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160-162 East 56 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01310 • Lot 0041 • Zip: 10022

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 160-162 East 56 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01310
Lot: 0041
BBL: 1013100041
Unified address ID: 1013100041

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C6-6 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 5,020 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 50 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 10.34
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 15
Max facility FAR: 15
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 7 to 19 Stories (O6)
Year built: 1927
Last altered: 1927
Floors: 12
Total units: 42
Residential units: 0
Building area: 51,923 sq ft
Building dimensions: 50 ft x 90 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: EAST 56TH DEL, LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $12,091,000
Total assessment: $5,440,950
Land assessment: $1,192,500
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: THIRD ASSOCIATES LLC

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 3 days ago
Nearest station
51 St 4 6 6X

About 4 minutes on foot · 218 m

  • Grand Central 9 min 4 walking, 5 riding
  • Union Square 15 min 4 walking, 11 riding
  • Times Square 16 min 4 walking, 12 riding
  • Penn Station 22 min 4 walking, 18 riding
  • Fulton Street 23 min 4 walking, 19 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 31 min 4 walking, 27 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.

2026

  1. DOB NOW filing Mar 28, 2026 $31,400

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 20, 2026 $297,850

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  3. DOB violation Jan 14, 2026

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

    BOROUGH COMMISSSIONER STOP WORK ORDER APPLICATION #102635962DUE TO CONTRACTOR WITHDRAWAL.

2025

  1. DOB NOW filing Dec 19, 2025 $172,200

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  2. DOB NOW filing Nov 18, 2025 $172,200

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  3. Permit issued Sep 26, 2025

    EW / SP

    ADVANCED PLBG, MECH & SPR

  4. DOB filing Sep 26, 2025 $150,000

    Alteration Type II

    RENOVATIONS FOR MEDICAL OFFICES USE GROUP 6, INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND CEILING WORK. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUP...

  5. Permit issued Jul 24, 2025

    EW / SP

    EXPERT FIRE SPRINKLER,LLC

  6. DOB filing Jul 24, 2025 $5,000

    Alteration Type II

    CHANGE PENDENT SPRINKLER HEADS TO UPRIGHT HEADS, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  7. Permit issued Jul 22, 2025

    PL / PL

    MEGA PLBG CORP

  8. DOB filing Jun 25, 2025 $90,000

    Alteration Type II

    NEW DRYWALL PARTITIONS, NEW GYPSUM BOARD FURRING, RELOCATE LAVATORY. NEW MECHANICAL VENTILATION AS PER PLAN. NO CHANG...

  9. DOB filing Jun 17, 2025 $17,676

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACING EXISTING GLASS STOREFRONT AT NORTH SIDE. INTERIOR RENOVATION AT FIRST FLOOR STORE AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE TO...

  10. DOB filing Jun 11, 2025 $10,000

    Alteration Type II

    AIR CONDITIONING, INSTALLATION. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

  11. DOB filing Jun 5, 2025 $100

    Alteration Type II

    APPLICATION TO CORRECT THE FDNY ECB VIOLATIONS 11499927H, 11484947N AND 114999 26X BY FILING PLANS FOR 2 HVAC UNITS O...

  12. DOB NOW filing May 21, 2025 $97,500

    Alteration CO

    Approved

  13. DOB NOW filing May 15, 2025 $9,250

    Alteration

    Approved

2024

  1. Sale Aug 9, 2024 $765,000

    Changed hands

    160 EAST 56TH STREET, 14A

  2. Sale Aug 9, 2024 $765,000

    Changed hands

    160 EAST 56TH STREET, 14A

2023

  1. DOB violation Dec 1, 2023

    EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE

    FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

2021

  1. Sale Apr 26, 2021 $0

    Changed hands

    160 EAST 56TH STREET

2020

  1. ECB violation Jul 13, 2020 $0

    CLASS - 2

    AC 27-929.1 FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL YSTSEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND FILE A FINAL SPRINKLER ...

  2. DOB violation Apr 16, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB violation Apr 16, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2019

  1. ECB violation Nov 15, 2019 $625

    CLASS - 2

    A.C. 27-929.1 FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A FULL SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER AN DFILE SPRINKLER REPORT ...

  2. DOB violation Sep 3, 2019

    LL2604S-SPRINKLER NONE

    FAILED TO FILE FINAL SPRINKLER REPORT BY JULY 1, 2019

  3. DOB violation Feb 16, 2019

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

    FAILURE TO FILE BENCHMARKING REPORT OF ENERGY USE AS PER AD. CODE SEC. 28-309.4

2018

  1. Permit issued May 10, 2018

    EW / MH

    PARMANAND MOSES

  2. Permit issued Mar 21, 2018

    PL / PL

    VSP MECHANICAL INC

  3. Permit issued Feb 14, 2018

    EW / OT

    DBF STUDIO INC

2017

  1. ECB violation Jun 20, 2017 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION THAT COOLING TOWER 1000003797 HASBEEN INSPECTED, TESTED AND DISINFECTED AND THAT...

  2. ECB violation Jun 20, 2017 $1,000

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION THAT COOLING TOWER 1000003795 HASBEEN INSPECTED, TESTED AND DISINFECTED AND THAT...

2016

  1. Sale Jul 21, 2016 $44,000,000

    Changed hands

    160 EAST 56TH STREET

  2. Sale Jun 30, 2016 $0

    Changed hands

    160 EAST 56TH STREET

  3. Sale Feb 19, 2016 $18,750,000

    Changed hands

    160 EAST 56TH STREET

2014

  1. ECB violation Apr 28, 2014 $830

    CLASS - 2

    REMOVAL OF SIDEWALK SHED OR OTHER PROTECTIVE MEASURES W/O DEPT'S APPROVAL. REMEDY: OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM DOB FOR REMOV...

2008

  1. ECB violation Oct 30, 2008 $1,600

    CLASS - 1

    WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: NEW STORE FRONT INTERIOR WALLS NEW ELECTRICAL FIXTURES AT GROUND FLR STORE. REMEDY: STOP AL...

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
SIERRA ASSETS
HOWARD SORKIN
Owner
SIERRA ASSETS
THOMAS DUFFY
Owner
PALACE GALLERY INC
SHAHIN KHALILI
Owner
THIRD ASSOCIATES LLC
NOOROLLAH ASHERIAN
Owner
ROSE LYONS PROPERTIES LLC
RYAN SORKIN
Owner
THIRD AVENUE LLC & FOURTH ASSOC
NOOROLLAH ASHERIAN
Owner
ROSE LYONS PROPERTIES LLC.
HOWARD SORKIN
Owner
KINGS GROUP NY CORP
HARPREET SINGH
Owner
EAST 56 GROUP LLC
NOOROLLAH ASHERIAN
Owner
MANHATTAN MEDICAL HEALTH CARE
EDGAR LUNA

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
AR PROPERTIES GROUP LLC
DEER PARK, NY, 11729
Owner
A&R PROPERTIES GROUP
New York, NY, 10036
Owner
MNK ENTERPRISES LLC
WESTFIELD, NJ, 07090
Owner
KINGS GROUP NY CORP
SYOSSET, NY, 11791
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

GRANTOR/SELLER
56 WOODMONT CIRCLE
RIVER VALE, NJ, 07675
GRANTEE/BUYER
300 EAST 65TH STREET, 19A
NEW YORK, NY, 10065
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1585 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
1585 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE, 19890
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
1585 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
PARTY 2
1585 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY, 10036
GRANTEE/BUYER
160-162 EAST 56TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
2041 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10035
GRANTOR/SELLER
160-162 EAST 56TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10022

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner