56 West 119th Street
A 5-story building with 44 apartments, built in 1920, in Manhattan, NY 10026.
Addresses on the lot: 56 to 60 West 119th Street.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
56 West 119th Street has 118 open HPD violations, 23 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 25 complaints to HPD in the past year, 5 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 56-60 W 119 ST HDFC.
Does 56 West 119th Street have open violations?
Yes: 118 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 | 23 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 79 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 16 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 3 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 25 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 5 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 56 West 119th Street?
56 West 119th Street is registered with HPD to 56-60 W 119 ST HDFC. 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in February 2024. HPD’s record has 10 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 27% of residential buildings in 10026 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 56 West 119th 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
- 29 West 118th Street20 apartments, built 1909
- 21 West 118th Street35 apartments, built 1940
- 170 Lenox Avenue34 apartments, built 1902
- 162 Lenox Avenue33 apartments, built 1930
- 42 West 120th Street28 apartments, built 1902
- 180 Lenox Avenue46 apartments, built 1899
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 1-01717-0058.