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58 West 56 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1012710167 · 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, AEP3
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)54-62 WEST 56 REALTY CORP.
Head officerMARIA PLATIS
Managing agentBLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC.
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed 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.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Shinjuku RamenJapaneseNot yet graded—
Tam Mai ThaiThaiA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway57 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
BusNearest boarding stop: W 57 St / 6 Av — M31 M57 SIM1C SIM3 +3 more · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 56 St & 6 Ave · 100 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

58 West 56 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-02 Orchard Street QN824 A
222 East 44th Street MN429 A
245-10 Grnd Cntrl Pkwy SR S QN240 B
1493 York Avenue MN233 A
137 4 Avenue MN209 A
210 East 68 Street MN200 A
330 Bleecker Street MN200 A
333 East 49 Street MN196 A
220 East 63 Street MN193 A
224 East 39 Street MN191 A
162 2 Avenue MN159 B
2380 Broadway MN156 C
236 East 36 Street MN145 A
850 Amsterdam Avenue MN119 A
141 East 56 Street MN113 A
930 Grand Concourse BX108 C
144-74 Northern Blvd QN103 B
412 East 55 Street MN86 A
305 West 45 Street MN85 A
15O East 84 Street MN64 A
4041 Broadway MN60 A
124 East 24 Street MN60 A
147 West 79 Street MN59 A
4051 Broadway MN59 B
117 West 13 Street MN58 A
53 West 72 Street MN57 A
34-56 74 Street QN55 A
115 East 92 Street MN54 A
25 East 10 Street MN53 A
1271 3 Avenue MN46 A
310 East 91 Street MN46 A
11 Avenue C MN45 A
201 West 11 Street MN42 A
523 West 187 Street MN42 B
115 Greenwich Avenue MN37 A
48 West 73 Street MN36 A
51 West 55 Street MN36 A
340 Bleecker Street MN35 A
656 West 204 Street MN35 A
229 East 12 Street MN35 A
46 West 73 Street MN34 A
107 East 80 Street MN33 A
516 East 80 Street MN30 A
207 West 11 Street MN25 A
150 East 84 Street MN22 A
17 East 67 Street MN21 A
123 East 82 Street MN20 B
117 East 89 Street MN20 A
711 2 Avenue MN18 A
48 West 56 Street MN17 B
707 2 Avenue MN16 A
241 East 38 Street MN16 B
212 Grand Street MN15 A
17 Greenwich Avenue MN11 A
283 Mott Street MN10 A
273 Mott Street MN10 A
275 Mott Street MN9 A
279 Mott Street MN9 A
450 Broome Street MN8 A
475 West Broadway MN8 B

showing 60 of 76 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1993-08-04Mortgage $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
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700404
201801203
201902507
202000202
202100202
202200505
202300101
202420305
202500527
202601113
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-06-29Restaurant inspection: SHINJUKU RAMEN — grade N
2026-04-16311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
2025-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-29Restaurant inspection: SHINJUKU RAMEN — grade N
2026-04-16311: Real Time Enforcement — Work Without A Permit - Occupied Multiple Dwelling
2026-04-16DOB complaint, category ?
2025
2025-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-07-10Restaurant inspection: TAM MAI THAI — grade A
2025-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Overnight Commercial Storage
2025-03-29311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-03-29311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-03-15311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2025-02-24Restaurant inspection: TAM MAI THAI
2024
2024-12-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-10-25Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-10-24Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT TO REMOVE PARTITIONS, REPAIR CEILING, WALLS, INSTALL NEW PARTITIONS, FLOOR TILES, DO$37,500
2024-07-20311: Vendor Enforcement — Non-Food Vendor
2024-01-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
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
2019-11-19DOB complaint, category ?
2019-02-26311: Dirty Conditions — E2 Receptacle Violation
2019-02-21311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2019-02-14FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-01-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-07-06311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2018-06-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2018-01-25FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-09-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-08-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-04-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2017-03-22311: Food Establishment — Dishwashing/Utensils
2016
2016-04-26311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2016-01-30311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015
2015-08-26311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2015-07-27311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2015-06-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-06-14311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
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)
2010-06-03311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2010-05-25311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2010-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-12311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2010-03-02311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2010-02-19311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2010-01-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-01-25311: Noise — Noise: Air Condition/Ventilation Equip, Commercial (NJ2)
2008
2008-02-25DOB complaint, category ?
2008-02-25DOB complaint, category ?
2007
2007-06-13DOB complaint, category ?
2000
2000-09-19DOB complaint, category ?
2000-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-08-22Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM$2,000
1999
1999-12-02DOB complaint, category ?
1999-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from 63 ASSOCIATES INC. to GEIST, RICHARD L.; HELMS, NORMA H.
1999-03-09SAGE — from REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK
1998
1998-03-11Permit AL — ISSUED
1998-02-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-01-30Permit PL — ISSUED
1998-01-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1998-01-28Permit EW — ISSUED
1997
1997-11-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-11-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-11-26Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-11-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-10-12Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-10-12Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-10-12Permit AL — ISSUED
1995-08-22Permit PL — ISSUED
1995-08-22Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-08-22Permit EW — ISSUED
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
1993-08-04Agreement — from 54-62 WEST 56 REALTYCRP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK
1993-08-04Mortgage $43,009 — from 54-62 WEST 56 RLTY CORP to MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK$43,009
1993-08-04SAGE — from HELMS, NORMA H.; GEIST, RICHARD L.
1991
1991-05-29Mortgage satisfied — from GEIST REAL ESTATE CORP. to EMIGRANT SVGS BANK
1990
1990-04-04ECB Unknown violation: FAILURE TO HAVE APPROVED PA PLANS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. REMEDY: PROVIDE APPROVED PA PLANS.$100
1989
1989-05-25ECB Non-Hazardous violation: EXIT SIGN MISSING AT REAR EXIT REMEDY INSTALL EXIT SIGN$125
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

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