954 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 391 311 service requests, 320 HPD complaints, 69 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 36.6. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 6 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
103 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 36 · winter 2025–26: 53). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
108 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (50) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Dirty Condition (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).
$1,278,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (78) |
| 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) | 56 BENNETT LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT COHEN |
| Managing agent | R A COHEN & ASSOCIATES, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,729,000 | $3,928,050 |
| 2026 | $9,469,000 | $4,261,050 |
| 2027 | $10,050,000 | $4,522,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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 2013 estimate: gross income $1,245,017 a year ($15.20 per sq ft), operating expenses $639,709 ($7.81 per sq ft), net operating income $605,308. 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 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 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 | 181 St — A · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 181 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 183 St — M4 M98 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fort Washington Ave & W 183 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 103, 132 Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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.
56 Bennett Avenue
| 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 |
108 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 50 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 RA COHEN & ASSOCIATES, INC. — 47 buildings, 1,384 units. Grades across the portfolio: A35 · B6 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $398,257 on 2022-04-01 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | Agreement $11,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 56 BENNETT, LLC | $11,000,000 | |
| 2022-04-01 | Mortgage $398,257 — from 56 BENNETT, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $398,257 | |
| 2015-06-05 | Mortgage $4,937,636 — from 56 BENNETT, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,937,636 | |
| 2015-06-05 | Agreement $11,000,000 — from 56 BENNETT, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $11,000,000 | |
| 2015-06-05 | CORRM $1,441,335 — from 56 BENNETT LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,441,335 | |
| 2011-07-14 | Mortgage $1,441,335 — from 56 BENNETT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,441,335 | |
| 2011-07-14 | Agreement $6,500,000 — from 56 BENNETT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2011-07-14 | AL&R $6,500,000 — from 56 BENNETT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,500,000 | |
| 2004-09-17 | Agreement $5,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 56 BENNETT, LLC | $5,500,000 | |
| 2004-09-17 | Mortgage $3,465,380 — from 56 BENNETT, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $3,465,380 | |
| 1998-02-04 | Mortgage $1,039,978 — from 56 BENNETT LLC to HELLER FINANCIAL, INC | $1,039,978 | |
| 1993-09-07 | Mortgage $1,335,000 — from BENNETT AVE ASSOC L.P. to PW FUNDING INC | $1,335,000 | |
| 1991-04-10 | Mortgage $3,500,000 — from 56 OWNERS CORP to FRIESCH-GRONINGSCHEETC | $3,500,000 | |
| 1987-03-26 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 56 BENNETT RLTY ASC to CITICORP REAL EST INC | $3,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 67 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 1 | 97 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 4 | 67 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
Every one of the 954 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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