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227-229 East 56 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 01330 • Lot 0011 • Zip: 10022

Condition

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

30 Open DOB violations 74 on record • 1988–2023 14 Open ECB violations 58 on record • 1989–2025

Address

Primary address: 227-229 East 56 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10022
Block: 01330
Lot: 0011
BBL: 1013300011
Unified address ID: 1013300011

Land use and zoning

Land use: Commercial & Office Buildings
Zoning: C1-9 (Commercial)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 5,025 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 50 ft x 100 ft
Built FAR: 5.42
Max residential FAR: 10
Max commercial FAR: 2
Max facility FAR: 10
School district: 2

Building

Building class: Office Buildings - Office with Commercial – 1 to 6 Stories (O5)
Year built: 1930
Last altered: 1930
Floors: 6
Total units: 11
Residential units: 0
Building area: 27,240 sq ft
Building dimensions: 50 ft x 90 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: UNAVAILABLE OWNER

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: All Others
Market value: $9,098,000
Total assessment: $4,094,100
Land assessment: $1,201,500
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: 227 EAST 56TH COMPANY

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.

Getting out

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Places nearby

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Activity

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

2025

  1. ECB violation Oct 16, 2025 $3,125

    CLASS - 2

    98/X/17 -5 YEAR TAG EXPIRED PROVIDE.

  2. ECB violation Oct 7, 2025 $0

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS....

2024

  1. ECB violation Apr 11, 2024 $6,250

    CLASS - 2

    FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE REQUIRED CYCLE 9B REPORT OF CRITICAL EXAMINATION DOCUMENTING CONDITION OF EXTERIOR WA...

  2. ECB violation Mar 22, 2024 $5,000

    CLASS - 2

    OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE COFO#101769445 ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED:AT UNIT 303 AT THE 3RD FLOOR,DUPLEX ...

  3. ECB violation Mar 22, 2024 $5,000

    CLASS - 2

    ILLEGAL USE IN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.UNLICENSED PHYSICAL TREATMENT ESTABLISHMENT A PROHIBITED USE PER ZR 12-10 OPERAT...

2023

  1. DOB NOW filing Nov 1, 2023 $15,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  2. DOB violation Oct 4, 2023

    AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE

    FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

  3. DOB NOW filing Aug 2, 2023 $15,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. ECB violation May 11, 2023 $1,250

    CLASS - 1

    FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY.NOTED:AT 3RD FLOOR MEANS OF EGRESS INDICATE BY EXIT SIGN OBSTRUCTED F...

  5. DOB NOW filing Feb 23, 2023 $4,375

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  6. DOB violation Feb 22, 2023

    FISPNRF-NO REPORT AND / OR LATE FILING (FACADE) FACADE REQUIRED

    FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 9B TECHNICAL REPORT BY 2/21/2023

  7. DOB NOW filing Jan 26, 2023 $4,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

2022

  1. DOB violation Dec 1, 2022

    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

  2. DOB NOW filing Nov 17, 2022 $5,000

    Alteration

    Permit Entire

  3. DOB NOW filing Nov 10, 2022 $15,000

    Alteration

    Approved

  4. DOB violation Nov 2, 2022

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

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

  5. DOB violation Aug 2, 2022

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

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

  6. DOB violation Jun 1, 2022

    BENCH-FAILURE TO BENCHMARK NONE

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

2017

  1. DOB filing May 5, 2017 $35,690

    Alteration Type II

    FACADE REPAIR PROJECT AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2015

  1. DOB filing Dec 31, 2015 $0

    Alteration Type III

    PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.

2014

  1. Permit issued Dec 18, 2014

    EQ / EQ

    EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC

  2. Permit issued Oct 22, 2014

    EW / OT

    TITAN RESTORATION INC

  3. Permit issued Jul 29, 2014

    EW / OT

    TITAN RESTORATION INC

2013

  1. Permit issued Dec 31, 2013

    EQ / EQ

    EVEREST SCAFFOLDING INC

2012

  1. Permit issued Feb 21, 2012

    EQ / EQ

    ATLANTIC HOISTING & SCAFF

  2. DOB filing Feb 21, 2012 $0

    Alteration Type III

    INSTALLATION OF ROOF PROTECTION AS PER DWGS DURING BLDG ALTERATION AT THE ADJACENT BUILDING, FILED UNDER SEPARATE APP...

2011

  1. Permit issued Sep 2, 2011

    EW / MH

    BPS CONSTRUCTION & HOME

  2. DOB filing Sep 2, 2011 $20,000

    Alteration Type II

    MINOR INTERIOR PARTITION CHANGES AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION.

  3. DOB filing Apr 20, 2011 $24,000

    Alteration Type II

    INSTALLATION OF A NEW MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC SMOKE DEETECTION FA SYSTEM FOR RESTATURANT ON THE FIRST AND MEZZANINE LEVE...

  4. DOB filing Apr 1, 2011 $35,000

    Alteration Type II

    STRUCTURAL WORK ASSOCIATED WITH INSTALLATION OF TIEBACKS AS SHOWN ON ATTACHED DRAWINGS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR O...

2009

  1. Sale Feb 17, 2009 $0

    Changed hands

    227 EAST 56TH STREET

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
227 EAST 56TH COMPANY, LLC
DAVID LAWSON
DOB Filing 05/05/2017
Owner
227 EAST 56TH COMPANY LLC
DAVID LAWSON
DOB Filing 12/31/2015
Owner
ATLANTIC HOISTING & SCAFFOLDING
GREGORY KARAS
DOB Filing 02/21/2012
Owner
227 E. 56TH COMPANY LLC
ROBERT DEBENEDICTIS
DOB Filing 09/02/2011
Owner
LIPS RESTAURANT
EDWARD LAFAYE
DOB Filing 04/20/2011
Owner
227 EAST 56TH COMPANY
ROBERT DEBENEDICTIS
DOB Filing 04/01/2011
Owner
56TH AND 3RD CORP
ROBERT DEBENDEDICTIS
DOB Filing 04/14/2010
Owner
227 EAST 56TH STREET CORP LLC
DAVID LAWSON
DOB Filing 08/19/2009
Owner
227 East 56 Company
Robert DeBenedictis
DOB Filing 05/28/2008
Owner
N/A
AMIT JAKUPOVIC
DOB Filing 06/07/2007

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Recent Building Permits

Owner information from recent DOB NOW filings

Owner
PR
NEW YORK, NY, 10007
DOB NOW 11/01/2023
Owner
THOMAS D. SHANAHAN, P.C.
NEW YORK, NY, 10018
DOB NOW 02/23/2023
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

MORTGAGEE/LENDER
WELLS FARGO BANK, AS MASTER SERVICER
ACRIS 01/22/2019
PARTY TWO
THE BANCORP BANK
NY
ACRIS 01/22/2019
PARTY TWO
WELLS FARGO BANK
NY
ACRIS 01/22/2019
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF GS MORTGAGE, SERIES 2013
ACRIS 01/22/2019
PARTY ONE
227 EAST 56TH COMPANY LLC
ATTN: ROBERT N. DEBENEDICTIS
227 EAST 56TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
ACRIS 01/22/2019
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
FKA 227 EAST 56TH STREET COMPANY
ACRIS 01/22/2019
PARTY TWO
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
NY
ACRIS 01/22/2019
MORTGAGER/BORROWER
ANTIQUITIES, INC.
ACRIS 01/22/2019
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST AMERICAS AS TRUSTEE
ACRIS 01/22/2019
ASSIGNEE
CROWN BANK
27 PRINCE STREET
ELIZABETH, NJ, 07208
ACRIS 10/03/2018

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
227 EAST 56TH COMPANY
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
UNAVAILABLE OWNER
PLUTO