235 West 56th Street
A 45-story building with 482 apartments, built in 1987, in Manhattan, NY 10019.
Addresses on the lot: 948 to 954 8th Avenue.
HPD records as of October 26, 2026
235 West 56th Street has 3 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered to SYMPHONY HOUSE, LLC.
Does 235 West 56th Street have open violations?
Yes: 3 open violations as of October 26, 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 | 2 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
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 26, 2026, none 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 235 West 56th Street?
235 West 56th Street is registered with HPD to SYMPHONY HOUSE, LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
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 3 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 21% of residential buildings in 10019 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 235 West 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
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Buildings nearby
- 238 West 56th Street23 apartments, built 1926
- 230 West 56th Street107 apartments, built 2002
- 1752 Broadway396 apartments, built 1979
- 217 West 57th Street179 apartments, built 2013
- 301 West 57th Street295 apartments, built 1987
- 306 West 56th Street115 apartments, built 1964
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 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 1-01028-7501.