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54 West 56 Street

862Records
17City systems
0Open violations
13Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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862 recorded events, 1966–2025, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 276 311 service requests, 180 HPD complaints, 176 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)54 62 WEST 56 REALTY
BBL1012710066
BIN1034851

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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 55% 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 13. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

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

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Water System (3) · Boilers (2) · Food Establishment (1) · PLUMBING (1) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$297,578 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1900)
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)54-62 WEST 56 REALTY CORP.
Head officerMARIA PLATIS
Managing agentBLDG MANAGEMENT CO. INC.
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,544,400 $3,394,980
2026$6,805,000 $3,062,250
2027$7,410,000 $3,334,500

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
NayaMediterraneanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/59 St — N R W · 900 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 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 6 Ave · 100 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

54 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

13 311 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 BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio

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123 East 82 Street MN20 B
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48 West 56 Street MN17 B
707 2 Avenue MN16 A
241 East 38 Street MN16 B
212 Grand Street MN15 A
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283 Mott Street MN10 A
273 Mott Street MN10 A
275 Mott Street MN9 A
279 Mott Street MN9 A
450 Broome Street MN8 A
475 West Broadway MN8 B

showing 60 of 76 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $43,008 on 1993-08-04 (lender: Manhattan Savings Bank), covering 6 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
1993-08-04Mortgage $43,009 — from 54-62 WEST 56 RLTY CORP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK $43,009

Ten-year activity

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2017
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701345058
201801455069
20190831140
2020019010
2021539017
202251113029
20231312117
20240010111
2025028111
202600000
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 260Housing & tenants 516Ownership & money 18Health & systems 8

Every one of the 862 recorded events, 1966–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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