868 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 211 311 service requests, 195 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 158 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 371.5. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 74 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 36 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-26. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Boilers (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Construction Lead Dust (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Consumer Complaint (2).
$1,004,510 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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 COURT CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | Emily Hunter |
| Managing agent | John B Lovett |
| Last registered | 2025-10-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $380,922 | $171,415 |
| 2026 | $207,644 | $93,440 |
| 2027 | $340,370 | $153,167 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $784,033 a year ($42.01 per sq ft), operating expenses $218,730 ($11.72 per sq ft), net operating income $565,302. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin Donuts | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Spoiled) · 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 | Borough Hall — 2 3 4 5 R · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial Jay St-MetroTech — A C F R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Livingston St / Court St — B45 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Schermerhorn St & Court St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. 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 Court 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 |
30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 JOHN B LOVETT — 119 buildings, 12,500 units. Grades across the portfolio: A99 · B17 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 119 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Deed $1,200,000 — from BIL I, LLC to COURT APTS, LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2026-05-06 | Deed $1,200,000 — from BIL I, LLC to COURT APTS, LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2026-05-06 | Deed $1,200,000 — from BIL I, LLC to COURT APTS, LLC | $1,200,000 | |
| 2026-04-30 | Sold for $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $100,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | Sold for $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $100,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | Sold for $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $100,000 |
| 2025-07-22 | Deed $700,000 — from 56 COURT STREET APARTMENTS 3B LLC; HOUSES 116 3RD PLACE 3 LLC to BKBK HOLDING NYC LLC | $700,000 | |
| 2025-06-26 | Sold for $700,000 | $700,000 | $58,333 |
| 2022-09-28 | Deed $905,000 — from BERNSTEIN, RICHARD to MASTER, JOSEPH ROBERT | $905,000 | |
| 2022-09-28 | Mortgage $724,000 — from MASTER, JOSEPH ROBERT to MERS; CITIBANK, N.A. | $724,000 | |
| 2022-09-15 | Sold for $905,000 | $905,000 | $75,417 |
| 2022-07-01 | Mortgage $1,169,870 — from HUNTER, EMILY to MERS, AS NOMINEE | $1,169,870 | |
| 2022-07-01 | Deed $1,300,000 — from KNIGHT, PAULA; MICHALSKI, RICHARD to HUNTER, EMILY | $1,300,000 | |
| 2022-05-24 | Sold for $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $108,333 |
| 2022-04-14 | Deed $985,000 — from FITZGERALD, MARTHA E to 56 COURT STREET APARTMENTS 3B LLC | $985,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 65 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 39 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 30 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 44 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 47 |
| 2023 | 3 | 32 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 118 |
| 2024 | 14 | 15 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 113 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 99 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 58 |
Every one of the 868 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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