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 10. 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
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (1) · Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Food Establishment (1).
Filed construction activity
$132,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (4 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 (1900)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
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
2025-07-24
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
$8,524,800
$3,836,160
2026
$7,624,000
$3,430,800
2027
$6,219,000
$2,798,550
The city's market estimate has fallen
27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 5 Av/59 St — N R W · 950 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 · 50 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.
4 311 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.
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
1050
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
8
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
4
0
5
2018
1
2
0
3
2019
0
2
0
2
2020
0
2
0
2
2021
0
5
0
5
2022
0
1
0
1
2023
0
7
1
8
2024
0
3
3
6
2025
0
3
1
4
2026
0
1
1
2
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2023-11-29311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-11-15HPD 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
2016-09-06Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF FLOORING, GYP. BD. CEILING, AND INSTALLATION OF WOOD PANEL ON EXISTING WALL. NO CHANGE IN USE, $26,000
2016-09-06Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING STORE, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF FLOORING, GYP. BD. CEILING, AND INSTALLATION OF WOOD PANEL ON EXISTING WALL. NO CHANGE IN USE, $26,000
2016-09-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-08-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. WORK TO INCLUDE MINOR PARTITION WORK, MILLWORK, FINISHES & PLUMBING F$40,000
2016-08-15Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. WORK TO INCLUDE MINOR PARTITION WORK, MILLWORK, FINISHES & PLUMBING F$40,000
2016-03-29Permit SG — ISSUED
2016-03-23FDNY inspection (SPECIAL-OTH)
2016-03-07Permit SG — ISSUED
2016-03-07Permit SG — ISSUED
2016-03-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT: NOTED 2'X12'X1' BUSINESS SIGN ON FRONT WALL ABOVE STORE WINDOW 10'HIGH FROM GROUND & 2'X10'X8" ILLUMINATED BUSI$400
2016-02-24DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2016-01-20311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Sign/Awning/Marquee - Illegal/No Permit
2016-01-20DOB complaint, category ?
2015
2015-12-03311: Quality of Life — Illegal Conversion No Access Follow - UP
2015-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
2015-12-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCS.NOTE:ON FL 2 FRONT REMOVED FULL HEIGHT PARTITION TO COMBINE EAST-WEST SIDE OF $2,500
2015-12-02ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNLAWFULLY CONTINUED WORK WHILE ON NOTICE OF A STOP WORK ORDER.NOTE:INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ON FL 2 UNDER PERMIT #120565511 COMPLETE$24,000
2015-07-02311: Plumbing — Gas Hook-Up/Piping - Illegal Or Defective
2015-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
2014
2014-10-13311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2014-10-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-05Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. WORK TO INCLUDE MINOR PARTITION WORK, MILLWORK AND FINISHES. NO CHANGE TO$35,000
2014-09-05Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR AS PER PLAN. WORK TO INCLUDE MINOR PARTITION WORK, MILLWORK AND FINISHES. NO CHANGE TO$35,000
2014-06-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2014-05-29311: Street Condition — Pothole
2014-05-20311: Other Enforcement — E6 Commercial Waste Disposal
2013
2013-07-12311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2013-03-14Job filed: INSTALL SUPPORTED PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2012
2012-12-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-11-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-07-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-05-03Job filed: FILING FOR FACADE RESTORATION & MINOR TEMPORARY SHORING AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$34,943
2011
2011-10-01311: Street Condition — Pothole
2011-07-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-07-18Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED PER DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-74-SM, LL-33/91, CHAPTER 33, SECTIO 3307 OF 2008 NYC BC AND TPPN#9/99. NO CHA
2011-07-18Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED PER DRAWINGS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-74-SM, LL-33/91, CHAPTER 33, SECTIO 3307 OF 2008 NYC BC AND TPPN#9/99. NO CHA
2011-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-06-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-05-20Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB# 120622754. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2011-05-19311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2011-03-15311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2011-03-15DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-15Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2011-03-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-03-04Job filed: TO LEGALIZE KITCHEN. THESE ADDITIONAL WORK TYPES,(OT, MH & PL) WILL BE FILED SEPARATELY IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB 120424148. THE FILING FEE WITH THE$3,000
2011-02-09DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2011-01-23311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — MOLD
2011-01-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2011-01-20ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ COMM ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION FOR NOV#34891127K REM: FILE CERT OF CORRECTION$800
2011-01-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2010
2010-12-23Job filed: FILING FOR INTERIOR TENANT WORK. MINOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONSISTING OF REMOVALS, NEW DEMISING PARTITION AND FINISHES AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HER$15,000
2010-12-18311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2010-12-18DOB complaint, category ?
2010-12-02DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2010-11-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-11-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPT OF BUILDINGS FOR OPEN ECB NOV #3$4,000
2010-11-15ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.NOTED:@ SOUTH ELEV.WEST CORNER VERTICAL CRACK IN BRICK FACADE APPROX.1"WIDE BETW$2,500
2010-10-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-09-17311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-09-17DOB complaint, category ?
2010-09-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR OF BLDG. BRICK MASONRY AT 1ST FLR REAR. EXP 3 SEVERE CRACK IN BRICK WALL HAS CAUSED STONE LINTEL OVE$2,500
2010-07-23Job filed: TO INSTALL FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM IN EXISTING STORE. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2010-07-09Permit SG — ISSUED
2010-06-28Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-06-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-15Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-06-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-05-26Job filed: FILING HEREWITH ALERATION II APPLICATION FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$70,000
2010-05-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAIL TO COMPLY W/COMM ORDER. RESPONDENT FAILED TO CORRECT CONDITIONS IN 34755340N HAVING CONSTRUCTED TWO EXTENSIONS AT THE REAR A$2,400
2010-04-22Job filed: TO REMOVE NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL ON 1ST. FL. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2010-04-22Job filed: TO REMOVE NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL TO EXISTING COMMERCIAL ON 1ST. FL. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2010-04-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT ILLEGAL WORK NOTED AT 1ST FLR REAR COMMERCIAL SPACE HAVING ERECTED A 1 STORY 11' WIDE BY 20' DEEP STRUCTURE OF W$1,600
2010-03-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2010-03-29DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-19311: Miscellaneous Categories — FDNY Referral - Pilot
2010-03-19DOB complaint, category ?
2010-03-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-03-04Job filed: STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$45,000
2010-03-04Job filed: STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$45,000
2010-02-24DOB violation EGNCY:
2010-02-20311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2010-02-20DOB complaint, category ?
2010-02-19DOB violation C:
2010-02-19DOB violation Z:
2010-02-03311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2010-02-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: AT THE CELLAR(LOLLY) COLUMNS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO SUPPORT JOISTS. ALL WORK DONE W/O A PERMIT. REMEDY: $1,600
2010-02-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: AT THE 1ST FLR,FLR SYSTEM THE JOIST SYSTEM IS ROTTING,SAGGING & IN$1,000
2010-02-03DOB complaint, category ?
2010-01-04DOB complaint, category ?
2009
2009-12-11ECB CLASS - 1 violation: UNLAWFUL ACTS.FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER. NOTED: RESPONDENT FAILED TO CORRECT THE CONDITIONS CITED IN $2,400
2009-12-11ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAIL TO COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W/DOB. NOTED: RESPONDENT FAILED TO COMPLY W/COMM ORDER TO CORRECT T$800
2009-07-13ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. 2 EXTENSIONS AT REAR 1ST FLR. EAST REAR EXTENSION IS APPROX 12'W X 15' IN LENGTH & USED AT TIME OF INSPECTION A$1,600
2009-07-13DOB violation C: WORK W/OUT PERMIT
2009-07-13DOB complaint, category ?
2009-07-13DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-07-25Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2007-03-31Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
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.
1998
1998-09-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
1996
1996-03-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT.WOODEN AND MASONARY EXTENSION 1STORY HIGH ERECTED AT REAR OF 1ST FLOOR EAST SUCH OCCUPIES APPROX 50% OF LOT $1,000
1994
1994-11-10Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-01-31ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED PLANS NON CONFROMING WORK NOTED CONSTRUCTION OF APPROX 12X16 X10 HIGH ALUMINUM 4 GLASS STRUCTURE$250
1993
1993-12-10DOB complaint, category ?
1993-08-09Mortgage assigned — from 54-62 WEST 56 RLTY CORP. to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1993-08-04Mortgage $43,009 — from 54-62 WEST 56 RLTY CORP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK$43,009
1993-08-04Mortgage assigned — from GEIST, RICHARD; HELMS, NORMA H to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1993-08-04SAGE — from HELMS, NORMA H.; GEIST, RICHARD L.
1993-08-04Agreement — from 54-62 WEST 56 REALTYCRP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1992
1992-03-27DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-05-29Mortgage satisfied — from GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP. to EMIGRANT SVGS BANK
1991-02-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-01-07Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-01-04Permit EW — ISSUED
1990
1990-12-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1990-11-01ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT AT 1ST FLOOR RESTAURANT. WORK NOTED NEW SHEETROCK CEILINGS NEW CONCRETE FLOOR AND CERAMIC TILE NEW R$285
1990-11-01DOB violation C:
1990-10-12DOB complaint, category ?
1990-10-04DOB complaint, category ?
1990-10-04DOB complaint, category ?
1990-10-02DOB 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
1978-03-24Mortgage assigned — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to HELMS, NORMAN H; GEIST, RICHARD L
1978-03-24Mortgage — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC to GEIST, RICHARD L; HELMS, NORMAN H
1978-03-24Deed — from GEIST, RICHARD L; HELMS, NORMAN H to 63 ASSOCIATES INC
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.
1971-05-12Deed — from GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP to HELMS, NORMA H; GEIST RICHARD L.
1971-05-12Mortgage — from GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP to EMIGRANT SAV BNK
1966
1966-06-22Mortgage assigned — from PRUDENTIAL INS.COMPAMER to KINGSBORO MTGE CORP
1966-04-07Deed — from ROCKWAYPK SER CORP to GEIST RICHARD L ETAL
1966-04-04Deed — from CHATHAM ASS, INC to SUTTON ASS INC.
1966-04-04Deed — from FINE JACOB A. to CHATHAM ASS,INC