235 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 311 service requests, 39 DOB violations, 30 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 136. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 15 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1982-05-10. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Encampment (1) · Snow or Ice (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$5,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1974) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | ITALIA D. LLC |
| Head officer | ADAM JERNOW |
| Managing agent | WAYFINDERPM LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,454,000 | $1,554,300 |
| 2026 | $3,513,000 | $1,580,850 |
| 2027 | $3,163,000 | $1,423,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 2018 (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.
| 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 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.
242 West 56 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Managed by WAYFINDERPM LLC — 22 buildings, 245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B7 · C4 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 West 75 Street | MN | 42 | C |
| 25 Leroy Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 308 West 21 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 372 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | B |
| 331 East 92 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 151 8 Avenue | MN | 16 | B |
| 333 East 92 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 105 Chambers Street | MN | 11 | B |
| 122 West 71 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 47 West 74 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 117 West 21 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 532 West 114 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 9 Charlton Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 135 West 82 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 21 Polhemus Place | BK | 7 | A |
| 242 West 56 Street | MN | 6 | C |
| 62 Orchard Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 462 Greenwich Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 97 Franklin Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 323 East 52nd Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 85 Waverly Avenue | BK | 3 | F |
| 222 East 81st Street | MN | 3 | C |
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2000-09-13 | Mortgage $46,700,000 — from BERTELSMANN 56TH STREET COMMERCIAL LLC; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG | $46,700,000 | |
| 1999-08-30 | Mortgage $40,500 — from RELATED/AMSI, L.P.; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG | $40,500 | |
| 1999-08-30 | Mortgage $10,800,000 — from RELATED/AMSI, L.P.; 56TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to BAYERISCHE HYPO-UNDVEREINSBANK AG | $10,800,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 40 |
Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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