209 East 56th Street
A 13-story building with 105 apartments, built in 1960, in Manhattan, NY 10022.
Addresses on the lot: 209 to 215 East 56th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
209 East 56th Street has 12 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 209 EAST 56TH STREET.
Does 209 East 56th Street have open violations?
Yes: 12 open violations as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 9 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 2 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 1 complaint 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 209 East 56th Street?
209 East 56th Street is registered with HPD to 209 EAST 56TH STREET. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
13 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions 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 209 East 56th Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 220 East 57th Street161 apartments, built 1970
- 212 East 57th Street38 apartments, built 2004
- 935 3rd Avenue198 apartments, built 1960
- 222 East 56th Street58 apartments, built 1910
- 207 East 57th Street67 apartments, built 2005
- 231 East 55th Street40 apartments, built 2001
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 1-01330-0007.