The listing facts are current enough for an initial property review.
1278 E 56th St
Listing Notes
Attached 2 family all brick home ready for its next owner. Sitting on 24x100 lot, the property offers a spacious layout featuring large 3 bdrm 1 bath over 2 rm 1 bath plus a full finish basement 1 bdrm 3/4 bath
Market Insights
$423/sqft vs a nearby median of $526/sqft.
- -20% versus the nearby median price per square foot.
- 2 price records are available for this property.
- 2,504 sqft creates a usable price-per-square-foot read.
Pricing Read
Asking price is about 17.6% below the fair value — likely to draw competing offers if it's still on market.
- Transit access−$40k −3.0%
- Sparse street life−$20k −1.5%
- Visible condition issues−$13k −1.0%
Property Read
The asking price per square foot is below the nearby median, which can be worth a closer comp check.
Recorded price cuts can create room for negotiation, but the latest ask still needs to be compared against true comps.
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Listing Details
- Days on market
- 14 days
- Last price change
- Down $100,000 (8.6%)
- Listed
- Apr 27, 2026
- Photos
- 2 photos
- Property type
- multi family
- Status
- for sale
- Garage
- 1 space
Features & Amenities
Building Facts
- Year built
- 1950
- Stories
- 2
- Total units
- 2
- Residential units
- 2
- Building area
- 2,504 sqft
- Lot size
- 2,400 sqft
- Land use
- One and two family buildings
- Building class
- B1
From NYC public records where available.
Price History
Public Records
0 total recorded against the building
3 total recorded
Tax-lot deed, mortgage, and transfer records on file
Top: illegal parking
Top complaint types in ZIP 11234
- Illegal Parking6,515
- Blocked Driveway2,777
- Noise - Residential2,275
- Abandoned Vehicle2,045
- Water System1,098
Recent HPD
- Oct 14, 2023Class A · § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REFIT PATIO DOOR AT EAST IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
- Oct 14, 2023Class B · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST
- Oct 14, 2023Class B · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WARPED AND BULGING WOOD FLOORING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT ...
Recent Transfers (ACRIS)
- Nov 25, 2015DEED
- Apr 10, 2007DEED
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