A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 8. 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
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
4 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
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Obstruction (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Consumer Complaint (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Non (1).
Filed construction activity
$185,300 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 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 (1963)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-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)
54-62 WEST 56 REALTY CORP.
Head officer
MARIA PLATIS
Managing agent
BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC.
Last registered
2025-08-24
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
$6,861,600
$3,087,720
2026
$6,189,000
$2,785,050
2027
$6,739,000
$3,032,550
The city's market estimate has fallen
2% 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
57 St — M · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 5 Av/59 St — N R W · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 6 Av — M31 M57 SIM1C SIM3 +3 more · 350 ft
Citi Bike
W 56 St & 6 Ave · 100 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.
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $43,008 on
1993-08-04 (lender: Manhattan Savings Bank), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
1993-08-04
Mortgage $43,009 — from 54-62 WEST 56 RLTY CORP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
$43,009
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
29
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenants
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Total
2017
4
1
13
18
2018
0
8
21
29
2019
2
3
15
20
2020
0
2
7
9
2021
0
3
3
6
2022
0
0
8
8
2023
5
0
20
25
2024
0
0
15
15
2025
0
0
9
9
2026
0
0
3
3
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2023-04-21311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-04-21311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2023-04-18311: Traffic — Congestion/Gridlock
2023-04-18311: Obstruction — Merchandise
2023-04-13311: Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic — N/A
2023-03-23Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-02-04Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2023-01-26Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2023-01-09Job filed: INTERIOR PLUMBING RENOVATION, CAP AND REMOVE EXISTING PLUMBING FIXTURES AND INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES ON NEW ROUGHING IN APT 3 AS PER PLANS FILED.$21,750
2023-01-06Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT 3. NEW PARTITIONS, LIGHT FIXTURES & FINISHES AS PER PLANS FILED. NO CHANGE OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$59,550
2022
2022-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-04311: Obstruction — Cone
2022-07-15311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2020-10-17311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2020-07-24311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-04-25311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-03-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-01-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION I OBSERVED REAR YARD FORE ESCAPE RAILING AND PLAT
2020-01-07DOB complaint, category ?
2020-01-02311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2019
2019-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: SEC. 27-929.1 FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OFAUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS & FILE A FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT PREPARE
2019-09-03DOB violation LL2604S: FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019
2019-08-13311: Air Quality — Air: Smoke, Chimney or vent (AS1)
2019-04-03Job filed: FILING STRUCTURAL WORK FOR INTERIOR STAIR REPAIRS AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2019-02-17HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING METAL PAN UNDER ALL TREADS AND RISERS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2019-02-17HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND ALL WALLS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2019-02-17HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2019-02-17HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT
2019-02-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCA
2019-02-17HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 1ST WOOD TREAD FROM BOTTOM UP AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2019-02-17HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING METAL PAN AT AT ALL TREADS AND RISERS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2019-02-17HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND ALL WALLS AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2018-12-04HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT SOFFIT AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3r
2018-12-04HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD HAND RAIL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STORY
2018-12-04HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT SOFFIT AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4t
2018-12-04HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD HAND RAILS AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 4th STORY
2018-12-04HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD TREADS AND RISER 8TH AND 9TH UP FROM BOTTOM AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STOR
2018-11-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-10-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNLAWFUL ACTS:FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER. FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION AND SUBMITTING ENGINEER'S STRUCTURAL S
2018-09-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018-09-05DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2018-08-31311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2018-08-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2018-08-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-08-02311: Executive Inspections — Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2018-08-02311: Executive Inspections — Enforcement Work Order (DOB)
2018-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2018-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2018-07-29311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2018-06-29ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. OBSERVED CRACKSAT HALLWAYS STAIRCASE FROM 2ND THROUGH 4TH FLOOR CAUSING SEP$625
2018-06-29DOB violation C: COMMISSIONERS REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION NOTED OBSERVED CRACKS AT H ALLWAYS STAIRCASE FROM 2ND FLOOR THROUGHOUT 4TH FLOOR CAUSIN
2018-06-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER OBSERVED METAL BURGLER GUARD FENCING BETWEEN 3RD FLOOR BALCONY AND NEXT DOOR$1,250
2017-06-19Job filed: REPLACED EXISTING AIR CONDENSERS IN OSP AND AIR HANDLERS ON FIRST FLOOR. MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE OF EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$42,000
2017-06-19Job filed: REPLACED EXISTING AIR CONDENSERS IN OSP AND AIR HANDLERS ON FIRST FLOOR. MECHANICAL WORK AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE OF EGRESS, USE OR OCCUPANCY.$42,000
2017-04-29311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-04-22311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2016-10-26HPD 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
2016-10-06311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014-08-30311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014-08-21311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2014-08-14311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014-08-14Job filed: DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF STORE FRONT GLAZING AND AWNING. NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANCY$6,000
2014-08-04311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014-07-29Job filed: DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF STORE FRONT GLAZING AND AWNING. NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2014-07-29Job filed: DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF STORE FRONT GLAZING AND AWNING. NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2014-07-20311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014-06-19311: Broken Muni Meter — Missing/Stump
2014-05-22311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-05-03311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014-04-21311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014-04-21311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2013
2013-09-29311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2013-08-17311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2013-06-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-03-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-03-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-03-14Job filed: INSTALL SUPPORTED PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2012
2012-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-11-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-10-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2012-08-30311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-07-21311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-07-17Agreement — from NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES INC.
2012-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-05-03Job filed: FILING FOR FACADE RESTORATION AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$34,943
2012-01-28311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011
2011-11-12311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011-09-12Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-08-20311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2011-07-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-07-18Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED PER ATTACHED DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-74-SM, LL-33/91, CHAPTER 33, SECTION 3307 OF 2008 NYC BC AND TPPN#9
2011-07-18Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED PER ATTACHED DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-74-SM, LL-33/91, CHAPTER 33, SECTION 3307 OF 2008 NYC BC AND TPPN#9
2011-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-05-28311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2010-11-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010-10-02311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-09-18311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-08-23311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-07-29311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-07-13311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2010-06-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-06-10311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2010-06-01ECB CLASS - 3 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE CERT OF OCCUPANCY NOTED AT CELLAR LVL CELLAR IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS FOOD PREPARATION$500
2010-04-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2010-04-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010-02-09311: Miscellaneous Categories — FDNY Referral - Pilot
2005-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-08-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2004
2004-02-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-02-17Job filed: REPLACE AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING KITCHEN RANGEHOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY. GAS SHUT-OFF VALVE WAS FILED UNDER CA$3,000
2003
2003-09-22DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-11-26DOB complaint, category ?
2001-11-26DOB complaint, category ?
2001-11-05Job filed: NEW STOREFRONT$8,000
2001-11-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-10-26Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-10-23Job filed: NEW GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, NEW HVAC AND NEW PLUMBING FOR AN EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT AS SHOWN ON PLANS.$105,000
2001-10-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-10-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2001-10-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF NEW STEEL FRAMING FOR A NEW MASONRY OPENING AS SHOWN ON PLANS.$20,000
2001-10-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-10-15DOB complaint, category ?
2001-10-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-04-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-04-17Job filed: Interior renovation of an existing hair saloon, including partition work and plumbing work. No chagne in use, occupancy or egress.$13,000
2001-04-17Job filed: Interior renovation of an existing hair saloon, including partition work and plumbing work. No chagne in use, occupancy or egress.$13,000
2001-01-27Job filed: DEMOLISH OF INTERIOR PARTITION.$10,000
2001-01-27Job filed: DEMOLISH OF INTERIOR PARTITION.$10,000
2000
2000-12-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECT IS: EXTERIOR WALL(BRICK) AT REAR CHIMNEY AREA 3RD FL. LEVEL HAS VERTICAL CREACK APPROX. 1/4"X5'. REMED
2000-12-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-12-08DOB complaint, category ?
2000-11-30Job filed: INSTALL RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$1,800
1999
1999-03-09SAGE — from REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK
1999-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC. to GEIST, RICHARD L.; HELMS, NORMA H.
1995
1995-09-25DOB complaint, category ?
1995-09-08Permit AL — ISSUED
1995-01-05DOB complaint, category ?
1994
1994-08-31DOB complaint, category ?
1994-07-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED HAVING INSTALLED EXISTING TWO WALK-INBOX AT REAR YARD. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE,OR REM
1994-07-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WIHTOUT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ALT 547/88 BEEFSTEAK CHARLEY LOCATION 1ST FLOOR. OPERATION OF P
1994-07-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED HAVING INSTALLED EXISTING TWO REFRIGERATOR LOCKERS-AT THE REAR YARD OF 54 WEST 56 STREET.REMEDY:
1994-07-19ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT WORK NOTED HAVING INSTALLED EXISTING KITCHEN EXHAUST UNIT THAT TERMINATES AT ROOF LEVEL AT REAR YARD OF 54 W
1994-07-05DOB complaint, category ?
1994-05-02DOB complaint, category ?
1993
1993-08-09Mortgage assigned — from 54-62 WEST 56 RLTY CORP. to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1993-08-04Mortgage assigned — from GEIST, RICHARD; HELMS, NORMA H to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1993-08-04SAGE — from HELMS, NORMA H.; GEIST, RICHARD L.
1993-08-04Mortgage $43,009 — from 54-62 WEST 56 RLTY CORP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK$43,009
1993-08-04Agreement — from 54-62 WEST 56 REALTYCRP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1992
1992-04-08DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-11-22DOB complaint, category ?
1991-05-29Mortgage satisfied — from GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP. to EMIGRANT SVGS BANK
1990
1990-09-13DOB complaint, category ?
1990-08-16DOB complaint, category ?
1990-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
1987
1987-04-01Mortgage assigned — from JAMAICA SAVINGS BK to GEIST, RICHARD L
1984
1984-11-08Mortgage assigned — from GEIST, RICHARD L. to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANKFSB
1978
1978-04-05Deed — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to 54 62 WEST 56 REALTY
1978-03-24Deed — from GEIST, RICHARD L; HELMS, NORMAN H to 63 ASSOCIATES INC
1978-03-24Mortgage — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to GEIST, RICHARD L; HELMS, NORMAN H
1978-03-24Mortgage assigned — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to HELMS, NORMAN H; GEIST, RICHARD L
1971
1971-05-12Deed — from GEIST RICHARD L. to GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP.
1971-05-12PAT — from HELMS, NORMA HALE AKA; HELMS NORMA H. to GEIST RICHARD L.
1971-05-12Mortgage — from GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP to EMIGRANT SAV BNK
1971-05-12Deed — from GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP to HELMS, NORMA H; GEIST RICHARD L.
1966
1966-04-07Deed — from ROCKWAYPK SER CORP to GEIST RICHARD L ETAL