Office building with commercial space · Midtown, Manhattan

60 East 56th Street

New York, NY 10022

60 East 56th Street is a 12-floor office building with commercial space in Midtown, Manhattan, built in 1955, with about 53,000 square feet of office space according to city records.

Also at 60-66 East 56th Street.

Office space
53K SF
Floors
12
Year built
1955
Zoning
C5-2.5

The 306th largest of the 315 office buildings we track in Midtown. Compare it with 6 neighbors

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Compared with its neighbors

How 60 East 56th Street compares

Next to the 6 nearest large office buildings, all within a 1 minute walk, 60 East 56th Street is the smallest by office floor area. It went up in 1955; the median neighbor dates from 1955. Its estimated property tax, about $12.57 a square foot of floor area before abatements, is below the neighbors' median of $22.37.

60 East 56th Street and the 6 nearest large office buildings: size, floors, year built, estimated property tax per square foot
BuildingOffice spaceFloorsBuiltTax / SF
60 East 56th StreetThis building53K SF121955$12.57
555 Madison Avenue1 min walk311K SF331962$20.62
65 East 55th Street1 min walk519K SF371986$25.80
551 Madison Avenue1 min walk108K SF171922$23.25
430 Park Avenue1 min walk223K SF181954$28.22
575 Madison Avenue1 min walk365K SF251950$21.04
545 Madison Avenue1 min walk130K SF171956$21.49
The 306th largest of the 315 office buildings we track in Midtown: see the full list

Sources: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2 for size, floors and year built; NYC Department of Finance 2026/27 roll for tax (taxable value times the class rate, before abatements, over the whole floor area). Large means at least 50,000 SF of the building's main use. Walking times are straight-line estimates.

NYC tax lot records

Building facts

Other address
60-66 East 56th Street
ZIP code
10022
Building type
Office building with commercial space (city class O6)
Total floor area
57,312 SF
Commercial floor area
57,312 SF
Office
52,652 SF
Retail
4,640 SF
Industrial and storage
10 SF
Height
12 floors
Average floor
About 4,800 SF (floor area divided by floors)
Year built
1955
Last major alteration
1989
Lot area
6,225 SF
Zoning district
C5-2.5
Built FAR
9.21
Max commercial FAR
12
Tax lot (BBL)
1012910045

Nearest subway

  • 5 Av/53 St3 min walk · Not accessible
  • 59 St5 min walk · Not accessible · connects to Lexington Av/59 St
  • 5 Av/59 St5 min walk · Not accessible

Nearby large buildings

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-09-30; addresses from the Property Address Directory (PAD) 26b; subway stations from the MTA Subway Stations dataset, pulled 2026-10-02. Floor areas are the city's estimates for the whole building, not available space. Walking times are straight-line estimates. How we build these pages. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

NYC storefront registry (Local Law 157)

Storefronts and vacancy

Owners registered 2 storefronts at 60 East 56th Street for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and 1 of them stood vacant that day. At least one storefront here has been reported vacant at the end of every year since 2020.

Storefronts registered for December 31, 2024
2
Vacant that day
1
Share vacant across Midtown
14.0%
Share vacant citywide
8.7%

Vacant on December 31, by year

  • 20190 of 2
  • 20201 of 2
  • 20211 of 2
  • 20221 of 2
  • 20231 of 2
  • 20241 of 2

Bars show the share of the lot's registered storefronts that stood vacant.

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Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings for 2019 to 2024, pulled 2026-10-02. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31; counts are by tax lot, as the owners filed them. The 2024 filing was due June 3, 2025, so a storefront vacant then may have been leased since. A vacant storefront is not always on the market, and none here is listed on Leasemark unless it shows above.

NYC Department of Finance records

Owner, property tax and assessed value

The Department of Finance lists 6056 OWNERS COMPANY as the owner of record. For tax year 2026/27 the city values 60 East 56th Street at $14.9 million and assesses it at $6.71 million. After phase-ins and exemptions its taxable value is $6.64 million; at the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists) that comes to about $720,368 a year before abatements, roughly $12.57 per square foot of floor area. Commercial leases here often pass a tenant's share of tax increases over a base year through as additional rent.

Owner of record
6056 OWNERS COMPANY
Tax class
Class 4 (commercial and industrial)
City market value
$14,920,000
Land market value
$3,370,000
Assessed value
$6,714,000
Taxable value (phased in)
$6,640,560
Estimated yearly tax
About $720,368
Tax per SF of floor area
About $12.57

City market value by tax year

  • 2022/23$13.7 million
  • 2023/24$14.6 million
  • 2024/25$15.2 million
  • 2025/26$15.4 million
  • 2026/27$14.9 million

Market value rose 9% from 2022/23 ($13.7 million) to 2026/27.

How Midtown compares: property tax per SF across NYC neighborhoods

Source: NYC Department of Finance, Property Valuation and Assessment Data (2026/27 roll; owner names as the roll records them, which cuts some long names short), pulled 2026-10-02; tax rate from the Department of Finance tax rates page, checked 2026-09-28. The estimate is the taxable value times the class rate. It leaves out abatements, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements and charges, so the actual bill can differ.

NYC energy benchmarking (Local Law 84)

Energy use and emissions

60 East 56th Street's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score, and Local Law 33 letter grades come from that score, so the filing does not yield an A to D grade. Its site energy use came to 42.7 kBtu per square foot, 9% below the national median of 46.8 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 284 metric tons of CO2e (4.51 kg per square foot).

ENERGY STAR score (2024)
None given
Property type (Portfolio Manager)
Office
Site energy use intensity
42.7 kBtu/SF
National median for the type
46.8 kBtu/SF
Greenhouse gas emissions
284 t CO2e
Emissions per SF
4.51 kg CO2e
Floor area in the filing
62,933 SF

Energy sources in 2024

  • Electricity80%
  • District steam20%

Share of the energy used on site, as filed.

Source: NYC Department of Buildings and Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, NYC Building Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local Law 84 (2024 filing), pulled 2026-10-02; grade cutoffs from the Department of Buildings energy grades page. Figures are as the owner filed them in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.

NYC Department of Buildings permits

Work permits and build-outs

In the 12 months to September 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 60 East 56th Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on one floor (floor 7). The newest build-out, on floor 7, was first permitted in April 2025 (construction; filed cost estimate $5,000). A sidewalk shed permit here is active until November 28, 2026.

New jobs, last 12 months
1
Initial permits, last 12 months
1
Newest job first permitted
October 2025
Interior build-outs, last 24 months
1
Floors with interior work, last 24 months
7
Facade and sidewalk jobs, last 24 months
2
Sidewalk shed permit
Active until Nov 28, 2026

Recent build-outs

  • Floor 7April 2025Construction; est. $5,000

New jobs by year

  • 20210
  • 20224
  • 20233
  • 20244
  • 20253
  • 2026 to date0

Source: NYC Department of Buildings, DOB NOW: Build Approved Permits, pulled 2026-10-02 (permits issued through 2026-09-30). A job counts once, when its first permit is issued; renewals are not new work. A build-out groups jobs on the same floors first permitted within 120 days of each other. Costs are the estimates filed with the jobs. Jobs filed before DOB NOW (in the older BIS system) are not counted. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

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Questions about 60 East 56th Street

How big is 60 East 56th Street?

60 East 56th Street has about 57,000 square feet of floor area in total, including 53,000 square feet of office, 5,000 square feet of retail and 0 square feet of industrial and storage space, according to NYC PLUTO 26v2. These are the city's estimates for the whole building, not space that is available.

When was 60 East 56th Street built?

City records list 1955 as the year built, with a major alteration recorded in 1989. The building is 12 floors tall.

What other addresses does 60 East 56th Street have?

City records list 60-66 East 56th Street on the same tax lot (BBL 1012910045) as 60 East 56th Street. A space listed on Leasemark at any of these addresses shows up on this page.

What is the ZIP code of 60 East 56th Street?

60 East 56th Street is in ZIP code 10022, according to the city's tax lot records (NYC PLUTO 26v2) and the Department of Finance's assessment roll. The full mailing address is 60 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022, in Midtown.

What is the zoning at 60 East 56th Street?

The lot is in the C5-2.5 zoning district. PLUTO lists a built floor area ratio (FAR) of 9.21 and a maximum commercial FAR of 12 for this lot.

What subway station is closest to 60 East 56th Street?

The closest subway station to 60 East 56th Street is 5 Av/53 St (the E and F trains), about 900 feet away in a straight line, roughly 3 minutes on foot. Also nearby: 59 St (the 4, 5, 6, N, R and W trains, connected to Lexington Av/59 St), 5 min walk; 5 Av/59 St (the N, R and W trains), 5 min walk. Walking times are straight-line estimates; the street route is longer.

Who owns 60 East 56th Street?

The NYC Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists 6056 OWNERS COMPANY as the owner of record of 60 East 56th Street (BBL 1012910045). Deeds and mortgages for the lot are public in ACRIS, the city's property records system.

Does 60 East 56th Street have an energy grade?

60 East 56th Street's 2024 Local Law 84 benchmarking filing got no ENERGY STAR score, and Local Law 33 letter grades come from that score, so the filing does not yield an A to D grade. Its site energy use came to 42.7 kBtu per square foot, 9% below the national median of 46.8 for a similar property. Its greenhouse gas emissions were about 284 metric tons of CO2e (4.51 kg per square foot).

Is there construction at 60 East 56th Street?

In the 12 months to September 2026, the Department of Buildings issued first permits for 1 job at 60 East 56th Street. In the last two years, interior work was permitted on one floor (floor 7). The newest build-out, on floor 7, was first permitted in April 2025 (construction; filed cost estimate $5,000). A sidewalk shed permit here is active until November 28, 2026. These are the Department of Buildings' DOB NOW work permits for tax lot 1012910045. A permit is approval to do the work; it does not say who the work is for or whether it is finished.

What are the property taxes at 60 East 56th Street?

The Department of Finance's 2026/27 assessment roll lists a taxable value of $6.64 million for 60 East 56th Street. At the Class 4 rate of 10.848% (tax year 2025/26, the latest rate the Department of Finance lists), that is about $720,368 a year, roughly $12.57 per square foot of floor area, before abatements such as ICAP. The city's property tax records for BBL 1012910045 show the actual bill.

What is the assessed value of 60 East 56th Street?

For tax year 2026/27, the NYC Department of Finance puts the market value of 60 East 56th Street at $14.9 million ($3.37 million of it land) and its assessed value at $6.71 million, the 45% of market value the city assesses for Class 4 property. The city's market value rose 9% from 2022/23 ($13.7 million) to 2026/27.

Are there vacant storefronts at 60 East 56th Street?

Owners registered 2 storefronts at 60 East 56th Street for December 31, 2024, the newest annual filing the city has published, and 1 of them stood vacant that day. At least one storefront here has been reported vacant at the end of every year since 2020. These are the owners' filings with the Department of Finance under Local Law 157, so a storefront vacant on December 31, 2024 may have been leased since. Owners and brokers can list a storefront on Leasemark for free.

Is there office space for lease at 60 East 56th Street?

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