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155-163 East 56 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01311 • Lot 0029 • Zip: 10022

Condition

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

1 Open DOB violations 26 on record • 2005–2021 0 Open ECB violations 3 on record • 1996–2011

Address

Primary address: 155-163 East 56 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01311
Lot: 0029
BBL: 1013110029
Unified address ID: 1013110029

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C5-2 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 8,275 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 95 ft x 80 ft
Built FAR: 5.54
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 10
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 1 to 6 Stories (O5)
Year built: 1960
Last altered: 1960
Floors: 6
Total units: 12
Residential units: 0
Building area: 45,836 sq ft
Building dimensions: 95 ft x 95 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: JAB BUILDING LLC

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $19,808,000
Total assessment: $8,913,600
Land assessment: $1,863,000
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: JAB BUILDING 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.

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2024

  1. DOB NOW filing Mar 8, 2024 $17,500

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing Jul 7, 2023 $48,040

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2022

  1. DOB NOW filing Jan 6, 2022 $43,065

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2021

  1. DOB filing Dec 30, 2021 $100,000

    Alteration Type II

    STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TAKING PLACE ON THE 1ST THRU 6TH FLOORS & TOWER AS INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE ...

  2. DOB filing Dec 22, 2021 $165,000

    Alteration Type II

    PROVISIONAL REMOVAL AND RESTORATION OF INTERIOR NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS ON ALL FLOORS AS WELL AS INSTALLATION OF ...

  3. DOB violation Dec 1, 2021

    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

  4. DOB filing Nov 29, 2021 $447,445

    Alteration Type II

    EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS CONSISTING OF REBUILDING OF PARAPET, BRICK REPLACEMENT, SILL & LINTEL REPLACEMENT AND LIQUID...

  5. DOB NOW filing Nov 12, 2021 $66,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  6. Permit issued Aug 17, 2021

    EW / OT

    CROSS MANAGEMENT CORP

  7. Permit issued Aug 17, 2021

    EW / OT

    CROSS MANAGEMENT CORP

  8. DOB NOW filing Jul 13, 2021 $66,000

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  9. DOB NOW filing Jul 1, 2021 $4,995

    Alteration

    LOC Issued

  10. Permit issued Mar 9, 2021

    EW / OT

    VENUS CONSTRUCTION LTD

2020

  1. Permit issued Dec 7, 2020

    EW / OT

    CROSS MANAGEMENT CORP

  2. Permit issued Dec 7, 2020

    EW / OT

    CROSS MANAGEMENT CORP

  3. DOB filing Nov 18, 2020 $100,000

    Alteration Type II

    STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TAKING PLACE ON THE 1ST THRU 6TH FLOORS & TOWER AS INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE ...

  4. Permit issued Jun 15, 2020

    EW / OT

    VENUS CONSTRUCTION LTD

  5. DOB violation Apr 22, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  6. DOB violation Apr 22, 2020

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2019

  1. DOB filing Jun 26, 2019 $1,012,000

    Alteration Type II

    MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK RELATED TO CHILLER INSTALLATION AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR...

  2. DOB violation Mar 26, 2019

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  3. DOB filing Jan 2, 2019 $8,000

    Alteration Type II

    MODIFICATION TO EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ON THE 4TH FLOOR AS PER PLANS SUBMITTED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPA...

2018

  1. DOB violation Apr 26, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

  2. DOB violation Apr 26, 2018

    E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED

2011

  1. ECB violation Nov 16, 2011 $2,400

    CLASS - 2

    SIDEWALK SHED DOES NOT MEET CODE SPECIFICATION. NOTED: SHED ERECTED UNDER PERMIT #120737453 HAS BEEN INSTALLED W/O AN...

2010

  1. Sale Apr 30, 2010 $12,000,000

    Changed hands

    155 EAST 56TH STREET

1999

  1. ECB violation Oct 27, 1999 $0

    Non-Hazardous

    INSTALLATION OF MECHNICAL EQUIPMENT WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING AN EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT. NOTED TWO TRANE A/C UNITS MODEL ...

1996

  1. ECB violation Dec 2, 1996 $525

    Non-Hazardous

    INSTALLATION OF A/C EQUIPMENT FIRST OBTAINING AN EQUIPMENT USE PERMIT OR EQUIPMENT WORK PERMIT.IN THAT AN A/C UNIT EX...

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
JAB BUILDING LLC
CHARLES CATINELLA
DOB Filing 12/30/2021
Owner
JAB BUILDING, LLC
CHARLES CATINELLA
DOB Filing 06/26/2019
Owner
ARSENAL SCAF
CHRIS MASON
DOB Filing 03/31/2014
Owner
JAB USA
CHARLES CATINELLA
DOB Filing 03/05/2012
Owner
JAB USA INC.
LEE PETRAGLIA
DOB Filing 11/18/2011
Owner
STROHEIM & ROMANN INC.
LEIGH PETRAGLIA
DOB Filing 06/22/2011
Owner
Stroheim & Romann Inc
Jerome Murray
DOB Filing 08/27/2007
Owner
Stroheim & Romann
Jerome Murray
DOB Filing 04/25/2006
Owner
STROHEIM INC
JEROME MURRAY
DOB Filing 03/23/2006
Owner
STROHEIM/ROMANN, INC
JERRY MURRAY
DOB Filing 08/01/2005

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
JAB BUILDING LLC
CORONA, NY, 11368
DOB NOW 03/08/2024
Owner
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD U.S., INC.
BETPAGE, NY, 11714
DOB NOW 04/27/2021
Owner
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
NEW YORK, NY, 10013
DOB NOW 08/24/2018
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGER/BORROWER
950 THIRD AVENUE LLC
ACRIS 08/10/2010
PARTY 2
LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE
420 FIFTH AVE, 24TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 100182729
ACRIS 08/10/2010
GRANTEE/BUYER
JAB BUILDING LLC
30-30 47TH AVENUE
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
ACRIS 04/30/2010
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
5TH MIDTOWN LLC
DR. AXEL STAWSKI
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 06/21/2001
LESSOR/LANDLORD
950 THIRD AVENUE COMPANY
DR. AXEL STAWSKI
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 06/21/2001
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE, AS AGENT
420 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 100182729
ACRIS 06/21/2001
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
48TH AMERICAS LLC
DR. AXEL STAWSKI
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 06/21/2001
LESSEE/TENANT
950 THIRD AVENUE LLC
DR. AXEL STAWSKI
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 06/21/2001
ASSIGNEE/NEW LENDER
LANDESBANK HESSEN-THURINGEN GIROZENTRALE AS AGENT
420 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 100182729
ACRIS 06/21/2001
ASSIGNOR/OLD LENDER
LONG ISLAND CITY CENTER LCL
DR. AXEL STAWSKI
565 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY, 10017
ACRIS 06/21/2001

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
JAB BUILDING LLC
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
JAB BUILDING LLC
PLUTO