56 Lispenard Street, Manhattan, NY 10013
56 Lispenard Street is a 4-story, 3-unit commercial building constructed in 1868, currently owned by Jim Barall. The building has experienced several significant issues over recent years, with the most pressing being multiple active violations related to the failure to file annual External Low Pressure Inspection reports from 2018 through 2023, and a current open Housing Maintenance Code violation from December 2023 concerning unauthorized alterations to first-story hall partitions creating storage rooms. The property has a history of plumbing-related concerns, including a 2018 violation regarding work contrary to a stop work order, though no violations were found at the time of inspection.
While the building has maintained an active bedbug reporting record from 2019 through 2024 showing zero infestations or eradications, there was one bedbug report violation in February 2022 related to late filing. The building's maintenance history shows attention to basic requirements, with regular rodent inspections conducted annually between 2010 and 2018, most of which passed, though there was one failed inspection in February 2011. A concerning pattern emerges from the building's violation history, particularly regarding the lack of compliance with mandatory inspection filings.
In addition to the current open Housing Maintenance Code violation and the multiple active External Low Pressure Inspection violations, there is an additional active violation from 2019 for failure to file the 2017 Boiler Inspection report. The building's permit history shows several plumbing permits issued between September and October 2018-2019, with a 2018 notice of intent to revoke permits due to plumbing license suspension. Three complaints were filed between 2018 and 2024 regarding various issues including unauthorized work and plumbing problems, though in each case, no violations warranted enforcement actions at the time of inspection.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 3 |
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Year built | 1868 |
Total area | 8209 sq ft |
Floors | 4 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | COMMERCIAL ALTERED CLASS A |

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