56 Charles Street

Living conditions

Violations are issued by inspectors. Complaints are what residents reported; a complaint alone does not mean a problem was found.

Living here and something needs fixing? Ask for a repair in writing.

HPD housing code violations

“Closed” can mean the owner certified a repair, not that an inspector confirmed it.

Most recent open violations

• Oct 1, 2009 · open · Building-wide
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNSET EVERY DAY TO SUNRISE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING , 100 WATTS REQUIRED.
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  8084146

  Record date

  Oct 1, 2009

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Jul 23, 2009 · open · Apt 3F
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE CHIMNEY COVER FOR FIRE PLACE IN THE 1st LIVING ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  4338448

  Record date

  Jul 23, 2009

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Jul 23, 2009 · open · Apt 3F
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  4338454

  Record date

  Jul 23, 2009

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Jul 23, 2009 · open · Apt 3F
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RUSTY WATER SUPPLY AT ENTIRE APARTMENT, 3rd STORY, APARTMENT
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  4338457

  Record date

  Jul 23, 2009

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Jul 23, 2009 · open · Apt 2F
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  4441295

  Record date

  Jul 23, 2009

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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Mice, rats, roaches and bedbugs

• 5 HPD violations for mice from before Oct 2023 are still open. Official record
• City rat inspectors checked this property 1 time since Oct 2023 and found no signs of rats. Official record

What residents reported to 311

In the last 12 months, residents called 311 most about noise (2). Derived by PRA

Heat and hot water

Derived by PRA Counted by PRA from 311 records. No “high” or “low” label is shown here; see “Compared with the neighborhood” near the top for how this building compares with others nearby.

Complaints to HPD

4 complaints to HPD since Jun 11, 2003, mostly fire and safety. Official record

HPD receives many housing complaints through 311, so these overlap with the 311 counts below. PRA never adds the two together.

Complaints to 311

19 service requests since Oct 11, 2020, by category. They overlap with the HPD complaints above.

• Other11
• Noise8

Categories such as “Heat and hot water” are PRA's grouping of each agency's own complaint types; the original type is kept on every record.

Know your rights

Rules that apply to renters across New York City, not findings about this building. Each one names the law or rule it comes from.

Every renter

• Your landlord has to keep it livable

  Every lease in New York, written or spoken, comes with a promise that the apartment and shared areas are fit to live in and not dangerous to your health or safety. You can't sign that promise away.

  Official recordNY Real Property Law §235-b, checked Oct 19, 2026

• Put repair problems on the record

  A complaint to the city (311 in NYC) creates a dated record and can lead to an inspection. Those records are what PRA shows.

  Official recordNYC HPD / 311, checked Oct 19, 2026

• There's public money for repairs

  Owners can apply to city programs for repairs. J-51 lowers property taxes for renovating apartment buildings. HPD's lead program offers loans that can be forgiven, averaging $10,000 per apartment, for buildings built before 1960. Each program has its own rules.

  Official recordNYC Finance (J-51); NYC HPD owner resources, checked Oct 19, 2026

If your apartment is rent-stabilized

PRA can't tell yet which apartments are rent-stabilized. Ask the landlord, or check your lease.

• Apartment upgrades have a limit

  If your apartment is rent-stabilized, the owner can raise the rent to pay for work inside it, up to $30,000 of work. That's at most about $179 a month. For a vacant apartment the state approved first, the limit is $50,000, at most about $347 a month. These increases are permanent.

  Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 26 (rules since Oct 17, 2024), checked Oct 19, 2026

• Ask for the receipts

  If your apartment is rent-stabilized and your new rent includes an increase for apartment improvements, you can ask the owner for proof of the work by certified mail, when you're offered the lease or within 60 days of signing. The owner has 30 days to send it.

  Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 26, checked Oct 19, 2026

• Building-wide upgrades: 2% a year at most

  If your apartment is rent-stabilized, the state can approve a rent increase for work on the whole building, like a new boiler or roof. It's capped at 2% a year and comes off the rent after 30 years.

  Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 24, checked Oct 19, 2026

Ask for a repair

Fill in the blanks for a polite, dated message to the owner or manager. It names the problems, points to the law and asks for a date.

General information, not legal advice.

Who owns it

Who the records say owns and manages this building, how that changed, and what else those organizations appear on.

Owner of record

Sarma Holdings Wv, LLC

Official record Buyer on the most recent deed, dated Nov 7, 2011.

No sale price on the Nov 2011 deed. Last sold for $4,000,000 USD in Dec 2004. Official record Prices as written on the recorded deeds. A deed with no price is often a transfer between related parties.

Landlord registration

Official record Renewal not on file yet. Last filed Jul 18, 2025.

Rent

Asking rents

When PRA has a lawful source, this section will show observed asking rents with their dates and sample sizes. An advertised price is not a signed lease or the rent a tenant pays.