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56 East 131st St, Manhattan

BBL 1-01755-0047

En español: 11 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 49 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 8 años abierta, desde el 26 de septiembre de 2018.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 24 certifications filed against 3 new Class C in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 8 years, since September 26, 2018.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 9 Class C violations: 4 by the original certify-by date, 5 after it. How certification works

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11 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed September 26, 2018.

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DOB violations
3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued December 1, 2024.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 50 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
2 boilers, both inspected in 2025, the latest on December 3. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 3, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened September 27, 2024, awarded for $490.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C11 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Vermin / InfestationCertified on time19162445HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19091511HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Fire SafetyNotice sent18787693HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18533007HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18533006HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Fire SafetyNotice sent18213186
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant18192562
Fire SafetyNot complied with17079073
Vermin / InfestationDefect letter sent16977637
Fire SafetyCertified late16977622
The report lists all 11, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B37 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19162447HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Notice sent19162444HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Notice sent19091509HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Notice sent19091508HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Fire SafetyNotice sent19027765HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Fire SafetyNotice sent19027764HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Notice sent18934575HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Notice sent18787694HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Notice sent18787692HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
Notice sent18787691HERITAGE HOUSES DEVELOPMENT L.P.
The report lists all 37, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB1 open
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39120245H

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Does 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan had 49 open violations on September 27, 2026: 48 from HPD and 1 from OATH/ECB. 11 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 8 years, since September 26, 2018.

Is 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 24 certifications filed against 3 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 9 Class C violations: 4 by the original certify-by date, 5 after it. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Does 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 3 active DOB violations. The newest was issued December 1, 2024. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a general construction order, opened September 27, 2024, awarded for $490. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 50 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

It has 2 boilers, both inspected in 2025, the latest on December 3. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 3, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 2009 as the year 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 40 residential units at 56 East 131 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus DOB violations, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 56 East 131st St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/56-east-131-street-manhattan

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