1,510 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 753 311 service requests, 458 HPD complaints, 120 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 8.3. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 9 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2004-06-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (32) · PLUMBING (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Water System (1) · Snow or Ice (1).
$151,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1911) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC |
| Head officer | SHMUEL BENTOV |
| Managing agent | SENSA REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,829,000 | $1,273,050 |
| 2026 | $3,381,000 | $1,521,450 |
| 2027 | $3,633,000 | $1,634,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 | 157 St — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 155 St — C · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 155 St — M4 M5 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 157 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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.
556 West 156 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 |
50 311 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 SENSA REALTY LLC — 12 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 560 West 151 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 556 West 156 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 520 West 175 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 1838 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 15 | A |
| 2320 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 9 | A |
| 469 West 147 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 110 West 130 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 553 Manhattan Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 9 East 124 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 207 West 121 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 316 West 139 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 248 West 121 Street | MN | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $826,794 on 2020-06-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-12 | Agreement $4,624,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC | $4,624,000 | |
| 2020-06-12 | Mortgage $826,795 — from 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $826,795 | |
| 2016-02-09 | Agreement $4,162,800 — from 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $4,162,800 | |
| 2016-02-09 | Mortgage $808,661 — from 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC to ASTORIA BANK | $808,661 | |
| 2014-05-16 | Mortgage $1,065,000 — from 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,065,000 | |
| 2014-05-16 | AL&R $1,065,000 — from 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,065,000 | |
| 2012-10-17 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2012-10-17 | Mortgage $319,520 — from 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $319,520 | |
| 2012-10-17 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2010-01-20 | Deed $3,000,000 — from OVANESSIAN PROPERTIES INC. to 556 WEST 156TH STREET NYC LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 2005-09-22 | Agreement $2,325,000 — from OVANESSIAN PROPERTIES INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $2,325,000 | |
| 2005-09-22 | Deed $3,270,000 — from 556 W. 156TH STREET LLC to OVANESSIAN PROPERTIES INC. | $3,270,000 | |
| 2005-09-22 | AL&R $2,325,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to OVANESSIAN PROPERTIES INC. | $2,325,000 | |
| 2005-09-22 | Mortgage $400,319 — from OVANESSIAN PROPERTIES INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $400,319 | |
| 2004-10-01 | Deed $2,625,000 — from VORILLAS PROPERTIES, LLC to 556 W. 156TH STREET LLC | $2,625,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 0 | 1 | 149 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 73 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 3 | 3 | 179 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 20 | 97 | 0 | 5 | 122 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
Every one of the 1,510 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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