52 West 56th Street, Manhattan
Apartment building · 17 units · built c. 1920 · Block 1271, Lot 64.
Building permits
- Alteration, filed Nov 21, 2025, estimated cost $52K, described as “Interior renovation existing commercial space with partition work on 1ST floor and cell.”
- Alteration, filed Mar 21, 2023, estimated cost $10K, described as “Install (1) new gas meter on existing piping in the cellar.”
Property taxes
- Assessment
- $3,416,400
- 2026–27 tax
- $387,236
- Market value (city estimate)
- $7,592,000
- Taxable value
- $3,113,080
- Assessed land
- $989,100
- Assessed improvements
- $2,427,300
Zoning
C5-P: floor area ratio 3.76 built, 10.00 allowed by base zoning.
Flood zone
Current FEMA flood map: zone X, minimal flood hazard.
Board and land use applications
- Change to an earlier grant (Board of Standards and Appeals 395-89-BZ): Change to an earlier grant, Granted, filed Nov 30, 1999, decided Oct 17, 2000. Reopening for an extension of term of variance which expired November IS, 1999 and for an amendment to permit a rearrangement of the health club space.
- OSAKA HEALTH CLUB (City Planning P1989M1050): Completed. 89-261M: SPECIAL PERMIT FOR PHYSICAL CULTURE ESTABLISHMENT.