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56 Lispenard Street · Manhattan · BBL 1001940030 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP2
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class4
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 10013, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · New Tree Request (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

$100,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1868)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)FIFTY SIX LISPENARD ST. REALTY LLC
Head officerJIM BARALL
Managing agentCAMELOT REALTY GROUP
Last registered2025-11-01

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,423,000 $640,350
2026$1,451,000 $652,950
2027$1,473,000 $662,850

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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.

Getting around

SubwayCanal St — 6 J N Q R W Z · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
Canal St — A C E · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Walker St — M55 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLispenard St & Broadway · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Spruce Street School
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.

Report a problem to 311

56 Lispenard Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CAMELOT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 38 buildings, 528 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C13 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43-33 48 Street QN58 C
930 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 A
147 3 Avenue MN54 A
83-55 Austin Street QN43 C
411 Manhattan Avenue MN38 C
105 East 38 Street MN27 A
41-28 55 Street QN26 C
604 West 178 Street MN22 D
117 East 29 Street MN16 A
173 Chrystie Street MN13 A
129 Avenue D MN12 A
788 9 Avenue MN11 B
165 E 62nd Street MN10 A
465 Washington Street MN9 A
260 West 22 Street MN9 A
500 West 25th MN8 A
533 Washington Avenue BK8 A
253 East 7th Street MN8 A
552 West 43 Street MN8 A
540 Pacific Street BK8 A
165 Chrystie Street MN8 A
555 Pacific Street BK8 A
542 Pacific Street BK8 B
557 Pacific Street BK6 A
110 East 97 Street MN6 A
68 Thomas Street MN5 C
58 White Street MN5 C
236 West 24 Street MN5 C
25 Mercer Street MN5 C
43 East 63 Street MN4 F
346 West 22 Street MN4 B
1438 3 Avenue MN4 C
56 Lispenard Street MN3 C
130 Berkeley Place BK3 A
166 Spring Street MN3 C
410 East 50 Street MN3 C
538 Pacific Street BK2 C
405 East 6 Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 2002-07-09 (lender: Dime Savings Bank Ofwilliamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2002-07-09Mortgage $400,000 — from FSLS; FIFTY SIX LISPENARDSTREET REALTY to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $400,000
1988-03-28Mortgage $102,745 — from FIFTY-SIX LISPENARDETAL to LOCKPORT SAVINGS BANK $102,745
1984-02-07Mortgage $55,000 — from FIFTY SIX LISPENARDETC. to CENTRAL FEDERAL SVGSFSB $55,000
1982-10-28Mortgage $45,000 — from FIFTY SIX LISPENARDETC. to ADAMS, HARRY A. $45,000

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
14
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701023
2018642214
201922217
202000213
202100314
202200314
202305218
2024093113
202501214
202610506
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-05-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2026-05-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-11311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-04-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2026-05-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-11311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-04-09311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2026-03-23311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025
2025-12-22311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-08-26Boiler inspection
2025-03-17311: Panhandling — N/A
2024
2024-12-31Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-11FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2024-12-11FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2024-12-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-12-09FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2024-12-09FDNY inspection (AGED_OUT)
2024-12-09FDNY inspection (RISK)
2024-09-23DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2024-09-16Boiler inspection
2024-05-18311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2024-05-18DOB complaint, category ?
2024-04-28311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-01-26FDNY inspection (E-CIDS)
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-12-05HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
2023-10-31Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-20DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2022
2022-12-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-28Boiler inspection
2022-02-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-12-02Boiler inspection
2021-10-31311: Missed Collection — Trash
2021-09-10311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2021-01-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-09-29Boiler inspection
2020-06-04311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Face Covering Violation
2020-03-01311: Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic — N/A
2019
2019-11-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-10-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-04-10Boiler inspection
2019-03-29DOB violation E:
2019-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2018-09-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-09-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-08-23DOB violation P: THE DOB INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL APPROVALS AND PERMITS UNDER PLUMBING JOB #123198734 DUE TO SUSPENSION OF MASTER PLUMBERS LICENSE
2018-08-07311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2018-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
2018-07-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-05-29Boiler inspection
2018-05-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-05-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-04-06DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
2018-03-24311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2018-02-20Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING 2ND FLOOR APT. INSTALL NON BEARING PARTITIONS. REPLACE EXISTING PLUMBING FIXTURES. CREATE NEW BATHROOM. REMOVE EXISTING STORAGE LO$100,000
2017
2017-08-15Boiler inspection
2017-07-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-11-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-05-25311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1 Missed Collection
2016-04-04FDNY inspection (RISK)
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-04-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2015-02-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-02-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-05-05311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2013-02-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-30FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2012
2012-12-04311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Vehicular (AA4)
2012-10-17311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2012-10-16311: Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
2012-10-01DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2011 INSPECTION/TEST
2012-09-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2012-03-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation EVCAT1: VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2010 INSPECTION/TEST
2011-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-02-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011-01-19DOB violation E:
2010
2010-10-08DOB violation VCAT1:
2010-07-21311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-07-17311: Vending — Unlicensed
2010-06-11311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2010-04-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-01-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-03-26DOB violation E:
2009-02-27DOB violation LL1081:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-01-29DOB violation E:
2006
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-10-29DOB complaint, category ?
2005-06-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-03-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2004
2004-07-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-07-01Job filed: REPLACE 3 AND 4 CONDENSING UNITS NO CHANGE IN EGREES OCCUPANCY OR USE$14,000
2004-07-01Job filed: REPLACE 3 AND 4 CONDENSING UNITS NO CHANGE IN EGREES OCCUPANCY OR USE$14,000
2004-04-21DOB violation LL1081:
2004-02-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-01-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 25 FEET HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK BRIDGE FOR FACADE REAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #103413922. ALL WORK TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
2004-01-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF 25 FEET HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK BRIDGE FOR FACADE REAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH APPLICATION #103413922. ALL WORK TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
2003
2003-03-21DOB violation LL1081:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-03-18Job filed: Re-point, remove and repair lintels on facade as required. Replace with like and matching materials in both color and dimensions. NO CHANGE IN USE, $11,000
2002
2002-07-09Mortgage $400,000 — from FSLS; FIFTY SIX LISPENARDSTREET REALTY to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH$400,000
2002-07-09Mortgage assigned — from FSLS; FIFTY SIX LISPENARDSTREET REALTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-11-26DOB violation E: 1S726
2000
2000-06-21DOB violation E: 1S726
2000-02-10Deed — from BARALL, JAMES D. to FIFTH SIX LISPENARDSTREET REALTY LLC
1996
1996-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1993
1993-04-12LDMK — from LANDMARKS PRSVTN COMMS to TRIBECA EAST HISTORCETC
1991
1991-12-06SAGE — from LOCKPORT SAVINGS BANK
1991-12-06Mortgage satisfied — from FIFTY SIX LISPENARDETAL to ADAMS, HARRY A.
1988
1988-12-30Deed — from FIFTY SIX ETAL to BARALL, JAMES D.
1988-04-04Mortgage assigned — from FIFTY-SIX LISPENARDETC to LOCKPORT SVGS BK
1988-04-04Agreement — from LOCKPORT SAVINGS BANK to FIFTY-SIX LISPENARDETAL
1988-03-28Mortgage assigned — from CENTRAL FEDERAL SVGS to LOCKPORT SAVINGS BANK
1988-03-28Mortgage $102,745 — from FIFTY-SIX LISPENARDETAL to LOCKPORT SAVINGS BANK$102,745
1986
1986-05-30HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF BICYCLES AND WOOD AT 1 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1986-05-30HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF WOOD FRAMES AT 1ST TO 2ND STY INTERMEDIATE LANDING.
1986-05-30HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSE HOLD ARTICLES AND BOXES AT 4TH STY PUBLIC HALL.
1986-05-30HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE COVER FOR JUNCTION BOX AT 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL EAST WALL.
1986-05-30HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR AT 3RD STY PUBLIC HALL TO 4TH STY.
1986-05-30HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 3R D STY PUBLIC HALL.
1984
1984-02-10Agreement — from FIFTY SIX LISPENARDETC to CENTRAL FEDERAL SVGSFSB
1984-02-07Mortgage assigned — from ADAMS, HARRY A. to CENTRAL FED SV FSB
1984-02-07Mortgage $55,000 — from FIFTY SIX LISPENARDETC. to CENTRAL FEDERAL SVGSFSB$55,000
1982
1982-10-28Deed — from BARALL, JAMES to FIFTY SIX LISPENARDETC.
1982-10-28Mortgage $45,000 — from FIFTY SIX LISPENARDETC. to ADAMS, HARRY A.$45,000
1973
1973-07-26Deed — from BARALL, IRVING; BARALL, MILTON to BARALL, JAMES
1972
1972-10-17Deed — from ABRAHAMS, MERVIN; ABRAHAMS, HENRIETTADECD to BARALL, IRVING; BARALL, MILTON

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