136 East 56th Street
A 16-story building with 147 apartments, built in 1962, in Manhattan, NY 10022.
Addresses on the lot: 662 to 674 Lexington Avenue.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
HPD lists no open violations at 136 East 56th Street. Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 136 EAST 56TH STREET OWNERS, INC. 2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 136 East 56th Street have open violations?
No. HPD lists no open violations at 136 East 56th Street as of October 27, 2026.
No class C violation is open. 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 136 East 56th Street?
136 East 56th Street is registered with HPD to 136 EAST 56TH STREET OWNERS, INC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The name is a co-op’s: residents own shares in the building, and an apartment for rent here is usually a sublet from a shareholder, which the board has to approve.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2009.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10022 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 136 East 56th Street rent stabilized?
2 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 3 in 2020. That’s 2 of the building’s 147 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 656 Lexington Avenue31 apartments, built 2024
- 115 East 55th Street58 apartments, built 2021
- 126 East 57th Street145 apartments, built 2024
- 667 Lexington Avenue156 apartments, built 1956
- 141 East 55th Street87 apartments, built 1956
- 136 East 55th Street192 apartments, built 1957
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01310-0059.