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56 East 54 Street

465Records
21City systems
1Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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465 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 81 DOB permits, 77 311 service requests, 62 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1926
Floors15
Res. units0
ClassH1
Owner (PLUTO)ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC
BBL1012890045
BIN1035733

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Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29.

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Lost Property (4) · Noise (2) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Vendor Enforcement (1).

Filed construction activity

$30,832,830 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ELYSEE HOTEL LLC
Head officerIRA DRUKIER
Managing agentHENRY KALLAN
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$21,343,000 $9,604,350
2026$22,044,000 $9,919,800
2027$27,631,000 $12,433,950

The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 18/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Monkey BarNew AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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) · 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

Subway5 Av/53 St — E F · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
51 St — 6 E F · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 55 St — M3 M4 · 550 ft
Citi BikeE 53 St & Madison Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

56 East 54 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

19 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,860,025 on 2025-08-06 (lender: Amfirst Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-08-06Mortgage $3,860,025 — from EAST 54 HOTEL LEASEHOLD LLC to AMFIRST INSURANCE COMPANY $3,860,025
2025-08-06Mortgage $18,645,575 — from EAST 54 HOTEL LEASEHOLD LLC to AMFIRST INSURANCE COMPANY $18,645,575
2025-08-06Mortgage $2,494,400 — from EAST 54 HOTEL LEASEHOLD LLC to AMFIRST INSURANCE COMPANY $2,494,400
2024-02-05MLEA $20,599,000 — from ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC to HERA HOSPITALITY PROPERTY AG $20,599,000
2023-08-21AL&R $34,500,000 — from ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $34,500,000
2023-08-21Agreement $34,500,000 — from ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK $34,500,000
2021-11-09AL&R $38,000,000 — from ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $38,000,000
2021-11-09Agreement $38,000,000 — from ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $38,000,000
2016-10-13AL&R $42,000,000 — from ELYSEE HOTEL LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A., $42,000,000
2016-10-13Agreement $42,000,000 — from ELYSEE HOTEL LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A., $42,000,000
2016-10-13Mortgage $37,068,000 — from ELYSEE HOTEL LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A., $37,068,000
2016-07-06SPRD $4,932,000 — from ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC; 60 EAST 54 CORPORATION; ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC; ELYSEE MANAGEMENT, INC to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,932,000
2016-02-10Agreement $4,932,000 — from WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to ELYSEE MANAGEMENT, INC.,; ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC; 60 EAST 54TH STREET CORPORATION $4,932,000
2016-02-10Deed $55,000,000 — from ELYSEE OPERATING CORP. to ELYSEE HOTEL, LLC $55,000,000
2016-02-01Sold for $55,000,000 $55,000,000 $27,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201742101522
20185020310
20190370414
20200060410
20213234416
202210040620
20232095622
20241174720
20253901152075
2026306601153
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The full timeline

Construction 164Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 96Ownership & money 56Health & systems 88

Every one of the 465 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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