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501 West 56 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01085 • Lot 0023 • Zip: 10019

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

Address

Primary address: 501 West 56 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10019
Block: 01085
Lot: 0023
BBL: 1010850023
Unified address ID: 1010850023

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: M1-5 (Manufacturing)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 20,443 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 175 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 9.1
Max commercial FAR: 5
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 7 to 19 Stories (O6)
Year built: 1984
Last altered: 1984
Floors: 10
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 186,100 sq ft
Building dimensions: 165 ft x 101 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $48,101,000
Total assessment: $21,645,450
Land assessment: $1,597,500
Exempt total: $21,645,450
Assessment owner: NYC INDUSTRIAL DEVELA

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Hell's Kitchen
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
50 St A C E

About 10 minutes on foot · 659 m

  • Times Square 17 min 10 walking, 7 riding
  • Penn Station 18 min 10 walking, 8 riding
  • Grand Central 25 min 10 walking, 15 riding
  • Union Square 28 min 10 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 30 min 10 walking, 20 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 35 min 10 walking, 25 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2025

  1. DOB filing Jun 2, 2025 $180,000

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION TO EXISTING MECHANICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING MODIFICATION TO EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER PLANS FILED HE...

  2. DOB NOW filing Apr 24, 2025 $38,765

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. Permit issued Jan 31, 2025

    EW / SP

    AGGRESSIVE FIRE PROT LLC

2024

  1. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Sep 23, 2024

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2023 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB NOW filing Apr 1, 2024 $3,800

    Alteration

    Approved

2023

  1. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

  2. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 INTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Jun 30, 2023

    HBLVIO-HIGH PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL HGH PRESSURE INSPECTION

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 16, 2022 $82,500

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  2. DOB NOW filing Nov 16, 2022 $63,400

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  3. DOB NOW filing Nov 16, 2022 $3,800

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2021

  1. DOB filing Feb 10, 2021 $80,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE HEAT DETECTION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR PRE-ACTIO N SPRINKLER SYSTEM. CONSTRUCTION FLOOR...

2020

  1. DOB filing Oct 16, 2020 $289,683

    Alteration Type II

    INTERIOR RENOVATIONS AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  2. Permit issued Jan 31, 2020

    EW / OT

    A.W. & S. CONSTRUCTION CO

2019

  1. DOB filing Dec 13, 2019 $15,000

    Alteration Type II

    AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR PRE-ACTION SPRINKLER SYSTEM

  2. DOB filing Dec 13, 2019 $4,000

    Alteration Type II

    ADDITIONS TO EXISTING MODIFIED CLASS "E" FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

  3. Sale Nov 7, 2019 $1

    Changed hands

    513 WEST 56TH STREET

  4. DOB filing Sep 24, 2019 $30,000

    Alteration Type II

    STRUCTURAL WORK AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  5. Permit issued May 10, 2019

    EW / OT

    A.W. & S. CONSTRUCTION CO

  6. Permit issued Feb 11, 2019

    EW / MH

    VERUS INC

  7. Permit issued Feb 11, 2019

    EW / OT

    VERUS INC

2018

  1. Permit issued Dec 7, 2018

    EW / SP

    PACE PLUMBING CORP

  2. DOB NOW filing Apr 16, 2018 $1

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2005

  1. ECB violation Aug 31, 2005 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO POST PERMIT HOLDER'S SIGN AS REQUESTED BY AC CODE. REMEDY: POST SIGN AS REQUIRED.

  2. ECB violation Aug 31, 2005 $500

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONTRACTOR'S SIGN. REMEDY: PROVIDE SIGN.

2003

  1. ECB violation May 9, 2003 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT A FIFTH ROUND TECHNICAL REPORT: PERIODIC INSPECTION OF EXTERIOR WALLS AND APPURTENANCES AS REQUIRED...

  2. ECB violation Mar 28, 2003 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT A FIFTH ROUND TECHNICAL REPORT:PERIODIC INSPECTION OF EXTERIOR WALLS AND APPURTENANCES AS REQUIRED ...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Building Permits

Owner information from Department of Buildings filings

Owner
PARAMOUNT
GUSTAVO VAZQUEZ
Owner
CBS CORPORATION
GUSTAVO VAZQUEZ
Owner
CBS, INC.
KENNETH COOPER
Owner
TRIBOROUGH SCAFFOLDING & HOISTIN
JARED BOHRER
Owner
CBS BROADCASTING INC.
KEVIN COLEMAN
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
WILLIAM LAFFEY
Owner
CBS CORP
AUSTIN JR DOUGLAS
Owner
CBS BROADCASTING,INC
ANTHONY COPPINI
Owner
CBS BROADCASTING INC
ANTHONY COPPINI
Owner
CBS CORPORATIONS
KENNETH COOPER

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
CBS CORPORATION
NEW YORK, NY, 10001
Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
Owner
SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
Owner
TRI BOROUGH SCAFFOLDING
Boonton, NJ, 07005
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTEE/BUYER
1515 BROADWAY
FL 51
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
GRANTOR/SELLER
1515 BROADWAY
FL 51
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
GRANTEE/BUYER
51 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
LESSEE
ONE LIBERTY PLAZA/ 14TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10006
LESSOR
51 WEST 52ND STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10019
GRANTOR/SELLER
ONE LIBERTY PLAZA/ 14TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10006
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
114 WEST 47TH ST
NY, NY, 10036
LESSOR/LANDLORD
LESSEE/TENANT
00000

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner