440 East 56th Street
A 13-story building with 82 apartments, built in 1955, in Manhattan, NY 10022.
Addresses on the lot: 436 to 442 East 56th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
440 East 56th Street has 18 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year. It is registered to SUTTON MANOR APTS, INC.
Does 440 East 56th Street have open violations?
Yes: 18 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 | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 7 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 7 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 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 27, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 440 East 56th Street?
440 East 56th Street is registered with HPD to SUTTON MANOR APTS, INC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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 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 440 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
- 20 Sutton Place South88 apartments, built 1953
- 430 East 56th Street82 apartments, built 1955
- 36 East 56th Street102 apartments, built 1948
- 433 East 56th Street71 apartments, built 1967
- 14 Sutton Place South93 apartments, built 1929
- 440 East 57th Street83 apartments, built 1961
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 1-01367-0031.