304 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 311 service requests, 28 DOB complaints, 24 DOB permits.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Obstruction (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Non (1).
$185,300 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1963) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 54-62 WEST 56 REALTY CORP. |
| Head officer | MARIA PLATIS |
| Managing agent | BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,861,600 | $3,087,720 |
| 2026 | $6,189,000 | $2,785,050 |
| 2027 | $6,739,000 | $3,032,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 57 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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 6 Av — M31 M57 SIM1C SIM3 +3 more · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 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.
56 West 56 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-08-04 | Mortgage $43,009 — from 54-62 WEST 56 RLTY CORP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK | $43,009 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Every one of the 304 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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