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
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
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Vendor Enforcement (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1).
Filed construction activity
$37,500 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 (1900)
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
2025-07-24
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
$7,515,600
$3,382,020
2026
$6,722,000
$3,024,900
2027
$7,318,000
$3,293,100
The city's market estimate has fallen
3% 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
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.
6 311 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: $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
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
4
0
4
2018
0
1
2
0
3
2019
0
2
5
0
7
2020
0
0
2
0
2
2021
0
0
2
0
2
2022
0
0
5
0
5
2023
0
0
1
0
1
2024
2
0
3
0
5
2025
0
0
5
2
7
2026
0
1
1
1
3
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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
2022
2022-12-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-10-17311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2022-08-03311: Lost Property — Electronics/Phones
2022-08-03311: Found Property — Electronics/Phones
2022-03-06311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2021
2021-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-11-10311: Vaccine Mandate Non-Compliance — Customer Proof of Vaccination Not Checked
2020
2020-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-07-28311: Street Condition — Cave-in
2019
2019-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-11-19311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2015-06-14Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2014
2014-09-22311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2014-09-19311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-08-07311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2014-04-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-03-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2013
2013-12-15311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2013-12-12Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. GAS SHUT OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION #101822627. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
2013-09-04Permit PL — ISSUED
2013-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-06-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2013-06-13Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION AT EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING PLUMBING W ORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$18,850
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.
2013-01-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-11-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-10-01Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-09-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-09-11Job filed: 1ST FLOOR EATING ESTABLISHMENT, ERECT MINOR INTERIOR PARTITIONS, NEW FINISHES. INSTALL AND RELOCATE NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN E$149,800
2012-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-06-25Permit EQ — ISSUED
2012-05-03Job filed: FILING FOR FACADE RESTORATION AS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS FILED HEREWIH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$34,943
2012-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
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#9/9
2011-07-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-06-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-06-09311: Water Conservation — Other Water Waste Problem, (Use Comments) (CZZ)
1989-03-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O #31069 THE 1 FLOOR OCCUPANCY HAS BEEN CHANGE FROM 1 APT AND 1 FURNISHED ROOM TO A
1989-03-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: EXIT SIGN NOT ILLUMINATED MID CENTER OF ROOM TO 2ND MEANS OF EGREES. REMEDY; MAKE REPAIR OR REPLACE EXIT SIGN.$125
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 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.
1971-05-12Deed — from GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP to HELMS, NORMA H; GEIST RICHARD L.
1971-05-12Mortgage — from GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP to EMIGRANT SAV BNK