Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

38 W 56 St

built 1915 · 5 stories · 5 apartments
Registered with the city: A.J. CLARKE REAL ESTAE CORP.; LAWRENCE FAMILY PROPERTIES LLC

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Jul
Boiler burning No. 2 oil (H.B. Smith 19S-6), registration current since Jul 2026
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2026 Feb
Latest accepted inspection Feb 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Jan
Heat or hot water class C
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3F class C
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Nov
Other conditions class I · paperwork · closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2024 Dec
PlumbingApt 5F
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2022 May
Boilers class - 1
DOB Violations
2022 Apr
Boilers class - 2
2022 Apr
Boilers class - 1
2021 Jul
Construction class - 2
2014 Dec
Heating/ventilation permit, Plumbing permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2014 Sep
Fire protection permit
2014 May
General construction permit
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2007 Mar
Construction non-hazardous · never closed
DOB Violations
2007 Jan
Construction hazardous · never closed
2006 Aug
Construction hazardous · never closed
2006 May
Construction non-hazardous · never closed
2005 Sep
Latest boiler work permit 2005
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
2005 Sep
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2004 Sep
General construction permit
2001 Dec
Fuel burning permit
1997 Aug
General construction permit
1996 Jun
Construction never closed
DOB Violations
1996 Apr
Construction non-hazardous · never closed
1915
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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