56 Leonard Street, Manhattan, NY 10013

56 Leonard Street, a 56-story luxury condominium built in 2007, has experienced a number of notable incidents over recent years that warrant attention. Most recently, an active complaint from March 2025 alleges illegal commercial/manufacturing use in the residential zone, following a similar complaint investigation in 2021 that found no violations. In December 2024, the building faced an Environmental Control Board violation regarding occupancy contrary to the Certificate of Occupancy, with approximately 33 cars improperly parked in the building's garage and loading dock areas.

The building underwent scaffold-related issues in 2023, with multiple complaints about inadequate or defective conditions between July and October, and an associated violation in October 2023 regarding sidewalk shed retention requirements. A significant construction safety compliance action was also recorded in October 2023. The building's maintenance and inspection records show generally good housekeeping practices, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past eight reporting periods from 2019 to present, and all rodent inspections (2010-2018) resulted in "Passed" statuses.

While there were multiple elevator-related violations in 2019 concerning inspection/test filings, these were eventually dismissed, along with several other violations from 2019-2022 related to energy benchmarking and construction activities. The building has consistently filed its annual bedbug reports, with the most recent filings (2023-2024) showing zero infested or re-infested dwelling units. Multiple permits for various works have been issued between 2019 and 2022, indicating ongoing maintenance and modernization efforts by the condominium association.