300 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 130 311 service requests, 45 HPD complaints, 22 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 18.8. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Noise (7) · WATER LEAK (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (2).
$812,020 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (58) |
| 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) | MIDTOWN EAST 56 LLC |
| Head officer | KEVIN LALEZARIAN |
| Managing agent | LALEZARIAN DEVELOPERS INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,320,000 | $3,294,000 |
| 2026 | $7,784,000 | $3,502,800 |
| 2027 | $8,435,000 | $3,795,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | 51 St — 6 E F · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 56 St — M15 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 56 St & 3 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.
222 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 LALEZARIAN DEVELOPERS INC — 15 buildings, 2,780 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 257 Gold Street | BK | 375 | A |
| 509 West 28 Street | MN | 372 | A |
| 100 Maiden Lane | MN | 340 | A |
| 606 West 30th St | MN | 277 | A |
| 277 Gold Street | BK | 266 | A |
| 309 Gold Street | BK | 256 | A |
| 515 West 36 Street | MN | 251 | A |
| 352 West 37 Street | MN | 207 | A |
| 650 1 Avenue | MN | 111 | A |
| 163 West 21 Street | MN | 110 | A |
| 102 Charlton Street | MN | 67 | A |
| 222 East 3 Street | MN | 61 | A |
| 222 East 56 Street | MN | 58 | A |
| 100 Charlton Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 379 East 10 Street | MN | 13 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,000,000 on 2018-08-10 (lender: The Bank Of New York Mellon). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-10 | Mortgage $13,000,000 — from MIDTOWN EAST 56 LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $13,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-10 | Deed $25,000,000 — from HUGUEL CORPORATION to MIDTOWN EAST 56 LLC | $25,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-10 | AL&R $13,000,000 — from MIDTOWN EAST 56 LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON | $13,000,000 | |
| 2018-08-06 | Sold for $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $431,034 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
Every one of the 300 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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