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408 West 56 Street

257Records
13City systems
8Open violations
79.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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257 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 64 311 service requests, 41 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)UVI HOLDINGS LLC
BBL1010650039
BIN1026852

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 79.5. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2022-05-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 27). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
27
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$7,330 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · GENERAL (8) · ELECTRIC (4) · Electrical (2) · Food Establishment (1) · Elevator (1).

Filed construction activity

$81,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)UVI HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerPETER HUNGERFORD
Managing agentLONGVIEW PROPERTY SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-06-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,438,000 $647,100
2026$1,529,000 $688,050
2027$1,676,000 $754,200

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUELB2

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

Subway59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 55 St — M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 9 Ave · 500 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

408 West 56 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LONGVIEW PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 30 buildings, 603 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B15 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
401 Edgecombe Avenue MN66 B
448 West 57 Street MN42 B
244 West 74 Street MN37 B
617 West 170 Street MN33 B
623 West 170 Street MN33 C
629 West 170 Street MN33 B
404 West 56 Street MN24 A
416 West 56 Street MN20 A
414 West 56 Street MN20 A
219 East 32 Street MN20 B
309 West 54 Street MN20 A
221 East 32 Street MN20 A
412 West 56 Street MN20 B
223 East 32 Street MN20 B
410 West 56 Street MN18 A
114 East 71 Street MN18 B
408 West 56 Street MN16 B
1107 1 Avenue MN16 B
1109 1 Avenue MN16 A
315 West 54 Street MN16 A
311 West 54 Street MN16 C
313 West 54 Street MN12 B
406 West 56 Street MN10 A
38 West 75 Street MN10 B
54 West 75 Street MN10 C
232 West 74 Street MN8 B
234 East 32 Street MN8 A
236 West 74 Street MN8 C
418 West 56 Street MN8 B
245 East 33 Street MN5 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,437,233 on 2022-06-06 (lender: Fs Creit Originator LLC), covering 13 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
2022-06-06Mortgage $14,277,550 — from 313W54 OWNER LLC; 311W54 OWNER LLC; 448-452 WEST 57 ASSOCIATES, LLC; UVI HOLDINGS LLC; 309 to FS CREIT ORIGINATOR LLC $14,277,550
2022-06-06Agreement $76,062,767 — from 309W54 OWNER LLC; 315W54 OWNER LLC; UVI HOLDINGS LLC; 418-424W56 OWNER LLC; 311W54 OWNER L to FS CREIT ORIGINATOR LLC $76,062,767
2022-06-06AL&R $76,062,767 — from 418-424W56 OWNER LLC; UVI HOLDINGS LLC; 315W54 OWNER LLC; 448-452 WEST 57 ASSOCIATES, LLC; to FS CREIT ORIGINATOR LLC $76,062,767
2022-06-06Mortgage $13,437,233 — from 309W54 OWNER LLC; UVI HOLDINGS LLC; 313W54 OWNER LLC; 418-424W56 OWNER LLC; 448-452 WEST 5 to FS CREIT ORIGINATOR LLC $13,437,233
2022-06-06AL&R $13,437,233 — from 448-452 WEST 57 ASSOCIATES, LLC; 311W54 OWNER LLC; UVI HOLDINGS LLC; 418-424W56 OWNER LLC; to FS CREIT ORIGINATOR LLC $13,437,233
2021-12-09AL&R $62,250,000 — from 114 EAST 71 ASSOCIATES, LLC; JACREG REALTY CORP.; UVI HOLDINGS LLC; 448-452 WEST 57 ASSOCI to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $62,250,000
2021-12-09M&CON $62,250,000 — from 448-452 WEST 57 ASSOCIATES, LLC; UVI HOLDINGS LLC; JACREG REALTY CORP.; SIMRY REALTY CORP. to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $62,250,000
2011-04-11Mortgage $4,467,904 — from UVI HOLDINGS LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $4,467,904
2011-04-11Agreement $10,188,000 — from UVI HOLDINGS LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $10,188,000
2003-02-26Mortgage $3,729,346 — from UVI HOLDINGS LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $3,729,346
1998-10-02Mortgage $330,389 — from UVI HOLDINGS LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $330,389
1996-02-26Mortgage $1,250,000 — from UVI HOLDINGS L.L.C. to NORTH FORK BANK $1,250,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005027
201800120214
2019203016
2020000011
20210083213
202200923234
202300180119
2024011168237
2025005112265
202600130114
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 150Ownership & money 72Health & systems 19

Every one of the 257 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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