136 East 56 Street
Manhattan · 10022 · BBL 1013100059
136 East 56 Street is a multi-family elevator building in Midtown East, Manhattan, ZIP 10022. City records date it to 1962 and count 147 residential units of 159 total. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 136 E 56th St Owners INC. Its most recent total assessed value is $19.9M.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 136 East 56 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 2 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is down from 3 units in 2020. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 6 violations against this building, of which 0 remain unresolved.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Homes proposed for removal
A filing dated June 28, 2023 proposes taking this building from 147 homes to 146 homes, 1 home fewer. The job is valued at $29,890. The filed description reads: INTERIOR RENOVATION AND LEGALIZATION TO THE COMBINATION OF APARTMENTS 6A AND 6B INTO ONE APARTMENT, REMOMAL OF KITCHEN WITH PLUMBING CHANGES. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY..
Dwelling counts come from the applicant, not from an inspection, and they are only recorded in DOB NOW filings, so nothing here covers work filed before 2021. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
Building permits
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ALINSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR | Jul 22, 2026 | AL |
| GCFiling for minor interior renovations in residential unit 4BCD as per plans file | Jul 17, 2026 | AL |
| GC+STRFACADE RESTORATION AND ROOF REPAIRS AS INDICATED ON PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHA | Jul 2, 2026 | AL |
| SHDINSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR | Jun 5, 2026 | AL |
| PLMPROPOSED PLUMBING WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH DOB NOW JOB M01191007-I1 AS P[ER PL | May 6, 2026 | AL |
| PMMINSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY GLASS RAILING ROOF PROTECTION AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE | May 1, 2026 | AL |
| GCPROPOSED INTERIOR RENOVATION WORK FOR EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY ELEVATOR BUILDINGS O | Apr 28, 2026 | AL |
| SCFInstallation of suspended scaffold for facade work or inspection. | Apr 20, 2026 | AL |
| GCMINOR INTERIOR PARTITION CHANGES AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUP | Mar 4, 2026 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
29 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 136 East 56 Street compares in 10022
PulseCities tracks 5,757 lots in 10022, of which 54 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 357 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10022 scores 24.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 124 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Midtown East →
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Questions about 136 East 56 Street
Who owns 136 East 56 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 136 East 56 Street names 136 E 56th St Owners INC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 136 East 56 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 136 East 56 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 136 East 56 Street?
No executed eviction at 136 East 56 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 136 East 56 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 2 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is the displacement risk around 136 East 56 Street?
10022 (Midtown East) scores 24.3 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: eviction rate, LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, assessment spikes, and 311 complaint volume. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.