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209 East 56 St

Manhattan, NY 10022Company-ownedBBL 1013300007BIN 1038591
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Year Built1960
Floors13
Units109
Building Area87,100 sqft
ZoningC1-9
ClassD4
Market Value$25.7M

209 EAST 56 ST is a property located at 209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022. The building was constructed in 1960. It has 13 floors and 109 units. The building area is 87,100 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned C1-9. The assessed market value is $25.7M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 152 building permits on record (102 active). There are 62 violations on record (13 currently open). 15 docketed judgments carrying $1,250 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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428records on file
56Energy Star

Completed in 1960, 209 East 56 St rises 13 stories over New York. Public records put it at 109 units and 87,100 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C1-9. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $25.7M, and assessed for tax at $11.6M. In the 50 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 428 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 152 of its 428 records, fully 36%, fall under that one heading. Violation (62) and enforcement (55) trail well behind. 13 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2007.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 56, with a site energy-use intensity of 86.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 486 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 36% permit, 50 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$25.7M of New York, written across 428 government filings.

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Property Details

Address209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022
D4
Year Built1960
Floors13
Total Units109
Building Area87,100 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningC1-9
1013300007
1038591
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$25.7M
$11.6M
$1.2M

Building Permits

152 on record · 102 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Jul 9, 2026Est. cost $77KJob #M01311508-S1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jul 9, 2026Est. cost $77KJob #M01311508-P1
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Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Apr 21, 2026Job #466552
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PlumbingDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Apr 10, 2026Est. cost $77KJob #M01311508-S1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ISSUED
Filed Jan 9, 2026Est. cost $72KJob #M01311508-I1

Initial Permit

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Violations

62 on record · 13 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,250
Judgments · 15 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2024Balance $1,250Ticket #037027720Z
FAIL SUBMIT REQUIRED REPORT OF CRIT EXAM DOCUMENTING EXTERIOR WALL
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2019Ticket #035323667M
LICENSED RIGGER DESIGNATED AN UNQUALIFIED FOREMAN
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Dec 31, 2016Ticket #011492039H
PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND FIRE HOSES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2016Ticket #044820270H
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYC 9+ DWELLING UNITS
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 31, 2014Ticket #011340943N
POSTING OF PERMITS AND RECORD KEEPING

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DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
ACTIVE
Issued Feb 22, 2023#2735611

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 was constructed in 1960. with 13 floors and 109 units. The building area is 87,100 sqft.

Are there building permits at 209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 152 building permits on record, with 102 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (PERMIT ENTIRE) filed Jul 9, 2026.

Does 209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 62 violations on record, with 13 currently open. Breakdown: 3 DOB Safety, 32 DOB, 11 ECB, 16 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 15 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,250. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 209 EAST 56 ST?

209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 has an assessed market value of $25.7M and a total assessed value of $11.6M (land: $1.2M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 209 EAST 56 ST?

209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 is zoned C1-9. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 209 EAST 56 ST?

209 EAST 56 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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