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415 West 56 Street

247Records
16City systems
9Open violations
57.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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247 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 58 311 service requests, 52 HPD housing violations, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units16
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)413-415 WEST 56TH LLC
BBL1010660023
BIN1026867

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 57.3. 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 violations9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1998-01-22.

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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

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (5) · WATER LEAK (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (2) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$67,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)413-415 WEST 56TH LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent413-415 WEST 56TH LLC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,209,000 $994,050
2026$2,123,000 $955,350
2027$2,281,000 $1,026,450

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 57 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 10 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

415 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

23 311 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 413-415 WEST 56TH LLC — 2 buildings, 32 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
413 West 56 Street MN16 A
415 West 56 Street MN16 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,300,000 on 2008-07-23 (lender: Northfield Bank), covering 2 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
2011-09-22Agreement $3,256,207 — from 413-415 WEST 56TH LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,256,207
2011-09-22AL&R $3,256,207 — from 413-415 WEST 56TH LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,256,207
2008-07-23Deed $3,500,000 — from 415-56 LLC to 413-415 WEST 56TH LLC $3,500,000
2008-07-23Mortgage $3,300,000 — from 413-415 WEST 56TH LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,300,000
2008-07-23AL&R $3,300,000 — from 413-415 WEST 56TH LLC to NORTHFIELD BANK $3,300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017007411
20180113216
201900628
202000415
202100729
20224015221
202302316
20240018220
20250036440
20260110314
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 158Ownership & money 9Health & systems 26

Every one of the 247 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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