621 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 291 311 service requests, 272 HPD complaints, 36 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1332. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 29 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-01-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
337 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 120 · winter 2024–25: 132 · winter 2025–26: 71). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
206 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (165) · PLUMBING (21) · WATER LEAK (6) · Boilers (6) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1940) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $593,000 | $35,580 |
| 2026 | $627,000 | $37,620 |
| 2027 | $687,000 | $41,220 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Kings Hwy / Clarendon Rd — B7 B8 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Beverley Rd & E 49 St · 0.4 mi · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 244 Richard R. Green Middle: I.S. 285 Meyer Levin. 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.
530 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 |
206 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 165 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2000-08-22 (lender: Gmac Mortgage Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-22 | Mortgage $100,000 — from ST HILL, ERCIL W to GMAC MORTGAGE CORP | $100,000 | |
| 1993-09-01 | Mortgage $8,329 — from ST HILL, ERCIL W to CENTERBANK MTGE COMPANY | $8,329 | |
| 1987-02-11 | Mortgage $87,800 — from ST. HILL, ERCIL W to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP | $87,800 | |
| 1985-03-22 | Mortgage $80,000 — from ST.HILL, JAMES; ST. HILL, ERCIL W to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CP | $80,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 194 | 194 |
| 2024 | 5 | 220 | 225 |
| 2025 | 1 | 114 | 115 |
| 2026 | 0 | 64 | 64 |
Every one of the 621 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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