A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.2. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% 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
3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-03.
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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
$5,000 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1885)
Yes
Six or more residential units (12)
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 WEST 84TH STREET LLC
Head officer
DIANE GIPSTEIN
Managing agent
BHL ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered
2025-09-12
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
$1,118,000
$503,100
2026
$1,326,000
$596,700
2027
$1,418,000
$638,100
The city's market estimate has risen
27% 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
86 St — B C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 84 St — M7 M11 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
Central Park W & W 85 St · 750 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.
8 311 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.
2025-05-26311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2024
2024-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-09-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-24HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2024-04-24HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICK STOPPER AT VESTIBULE DOOR
2024-04-24HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2024-04-03HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2024-04-03HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1s
2024-04-03HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WES
2023-12-27HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING MISSING LOCK SET AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR
2023-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-09-18311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2023-09-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2023-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-12-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-09-30Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2022-09-30Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $5,000
2022-07-31311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-10311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021
2021-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-10-08311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-09-25311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2021-09-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-09-08311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2021-01-20311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2020
2020-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-05-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-05-13Deed — from PARKDALE REALTY CO. to 56 WEST 84TH STREET LLC
2019-01-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-09-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-11311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-09311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-04-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-11-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2017-10-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2017-03-13311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2017-03-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-06311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)