430 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 143 311 service requests, 68 HPD complaints, 67 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 60% 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 13.6. 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 | 11 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2026-03-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · APPLIANCE (6) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Lead (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
$54,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1950) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (55) |
| 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) | 315 EAST 56 OWNERS CORP |
| Head officer | DEBORAH KAGAN |
| Managing agent | BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,816,000 | $4,867,200 |
| 2026 | $12,259,000 | $5,516,550 |
| 2027 | $12,230,000 | $5,503,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $2,246,400 a year ($49.92 per sq ft), operating expenses $820,800 ($18.24 per sq ft), net operating income $1,425,600. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 94/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (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 | 51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 57 St / 2 Av — M31 M57 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 55 St & 2 Ave · 400 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.
315 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 |
31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 BUCHBINDER & WARREN LLC — 106 buildings, 2,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A90 · B8 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 106 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $250,861 on 2013-11-04 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | RPTT&RET $550,000 — from CARDINAL, CHANTELLE; CARDINAL, SUSAN to MCMENAMIN, NINA POLYWKO | $550,000 | |
| 2026-09-18 | Sold for $550,000 | $550,000 | $10,000 |
| 2026-02-10 | RPTT&RET $616,141 — from BLUE SEA ASSOCIATES, LLC to RADULOVIC, MIROSLAV; RADULOVIC, DRAGANA | $616,141 | |
| 2026-02-04 | Sold for $616,141 | $616,141 | $11,203 |
| 2025-09-17 | RPTT&RET $514,316 — from BLUE SEA ASSOCIATES, LLC to ZWM 56 LLC | $514,316 | |
| 2025-09-09 | Sold for $514,316 | $514,316 | $9,351 |
| 2025-08-14 | RPTT&RET $420,000 — from YOUNG, REX KY; YOUNG, JULIE ANN to 315 EAST 56 4F LLC | $420,000 | |
| 2025-08-08 | Sold for $420,000 | $420,000 | $7,636 |
| 2025-07-22 | RPTT&RET $494,932 — from BLUE SEA ASSOCIATES, LLC to YOGANANDA REALTY LLC | $494,932 | |
| 2025-07-11 | Sold for $494,932 | $494,932 | $8,999 |
| 2025-05-07 | RPTT&RET $29,963 — from OHEBSHALOM, ALEXANDER to 315 EAST 56TH OWNERS CORP | $29,963 | |
| 2025-04-24 | Sold for $29,963 | $29,963 | $545 |
| 2024-12-27 | RPTT&RET $315,000 — from BLUE SEA ASSOCIATES, LLC to RIFKIN, RENA; RIFKIN, SCOTT | $315,000 | |
| 2024-12-18 | Sold for $315,000 | $315,000 | $5,727 |
| 2024-11-29 | RPTT&RET $543,382 — from CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC to HAXHAJ, BESIM; HAXJAJ, ARITA | $543,382 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 46 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 49 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 35 |
Every one of the 430 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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