The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 58% 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 11.7. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and
4% 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
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29.
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
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (4) · Missed Collection (4) · Noise (3) · New Tree Request (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Sewer Maintenance (1).
Filed construction activity
$474,800 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (13 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
HEARST COMMUNICATIONS INC
Head officer
LOUIS NOWIKAS
Managing agent
Alto Property Managers LLC
Last registered
2025-10-02
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
$4,405,000
$1,982,250
2026
$3,857,000
$1,735,650
2027
$4,067,000
$1,830,150
The city's market estimate has fallen
8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 57 St-7 Av — N Q R W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 56 St — M20 M104 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
8 Ave & W 55 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
14 311 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: $1,232,946 on
2006-03-14 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2007-05-11
Deed $7,600,000 — from 304 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY, LLC to HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
$7,600,000
2006-03-14
Agreement $2,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK , FA to 304 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY, LLC
$2,000,000
2006-03-14
Mortgage $1,232,946 — from 304 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
$1,232,946
2002-06-07
Mortgage $237,520 — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
$237,520
2000-03-13
Mortgage $600,000 — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
$600,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
35
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
6
2
8
2018
0
0
6
2
8
2019
0
0
4
7
11
2020
0
0
6
1
7
2021
0
0
3
4
7
2022
0
0
7
1
8
2023
6
0
3
9
18
2024
0
0
4
7
11
2025
16
1
11
7
35
2026
0
0
2
4
6
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money. Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
HPD 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
2026-03-04
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-22
Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
2025-12-30
Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN.
2025-12-23
311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-11-12
Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN.
2026-05-05Restaurant inspection: GREY DOG — grade A
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
2025-10-01311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2025-09-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2025-09-30Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN.$43,200
2025-09-18Permit Sign — Signed-off
2025-09-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2025-08-30311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Storage Area Not Provided
2025-08-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2025-08-19Job filed: ILLUMINATED NON-ADVERTISING DOUBLE-FACE PROJECTING ACCESSORY WALL SIGN - THE GREY DOG. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,500
2025-07-23Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-07-14Job filed: DEMOLITION OF EXTERIOR CHIMNEY MASONRY ENCLOSURE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, AND STRUCTURE.$45,000
2025-07-01Permit Supported Scaffold — Signed-off
2025-06-30Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$1,000
2025-05-30Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-15Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2025-05-13Boiler inspection
2025-05-01DOB complaint, category ?
2025-04-26Job filed: Application filed to install new exhaust hood on basement floor with duct to roof and new exhaust fan blower at rear roof as per plan. No change in us$63,500
2025-04-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2025-04-15Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2025-03-06Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INSTALL NEW COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLAN.$43,200
2025-02-20Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO INTERIOR RENOVATON IN EXISTING BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$118,000
2023-03-28Asbestos abatement: Removal — Alba Environmental Inc.
2023-03-28Asbestos abatement: Removal — Alba Environmental Inc.
2023-03-28Asbestos abatement: Removal — Alba Environmental Inc.
2023-03-28Asbestos abatement: Removal — Alba Environmental Inc.
2023-03-28Asbestos abatement: Removal — Alba Environmental Inc.
2023-03-28Asbestos abatement: Removal — Alba Environmental Inc.
2023-03-28Asbestos abatement: Removal — Alba Environmental Inc.
2023-03-28Asbestos abatement: Removal — Alba Environmental Inc.
2023-03-02Job filed: INTERIOR DEMOLITION AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$45,000
2023-03-02Job filed: PLUMBING DEMOLITION AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$12,000
2023-03-02Job filed: MECHANICAL DEMOLITION AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$15,000
2022
2022-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-08-15311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-05-12Boiler inspection
2022-05-11311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2022-05-08311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2022-05-05311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Shifted
2022-04-23311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2020-12-07311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2020-08-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-07Boiler inspection
2020-06-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2020-01-25311: Street Condition — Plate Condition - Noisy
2020-01-15311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2019
2019-12-23Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-12-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-12-11Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-12-02Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-07-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-05-31Boiler inspection
2019-04-22311: Consumer Complaint — Overcharge
2019-04-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-01-20311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2018
2018-09-26311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2018-09-26311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2018-06-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-07311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-03-31311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2018-03-23Boiler inspection
2018-02-10311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2015-10-02HPD 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
2015-06-03311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2015-03-08311: Street Condition — Defective Hardware
2015-02-03HPD 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
2014-06-06311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-05-27Permit PL — ISSUED
2013
2013-11-05311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2013-06-19311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2013-06-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2013-03-05311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2013-02-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-12311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2013-01-05311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2012-12-13311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2012-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-10-02311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2012-08-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-07-10311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2012-07-10311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2012-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
2012-06-26Job filed: REPLACE EXITING WASHER AND DRYER . AND INSTALLING NEW GAS IRON IN CELLAR LEVEL. SEE PLANS FOR DETAILS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2012-06-26Job filed: REPLACE EXITING WASHER AND DRYER . AND INSTALLING NEW GAS IRON IN CELLAR LEVEL. SEE PLANS FOR DETAILS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2012-06-14311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2012-06-04311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2012-01-27311: Noise Survey — People Created Noise
2006-09-13ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A,16,32A,48B,50,A.50-FLUE PIPE ON BOTH BOILER & HOT WATER HEATER NOTSUPPORTED.50A-BACK FLOW PREVENTER MISSING.50B-BOTH PRESSURE
2006-04-26TL&R — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to TAITZ, EMANUEL
2006-03-14Agreement $2,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK , FA to 304 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY, LLC$2,000,000
2006-03-14Mortgage $1,232,946 — from 304 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA$1,232,946
2006-03-14TL&R — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2006-03-14Mortgage assigned — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
2006-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-12-23Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2005-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2005-12-06DOB complaint, category ?
2005-10-20ECB Non-Hazardous violation: USE OR INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH RS-16. AT TIME OF INSPECTION FOUND GAS FLEXIBLE CO$200
2005-10-20DOB complaint, category ?
2005-09-09Permit SG — ISSUED
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-11-09DOB complaint, category ?
2004-10-19Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2004-09-29DOB complaint, category ?
2004-06-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-05-28Job filed: Direct replacement of existing HVAC units in cellar, 1st floor and low roof. Mechanical work only. No change to bulk, use, $48,000
2004-05-28Job filed: Direct replacement of existing HVAC units in cellar, 1st floor and low roof. Mechanical work only. No change to bulk, use, $48,000
2004-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
2004-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
2004-05-10DOB complaint, category ?
2004-04-28DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-15DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2004-01-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-01-07Job filed: Replace exisitng brick pizza oven chimney and exhaust fan above 2nd floor roof. No change to bulk, use, egress or occupancy.$6,000
2003
2003-12-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2003-12-03Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2003-03-04DEEDO — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to 304 WEST 56TH STREET REALTY, LLC
2002
2002-06-07SAGE — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
2002-06-07Mortgage $237,520 — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP$237,520
2002-06-07Agreement — from TAITZ, EMANUEL L. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
2002-06-07Mortgage assigned — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
2000
2000-09-22DOB complaint, category ?
2000-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
2000-07-06DOB violation C: LOCATION INSTALLED A SIGN W/O A PERMIT
2000-03-13Mortgage $600,000 — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP$600,000
2000-03-13Mortgage assigned — from TAITZ, EMANUEL to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP
1999
1999-01-19Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-11-06Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-08-20DOB complaint, category ?
1998-08-05DOB complaint, category ?
1998-06-22Deed — from TAITZ, SONIA J. to TAITZ, EMANUEL
1998-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
1998-04-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-04-29Permit PL — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-17DOB complaint, category ?
1996
1996-12-31DOB complaint, category ?
1996-09-10Permit PL — ISSUED
1996-08-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1996-05-09Deed — from TAITZ, GITA EXECUTOR; TAITZ, SIMON L/W/T to TAITZ, EMANUEL; TAITZ, SONIA J.
1995
1995-01-05Deed — from TAITZ, GITA to TAITZ, SIMON
1993
1993-04-01Permit EW — ISSUED
1992
1992-05-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1991
1991-08-15DOB complaint, category ?
1983
1983-11-16Deed — from TAITZ, GITA; TAITZ, SIMON to TAITZ, SONIA J.
1983-11-16Deed — from TAITZ, GITA; TAITZ, SIMON to TAITZ, EMANUEL
1983-08-29Mortgage satisfied — from 304 W.56TH ST. CORP.; SARTORI, MARY to CORDEL REALTY CORP; WOODSIDE SVGS/LN ASSOC.
1981
1981-02-25Deed — from TAITZ, GITA; TAITZ, SIMON to TAITZ, EMANUEL
1981-02-25Deed — from TAITZ, GITA; TAITZ, SIMON to TAITZ, SONIA J
1973
1973-08-13Deed — from KAPLAN, EDITH; SICHEL, FRED J to TAITZ, GITA; TAITZ, SIMON
1973-02-06Mortgage — from 304 WEST 56TH ST CORP to WOODSIDE S/L ASSOCIATION
1973-02-06Deed — from KAPLAN, EDITH; SICHEL, FRED J to 304 WEST 56TH ST CORP
1973-02-06Mortgage assigned — from CORTI, JOSEPHINE; DELGROSSO, JOSEPHINEAKA; DELGROSSO, JOSEPHINEO; CORTI, ALBINO to WOODSIDE S/L ASSOCIATION
1973-02-06Deed — from 304 WEST 56TH ST CORP to SICHEL, FRED J; KAPLAN, EDITH