# 139 E 56 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/139-east-56-street-manhattan

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Also known as 677 Lexington Ave, 685 Lexington Ave, 685 Lexington Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2024-07-03)

## The building

- **Year built:** 2018 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 17 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Homes:** 151 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Worth knowing

- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario

## Also on record

- City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- Elevator periodic inspection filed within the last year (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-21)
- No open HPD violations about building conditions from the last 10 years (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21)
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jul 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Facade rating:** No facade filing found for this building (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (excavation) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 0 open (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21)
- **DOB violations:** 1 open: 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** no complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's 2024 list. Owners who register late or not at all are missing, so ask HCR about a specific apartment (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Cummins QSX15-G9), registration current since Nov 2025 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21)
- **Boiler work permits:** Latest boiler work permit 2019 (2 on record) (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20)
- **Elevators:** 4 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Apr 2026 (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Gas piping:** No open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Energy:** ENERGY STAR score 32 (2024 report) (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 69 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Sales:** Last sold Apr 2016 for $60,984,500 (NYC Citywide Annualized Calendar Sales, as of 2026-06-09)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit; permits since Sep 2017, last expired Dec 2024 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Registered with the city

- 139 EAST 56TH STREET LANDLORD LLC (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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