1,341 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 962 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 86 DOB permits, 77 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 87% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.4. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-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.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Consumer Complaint (5) · Building/Use (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · SAFETY (1).
$304,800 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (47) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | THE CENTURION CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | JULIUS SCHWARTZ |
| Managing agent | DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $493,843 | $222,230 |
| 2026 | $441,174 | $198,529 |
| 2027 | $345,320 | $155,394 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR NO CAP
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $5,166,592 a year ($54.21 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,928,061 ($20.23 per sq ft), net operating income $3,238,532. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 14/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 10) |
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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 5 Av/59 St — N R W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 · 300 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.
33 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 |
19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 313 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Agreement $1,819,000 — from BENGANI, SHREYANS to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,819,000 | |
| 2025-11-12 | Deed $1,425,000 — from LI, YUNMENG to DVIVEDI, PRIYA | $1,425,000 | |
| 2025-10-23 | Sold for $1,425,000 | $1,425,000 | $30,319 |
| 2025-10-23 | Sold for $1,425,000 | $1,425,000 | $30,319 |
| 2024-11-20 | Deed $1,450,000 — from TOPRIAR LLC to LEE, HOWARD HAUWEI; LEE, CHUN MOU | $1,450,000 | |
| 2024-11-13 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from BENGANI, SHREYANS to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $2,100,000 | |
| 2024-11-13 | Deed $2,625,000 — from HOWARD GOLDBERG, CO-EXECUTOR; KENNETH GOLDBERG, CO-EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF DIANE GOLDBERG; MIC to BENGANI, SHREYANS | $2,625,000 | |
| 2024-11-06 | Sold for $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | $30,851 |
| 2024-11-04 | Sold for $2,625,000 | $2,625,000 | $55,851 |
| 2023-12-11 | Deed $1,375,000 — from LIN, RICHARD C; LIN, CINDY SHUEH to AACP, LLC, A PUERTO RICO LLC, D/B/A AACP | $1,375,000 | |
| 2023-12-05 | Sold for $1,375,000 | $1,375,000 | $29,255 |
| 2022-12-12 | Deed $1,910,000 — from SERFE to CENTURION FIVE LLC | $1,910,000 | |
| 2022-12-08 | Deed $2,900,000 — from AMBEROCK ESTATES LIMITED to SERFE, A CAYMAN ISLANDS COMPANY | $2,900,000 | |
| 2022-11-29 | Sold for $2,900,000 | $2,900,000 | $61,702 |
| 2022-11-16 | Sold for $1,910,000 | $1,910,000 | $40,638 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 11 | 56 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 56 |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 37 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
Every one of the 1,341 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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