 3.5. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations10 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2012-12-17.

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

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (4) · Street Condition (3) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Noise (1) · Water System (1) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,647,885 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)KOZINN 238 LLC
Head officerELIZA KOZINN
Managing agentKIZNER ASSOCIATES INC
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,315,000 $1,941,750
2026$4,173,000 $1,877,850
2027$4,181,000 $1,881,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BKK New YorkThaiA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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

Subway59 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 8 Ave · 150 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

238 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

14 311 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 KIZNER ASSOCIATES INC. — 32 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
831 West 176 Street MN41 A
238 West 56 Street MN23 A
321 West 21 Street MN20 A
319 West 21 Street MN20 A
317 West 22 Street MN20 A
317 West 21 Street MN20 A
319 West 22 Street MN19 A
718 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 A
1492 2 Avenue MN16 A
500 9 Avenue MN15 A
74 University Place MN14 A
774 9 Avenue MN13 A
430 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
31 West 70 Street MN10 A
130 West 80 Street MN10 A
134 West 80 Street MN10 B
332 West 89 Street MN10 A
9 Gramercy Park South MN10 A
132 West 80 Street MN9 A
509 9 Avenue MN8 B
496 9 Avenue MN8 A
667 10 Avenue MN8 B
507 9 Avenue MN8 A
126 West 75 Street MN8 B
138 West 72 Street MN7 B
147 West 72 Street MN7 A
307 West 47 Street MN6 A
136 West 72 Street MN6 A
143 West 95 Street MN6 A
83 Mercer Street MN4 B
134 West 72 Street MN4 C
560 Amsterdam Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $17,000,000 on 2003-12-30 (lender: Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank Ag), covering 49 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
2003-12-30Mortgage $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
2000-09-13Mortgage $46,700,000 — from BERTELSMANN 56TH STREET COMMERCIAL LLC; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG $46,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017317213
2018616114
2019614112
2020446115
202110214
20220149353
20230026228
20241406121
20253313120
202650139
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The full timeline

Construction 69Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 632Ownership & money 20Health & systems 23

Every one of the 779 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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