1,661 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 514 311 service requests, 258 DOB permits, 209 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 61% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-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 (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Homeless Person Assistance (6) · Vendor Enforcement (5) · Consumer Complaint (4) · Food Establishment (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (3).
$3,127,067 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (85 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 (1962) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (147) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 136 EAST 56TH STREET OWNERS, INC. |
| Head officer | GREG ANGRIST |
| Managing agent | DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40,556,000 | $18,250,200 |
| 2026 | $46,091,000 | $20,740,950 |
| 2027 | $44,233,000 | $19,904,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $8,233,655 a year ($41.59 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,256,639 ($16.45 per sq ft), net operating income $4,977,016. 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 6/100, 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 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Central Coffee Company | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Jerk House | Caribbean | A | — |
| Juicy Cube | Juice, Smoothies, Fruit Salads | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Food Protection, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (1 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.
| Subway | 51 St — 6 E F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 56 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 53 St & Lexington Ave · 700 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.
136 East 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
79 311 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 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
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,506,189 on 2021-12-14 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | RPTT&RET $1,500,000 — from SHMOEL, RONNY; SHMOEL, ILANA to LEAH ICIKSON TROSCH TRUST DATED NOVEMBER; TROSCH, AS TRUSTEE, LEAH | $1,500,000 | |
| 2026-07-28 | Sold for $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $10,204 |
| 2026-05-13 | RPTT&RET $499,000 — from MACK, KELLY WADE; MACK, PATTI CRAVER; MACK, SARAH ELIZABETH to LAHENS, ELIZABETH | $499,000 | |
| 2026-05-05 | Sold for $499,000 | $499,000 | $3,395 |
| 2026-03-02 | RPTT&RET $910,000 — from COLLEEN BUELLER, AS TRUSTEE; THE NORTH WINTER REALTY TRUST to MANOHAR, PRITI | $910,000 | |
| 2026-02-25 | Sold for $910,000 | $910,000 | $6,190 |
| 2026-02-20 | RPTT&RET $790,000 — from DANIEL WINDLE, TRUSTEE; JENNY WINDLE, TRUSTEE; DANIEL WINDLE AND JENNY WINDLE LIVING TR to CHAMBERLIN, CLAIRE | $790,000 | |
| 2026-02-19 | Sold for $790,000 | $790,000 | $5,374 |
| 2026-02-13 | RPTT&RET $1,380,000 — from CANAVAN, PATRICIA R to GREENWALD, ERIC; GREENWALD, MELANIE | $1,380,000 | |
| 2026-02-09 | RPTT&RET $1,315,000 — from KANE, YASMINE M to YOSHIHARA, HIROYUKI | $1,315,000 | |
| 2026-02-03 | Sold for $1,380,000 | $1,380,000 | $9,388 |
| 2026-01-29 | Sold for $1,315,000 | $1,315,000 | $8,946 |
| 2025-09-19 | RPTT&RET $1,150,000 — from DA PIEDADE GRACIAS, FRANCISCO EMERICO to CHANG, KWEI CHENG | $1,150,000 | |
| 2025-09-02 | RPTT&RET $1,575,000 — from WEISSE, CHARLES; BERENT, ALLYSON to PAWSON, CAITLIN; MAY, EUGENE | $1,575,000 | |
| 2025-08-27 | Sold for $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 | $10,714 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32 | 2 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 107 |
| 2018 | 22 | 1 | 94 | 6 | 7 | 130 |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 62 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 83 |
| 2023 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 69 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 80 |
| 2026 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 53 |
Every one of the 1,661 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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