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28 West 56 Street

192Records
14City systems
16Open violations
11.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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192 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 DOB permits, 26 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)COINVEST INSTRUMT CO,INC
BBL1012710154
BIN1084506

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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 58% 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 11.7. 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

Open HPD violations16 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1986-11-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Poisoning (1) · Smoking or Vaping (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$270,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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)COINVEST INSTRUMENT CO. INC.
Head officerPETER YANG
Managing agentQ-RE SALES CO. LTD.
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$7,964,000 $3,583,800
2026$8,548,000 $3,846,600
2027$6,973,000 $3,137,850

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dim Sum PalaceNot yet graded—
Dim Sum PalaceChineseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
5 Av/53 St — E F · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 56 St — M1 M2 M3 · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 6 Ave · 400 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

28 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

3 311 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 Q-RE SALES CO. LTD. — 2 buildings, 13 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 West 57 Street MN7 B
28 West 56 Street MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,587 on 2021-09-29 (lender: Bank Of Hope). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-29AL&R $857,000 — from COINVEST INSTRUMENT CO., INC to BANK OF HOPE $857,000
2021-09-29Agreement $857,000 — from COINVEST INSTRUMENT CO., INC to BBCN BANK; BANK OF HOPE $857,000
2021-09-29Mortgage $9,587 — from COINVEST INSTRUMENT CO., INC to BANK OF HOPE $9,587
2016-09-20AL&R $857,000 — from COINVEST INSTRUMENT CO., INC to BBCN BANK $857,000
2016-09-20Agreement $857,000 — from COINVEST INSTRUMENT CO., INC to NARA BANK; BBCN BANK $857,000
2011-08-16Mortgage $1,000,000 — from COINVEST INSTRUMENT CO., INC. to NARA BANK $1,000,000
1996-10-18Mortgage $78,701 — from COINVEST INSTRUMENTCO., INC. to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSN $78,701
1986-12-12Mortgage $100,000 — from COINVEST INVESTMT CO.INC to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK $100,000
1986-06-02Mortgage $237,798 — from COINVEST INSTRUMENTETC to WILLIAMSBURGH SAVINGS BK $237,798
1985-02-01Mortgage $108,000 — from COINVEST INSTRUMT CO.INC to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK $108,000
1984-01-26Mortgage $300,000 — from COINVEST INSTRUMENTETC. to KOREA EXCHANGE BANK $300,000
1982-02-05Mortgage $535,500 — from COINVEST INSTRUMT CO,INC to FIFTY-SIXTH STREET ASSOC $535,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017010001
2018001023
20196130414
2020003025
2021102328
2022015028
2023006028
2024013037
2025011035
2026002428
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 56Ownership & money 46Health & systems 27

Every one of the 192 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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