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56 West 55 Street

285Records
13City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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285 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 61 DOB permits, 46 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1955
Floors5
Res. units0
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)60 WEST 55 STREET CORP
BBL1012700064
BIN1034814

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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.

$5,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (6) · Noise (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,731,741 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,779,000 $3,050,550
2026$6,751,000 $3,037,950
2027$6,660,000 $2,997,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Benoit BistroFrenchA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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

Subway57 St — M · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/53 St — E F · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 54 St — M5 M7 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 54 St & 6 Ave · 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.

Report a problem to 311

56 West 55 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $800,000 on 2025-08-25 (lender: Tista S.a.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-25Mortgage $800,000 — from 60 WEST 55TH STREET CORP. to TISTA S.A. $800,000
2007-05-07RPTT&RET $400,000 — from LE PAYS BASQUE, INC to BB AT 55TH & 5TH LLC $400,000
1995-05-26Mortgage $100,000 — from 60 WEST 55TH STREETCORP. to NABILA FINANCE CO.-NABFINCO, S.A. $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201703101418
20182240715
20195500616
202002140117
20215042011
2022303028
20234180417
202440100216
202510071119
20267500113
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The full timeline

Construction 107Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 69Ownership & money 18Health & systems 41

Every one of the 285 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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