298 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 311 service requests, 29 rodent inspections, 28 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.7. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (4) · Missed Collection (4) · Noise (3) · New Tree Request (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Sewer Maintenance (1).
$474,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | HEARST COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| Head officer | LOUIS NOWIKAS |
| Managing agent | Alto Property Managers LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,405,000 | $1,982,250 |
| 2026 | $3,857,000 | $1,735,650 |
| 2027 | $4,067,000 | $1,830,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grey Dog | American | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 55 St · 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.
304 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything 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.
Managed by ALTO PROPERTY MANAGERS LLC — 28 buildings, 784 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 365 West End Avenue | MN | 110 | A |
| 2161 Broadway | MN | 77 | A |
| 25-30 30 Road | QN | 72 | A |
| 43-07 42 Street | QN | 72 | A |
| 2512 Broadway | MN | 60 | A |
| 233 East 32 Street | MN | 53 | A |
| 60-15 Woodside Avenue | QN | 48 | A |
| 45-16 44 Street | QN | 46 | B |
| 756 9 Avenue | MN | 25 | A |
| 87-87 Sutphin Boulevard | QN | 24 | B |
| 422 East 73 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 750 10 Avenue | MN | 20 | A |
| 245 East 83 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 52 East 7 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 205 East 94 Street | MN | 19 | A |
| 37-14 86 Street | QN | 15 | A |
| 41-26 Crescent Street | QN | 12 | A |
| 811 9 Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 1059 1 Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 46 East 7 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 210 East 31 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 208 East 31 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 304 West 56 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 96 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 275 1 Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
| 117 2 Avenue | MN | 2 | D |
| 75-42 113 Street | QN | 2 | A |
| 277 1 Avenue | MN | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,232,946 on 2006-03-14 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-11 | Deed $7,600,000 — from 304 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY, LLC to HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | $7,600,000 | |
| 2006-03-14 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK , FA to 304 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY, LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2006-03-14 | Mortgage $1,232,946 — from 304 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,232,946 | |
| 2002-06-07 | Mortgage $237,520 — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $237,520 | |
| 2000-03-13 | Mortgage $600,000 — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $600,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Every one of the 298 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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