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42 West 56 Street

350Records
16City systems
0Open violations
15Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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350 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 157 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 70 311 service requests, 33 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC
BBL1012710061
BIN1034847

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 15. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (1) · Water System (1) · Lead (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$395,499 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC
Head officerAshley Proctor
Managing agentEMMES ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Last registered2026-03-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,986,000 $3,593,700
2026$8,518,000 $3,833,100
2027$8,981,000 $4,041,450

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Teriyaki OneJapaneseA—

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: Food Worker Hygiene) · 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 6 Av — M31 M57 SIM1C SIM3 +3 more · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 6 Ave · 250 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

42 West 56 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

8 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EMMES ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY — 9 buildings, 74 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
242 East 79 Street MN24 B
1372 1 Avenue MN16 A
42 West 56 Street MN6 A
1623 2 Avenue MN6 A
1625 2 Avenue MN6 B
40 West 56 Street MN6 A
1621 2 Avenue MN6 A
44 West 56 Street MN2 B
127 East 47 Street MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,085,380 on 2016-11-02 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 3 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
2016-11-02AL&R $16,000,000 — from NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,000,000
2016-11-02Agreement $16,000,000 — from NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,000,000
2016-11-02Mortgage $4,085,380 — from NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,085,380
2014-05-19Agreement $13,494,724 — from NR 1372 FIRST AVENUE LLC; NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC; NR SECOND AVENUE/EAST 47TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $13,494,724
2014-05-19Mortgage $6,500,000 — from NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,500,000
2014-05-19Mortgage $6,000,000 — from NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $6,000,000
2014-05-19Agreement $12,500,000 — from NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,500,000
2014-05-19AL&R $12,500,000 — from NR WEST 56TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,500,000
2013-11-15Agreement $31,915,078 — from NRP LLC II; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NR PROPERTIES FIVE LLC; NRP LLC I; NRP 56 LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $31,915,078
2013-08-20Agreement $40,985,085 — from NRP 56 LLC; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NR PROPERTIES FIVE LLC; NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $40,985,085
2012-12-13Agreement $53,461,479 — from NRP LLC I1; NRP 56 LLC; NR PROPERTIES FIVE LLC; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC to MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $53,461,479
2012-11-26Agreement $86,962,024 — from NR PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NRP LLC II; NRP LLC I; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NRP 56 LLC; NR PROPERTI to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $86,962,024
2012-08-01Agreement $10,167,888 — from NRP LLC 1I; NR PROPERTIES FOUR LLC; NR PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NR PROPERTY 2 LLC; NR PROPERT to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $10,167,888
2012-02-17Agreement $48,750,621 — from NR PROPERTIES FOUR LLC; NR PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NR PROPERTY 20, L.P.; NRP 56 LLC; NRP LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $48,750,621
2010-06-16Agreement $55,695,850 — from NRP PROPERTY 2 LLC; NRP LLC II; NRP PROPERTIES FOUR LLC; NRP PROPERTIES THREE LLC; NRP 56 to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $55,695,850

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201783160128
201861100118
2019004015
2020006017
2021003014
202211020316
20232190618
20240062210
2025006028
2026005038
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 98Ownership & money 157Health & systems 25

Every one of the 350 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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