Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
81
out of 100
Heavier than 81% of buildings in East Midtown-Turtle Bay
23 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 10 apartments here are rent stabilized.
140 EAST 56TH STREET · 156 apartments · built 1956 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 10 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 6/E/F/M train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 23 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
23 violations the city still lists as unresolved
23 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 11 years.
- Fire & life safety14
- Paint / plaster4
- Other2
- Pests1
- Heat / hot water1
- Disrepair1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 68% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2005-02-25 and remains open on HPD’s records.