The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 78% 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 3.4. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and
5% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Graffiti (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
56 RIV, LLC
Head officer
DAN BETTINGER
Managing agent
BROWNSTONE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CORP
Last registered
2025-09-18
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$5,479,200
$2,465,640
2026
$5,351,000
$2,407,950
2027
$5,485,000
$2,468,250
The city's market estimate has risen
0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
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.
Getting around
Subway
2 Av — F · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Bowery — J Z · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Allen St / Delancey St — B39 M15 · 500 ft
Citi Bike
Allen St & Rivington St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facility
Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)
Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
26 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $236,404 on
2016-01-25 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2016-01-25
Agreement $450,000 — from RIV 56 LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$450,000
2016-01-25
Mortgage $236,404 — from RIV 56 LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$236,404
2016-01-25
AL&R $450,000 — from RIV 56 LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
$450,000
2003-12-08
Mortgage $800,000 — from RIV 56 LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
$800,000
2003-12-08
AL&R $800,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to RIV 56 LLC
$800,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
28
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
1
3
2018
0
0
0
2
2
2019
1
6
0
2
9
2020
0
7
0
1
8
2021
0
7
0
1
8
2022
0
26
0
2
28
2023
0
9
0
2
11
2024
0
4
0
2
6
2025
0
13
0
2
15
2026
0
17
2
2
21
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2019-10-26311: Street Condition — Line/Marking - Faded
2019-10-25311: Street Sign - Missing — Stop
2019-09-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-10311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2019-05-13311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2019-03-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2019-03-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-12-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-09-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-30311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016
2016-12-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-06-26311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2016-05-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2016-01-25Agreement $450,000 — from RIV 56 LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$450,000
2016-01-25Mortgage $236,404 — from RIV 56 LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$236,404
2016-01-25Mortgage assigned — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; SANTANDER BANK, N.A. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
2016-01-25AL&R $450,000 — from RIV 56 LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK$450,000
2015
2015-12-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-12-29TL&R — from SANTANDER BANK, N.A.; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A.; INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK
2015-10-01HPD 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
2012-04-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2012-01-02311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011
2011-04-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-09-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-08-10311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-08-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-02-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-21311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2003
2003-12-08Mortgage $800,000 — from RIV 56 LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$800,000
2003-12-08AL&R $800,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to RIV 56 LLC$800,000
2002
2002-09-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-09-09Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-06-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-06-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-04-17Job filed: Install new sprinkler system from Cellar, 1-5 floor and penthouse. No changes in use, egress and occupancy is involved at this application. This job i$18,400
2002-04-17Job filed: Install new sprinkler system from Cellar, 1-5 floor and penthouse. No changes in use, egress and occupancy is involved at this application. This job i$18,400
2002-02-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2001
2001-05-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-04-13Permit AL — ISSUED
2001-03-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-01-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-01-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000
2000-03-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-03-22Permit PL — ISSUED
2000-03-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-03-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2000-03-22Job filed: Erect wood fence on sidewalk for building renovation purpose. No changes in use, egress and occupancy is involved at this application.
1999
1999-02-23Deed — from BETTINGER, GLORIA to RIV 56 LLC
1990
1990-07-11Deed — from BETTINGER, LOUIS to BETTINGER, GLORIA
1976
1976-02-27Deed — from KAISER, IRVING; SEGAL, MARSHA; KAISER, EVALYN M; KAISER, CLARICE; SLOVIS, ETHEL; KAISER, S to BETTINGER, LOUIS
1970
1970-09-10Deed — from KAISER, LAWRENCE, A; KAISER, KENNETH, M to KAISER, EVALYN, M
1966
1966-08-09Deed — from BARRE, PAULINE to SEGAL, MARSHA