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125 East 56 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01311 • Lot 0011 • Zip: 10022

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 125 East 56 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01311
Lot: 0011
BBL: 1013110011
Unified address ID: 1013110011

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-2 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 2,008 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 20 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 4.28
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Professional Buildings/Stand Alone Funeral Homes (O7)
Year built: 1920
Last altered: 1997
Floors: 5
Total units: 1
Residential units: 0
Building area: 8,595 sq ft
Building dimensions: 20 ft x 94 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: SHANGHAI COMMERCIALBANK LIMITED

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $3,338,000
Total assessment: $1,502,100
Land assessment: $801,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: SHANGHAI COMMERCIALBA

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Midtown
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 5 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 Apr 14, 2026 $18,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  2. DOB NOW filing Mar 2, 2026 $9,600

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2025

  1. ECB violation Oct 12, 2025 $2,500

    CLASS - 1

    FRONT OF BUILDING EXP1 STEP CRACKS IN FACADE ABOVE 2ND FLOOR WINDOWS., REPAIR AND/REPLACE

2015

  1. DOB violation Nov 20, 2015

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2014

  1. DOB violation Nov 18, 2014

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2013

  1. DOB violation Mar 1, 2013

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

  2. DOB violation Mar 1, 2013

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT

  3. DOB violation Feb 26, 2013

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2012

  1. DOB violation May 8, 2012

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2000

  1. Permit issued Nov 22, 2000

    PL / PL

    CONTROLLED PLBG

  2. Permit issued Nov 22, 2000

    EW / BL

    CONTROLLED PLBG

  3. DOB filing Nov 22, 2000 $18,450

    Alteration Type II

    REPLACE TWO GAS BOILER AND CONNECT TO EXISTING GAS SERVICE. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

1998

  1. Permit issued Oct 5, 1998

    EW / SP

    MIDTOWN FIRE SPRINKLER

  2. Permit issued Jul 23, 1998

    PL / PL

    ASHLAND PLG & HTG CORP

  3. Permit issued Apr 29, 1998

    EW / OT

    CAULWELL WINGATE

  4. Permit issued Apr 29, 1998

    EW / MH

    CAULWELL WINGATE

1996

  1. ECB violation Mar 19, 1996 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    11Q,28F,35O.

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
SHANGHAI COMMECIAL BANK LTD
TIMOTHY CHAN
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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
UPTOWN CONSTRUCTION SERVICE GROUP I
Hollis, NY, 11423
Owner
SHANGHAI COMMERCIAL BANK
WEST ISLIP, NY, 11795
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
GRANTEE/BUYER
135 WILLIAM STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10038
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
GRANTEE/BUYER
GRANTOR/SELLER
GRANTEE/BUYER
GRANTEE/BUYER
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner