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453 West 56 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1010660102 · 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, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 2. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (2) · Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$24,540 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)YUPPY PUPPY REALTY INC
Head officerJOSEPH SPORN
Managing agentMIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,887,000 $849,150
2026$2,264,000 $1,018,800
2027$2,717,000 $1,222,650

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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

Subway59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
50 St — C E · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 57 St — M11 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 10 Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
Middle: M.S. 297. 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

453 West 56 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 76 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B19 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1360 York Avenue MN90 A
829 Adee Avenue BX74 A
2661 Marion Avenue BX73 B
2545 Sedgwick Avenue BX62 B
1332 Metropolitan Avenue BX61 A
1054 Southern Boulevard BX55 B
2927 Valentine Avenue BX55 A
1372 Shakespeare Avenue BX51 B
2000 Daly Avenue BX50 C
1 Pennyfield Avenue BX45 A
1635 Lexington Avenue MN42 A
43 East 30 Street MN40 A
1165 Fulton Avenue BX40 C
51 East 131 Street MN39 A
1015 Summit Avenue BX38 A
883 East 165 Street BX38 B
351 West 114 Street MN36 B
2501 Hoffman Street BX27 D
33 Convent Avenue MN24 A
254 East 184 Street BX24 B
518 West 146 Street MN24 B
29 Convent Avenue MN24 A
490 East 181 Street BX24 C
949 Ogden Avenue BX24 C
406 East 184 Street BX23 C
17 Convent Avenue MN21 A
110 Terrace View Avenue MN20 C
518 West 148 Street MN20 A
514 West 148 Street MN20 B
502 West 148 Street MN20 B
244 Elizabeth Street MN19 A
854 Intervale Avenue BX17 A
1898 Longfellow Avenue BX17 B
759 Jennings Street BX16 A
763 Jennings Street BX16 A
3097 Heath Avenue BX16 B
2185 Pacific Street BK16 B
984 Simpson Street BX15 C
154 East 175 Street BX15 F
3240 Netherland Avenue BX15 A
3241 Parkside Place BX15 A
505 West 148 Street MN14 B
431 East 82 Street MN14 A
304 Spring Street MN13 A
1794 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 C
4961 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX12 A
721 East 6 Street MN12 B
189A West Kingsbridge Rd BX12 A
628 West 238 Street BX12 A
749 Jennings Street BX10 A
139 West 116 Street MN10 B
2116 Honeywell Avenue BX10 C
137 West 116 Street MN10 C
3325 Reservoir Oval West BX9 A
137 East 116 Street MN9 A
244 West 137 Street MN8 A
100 Huron Street BK8 A
866 Union Avenue BX6 B
841 East 218 Street BX6 D
13 Morton Street MN5 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,275,000 on 2026-08-19 (lender: Keypoint Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-19Mortgage $1,275,000 — from YUPPIE PUPPY REALTY, LLC to KEYPOINT CREDIT UNION $1,275,000
2010-12-28Deed $1,937,000 — from SCHWARTZ, REENAH to YUPPIE PUPPY REALTY, LLC $1,937,000

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
27
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002024
2018006017
201905210127
202030160019
2021003014
2022101002
2023101002
2024002013
2025004004
2026002114
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-10-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-19Mortgage $1,275,000 — from YUPPIE PUPPY REALTY, LLC to KEYPOINT CREDIT UNION
2026-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-26311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-19Mortgage $1,275,000 — from YUPPIE PUPPY REALTY, LLC to KEYPOINT CREDIT UNION$1,275,000
2026-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-02-26311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2025
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2025-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024
2024-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-28311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2023
2023-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-18Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2022
2022-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2021
2021-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-04-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-01HPD 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
2020
2020-11-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-11-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-09-22311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2020-08-17311: Homeless Street Condition — N/A
2020-07-05HPD class B: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... (2 SQ. FT.) AT WOOD FLOOR AND (2 SQ. FT.) AT NORTH WALL
2020-07-05HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... (2 SQ. FT.) AT WOOD FLOOR AND (2 SQ. FT.) AT NORTH WALL
2020-07-05HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT
2020-07-05HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING WIRE SCREEN BELOW SKYLIGHT AT ROOF AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY
2020-07-05HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH L
2020-07-05HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR AT RADIATOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED A
2020-06-30311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2020-06-30311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2020-06-30Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2020-06-30Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2020-04-01Job filed: Alteration
2020-02-20Job filed: PROPOSED LEGALIZATION OF SHORING, DEMOLITION OF INTERIOR PARTITION, AND INSTALLATION OF STEEL BEAM AT CELLAR FLOOR. REMOVE VIOLATION #39014463R, #3901$12,270
2020-02-20Job filed: PROPOSED LEGALIZATION OF SHORING, DEMOLITION OF INTERIOR PARTITION, AND INSTALLATION OF STEEL BEAM AT CELLAR FLOOR. REMOVE VIOLATION #39014463R, #3901$12,270
2020-01-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-12-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, WORK IN PROGRESS AT THE CELLAR LEVEL. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED ROUGH PLUMBING$1,250
2019-12-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, WORK IN PROGRESS AT THE CELLAR LEVEL. OBSERVED NEW BX CABLE INSTALLED CONNECTING APP$1,250
2019-12-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION WORK IN PROGRESS IN THE CELLAR LEVEL. OBSERVED DEMOLITION OF A PARTITION BRICK WALL A$1,250
2019-12-17ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION WORK IN PROGRESS AT THE CELLAR LEVEL. OBSERVED NEW SHORING ERECTED APPROXIMATELY 12' $1,250
2019-12-16311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2019-12-16DOB complaint, category ?
2019-05-22HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, 1ST STORY AT PUBLIC HALL
2019-05-22HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS, 2ND STORY AT PUBLIC HALL
2019-05-22HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS, 3RD STORY AT PUBLIC HALL
2019-05-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-10311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-10Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-10Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-10Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2019-05-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-03-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2019-01-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-11-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-11-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-09-05311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2018-06-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-14311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-05-23Eviction executed (3A)
2018-03-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-03-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016-05-01311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2016-03-27311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2016-03-27Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2015
2015-11-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2015-11-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-10-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-10-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-08-15FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-01-05311: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2014-01-05Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2013
2013-11-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2013-05-01ECB CLASS - 3 violation: ILLEGAL USE IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.NOTED:BASED ON MEMO ATTACHED THE FLOOR ARA IS RESTRICTED AND OVERNIGHT STAY OR PUPPIE MOTEL AS
2013-05-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ALTER/CHANGE BUILDING OCCUPIED W/O A VALID COFO AS PER SS:28-118.3.1- SS:28-118.3.2 NOTE:APARTMENT 2B LOCATED AT 2ND FLOOR IS BEIN
2013-04-30311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2013-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-10-27311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-10-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2012-09-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2012-09-05HPD class B: SECTION 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE
2012-09-02311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-09-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-08-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-04-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2012-02-24EASE — from YUPPIE PUPPY REALTY LLC to YUPPIE PUPPY REALTY LLC
2012-01-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2011
2011-12-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-09-13Job filed: PROPOSED CONVERT EXISTING 1ST FLOOR TO COMMERICAL USE. MINOR PARTITION & STRUCTURAL WORKS AT CELLAR,1ST, 2ND,4TH FLOOR & ROOF AS PER PLANS.$10,000
2011-09-13Job filed: PROPOSED CONVERT EXISTING 1ST FLOOR TO COMMERICAL USE. MINOR PARTITION & STRUCTURAL WORKS AT CELLAR,1ST, 2ND,4TH FLOOR & ROOF AS PER PLANS.$10,000
2011-05-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-04-03311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2011-04-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2011-04-03DOB complaint, category ?
2011-04-02311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2011-04-02DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-16Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-03-04Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK AT CELLAR, 1ST & 2ND FLOOR AND REFINISH EXISTING BUILDING FACADE, INSTALL NEW AWNING AT OPEN SPACE. PARTITION, P$70,000
2010
2010-12-28Deed $1,937,000 — from SCHWARTZ, REENAH to YUPPIE PUPPY REALTY, LLC$1,937,000
2010-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
1988
1988-03-22Mortgage satisfied — from SCHWARTZ, ANTHONY; SCHWARTZ, REENAH; HURWITZ, SAMUEL; SCHWARTZ, TONY AKA to WEST SIDE FED SV/LNASOC
1988-02-23Deed — from SCHWARTZ, REENAH; SCHWARTZ, ANTHONY to SCHWARTZ, REENAH
1969
1969-04-15Agreement — from SCHWARTZ, ANTHONY; SCHWARTZ, TONY AKA; SCHWARTZ, REENAH to WEST SIDE FEDERAL ETAL
1969-01-29Agreement — from SCHWARTZ, REENAH; SCHWARTZ, ANTHONY to WEST SIDE FDRL ETAL
1969-01-29Agreement — from SCHWARTZ, REENAH; SCHWARTZ, TONY AKA; SCHWARTZ, ANTHONY to WEST SIDE FEDERAL ETAL

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