Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
54
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Midtown-Times Square
2 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
38 WEST 56TH STREET · 6 apartments · built 1915 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- M train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 2 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
Open and hazardous
2 violations the city still lists as unresolved
2 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 7 months.
- Heat / hot water2
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 49% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2026-02-02 and remains open on HPD’s records.