34 West 56th Street

34 West 56th Street in Midtown, Manhattan, has 10 open HPD violations, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (73/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 7 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 73/100)

• 10 open housing violations, none in the most serious class.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 2 buildings' registrations; 1 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (10 open), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 18 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-07-28. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 956 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class B: Floor or stair defect (hallway). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ALL WOOD TREADS 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL TO CELLAR AT FRONT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2954858
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint (basement). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING CELLAR PASSAGEWAY CENTER AT EAST., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2954855
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint. D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 4TH STY FRONT APT 4F FRONT ROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4F), issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2954857
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint. D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS & CEILING 4TH STY FRONT APT 4F ENTIRE. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4F), issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2954856
• Class A: Floor or stair defect. SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR ABOVE FLOOR., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2954859
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint. D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS & CLGS & WOODWORK 6 STY NORTH APT 4F THRU OUT. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4F), issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2954860
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint. D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CLG 5 STY NORTH APT 4F NORTHWEST ROOM. , SECTION '' '' (apt 4F), issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2954861
• Class A: Floor or stair defect (hallway). D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT FLOOR 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL AT FRONT., issued 2008-06-19. HPD violation 2954853

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 34 WEST 56 ST REALTY CORP. Head officer: SHOKI KANEDA. Managing agent: SHOKI KANEDA. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 3, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1012710057, HPD building ID 34242. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 57 St (M), 2 min walk
• 5 Av/53 St (E, F), 4 min walk
• 5 Av/59 St (N, R, W), 4 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.