Manhattan · NYC SIDEWALK SHED RECORD

342 West 56 Street

Sidewalk shed permits, reported ownership and façade history for 342 West 56 Street, Manhattan, New York City.

0.3 years since the first permit of the oldest currently active shed job: . Permit age does not establish continuous physical presence or inactivity.

Snapshot: . BIN 1025443 · Tax lot 1010460054.

Repairs required; removal not confirmed

The 2022-02-18 filing says SWARMP: safe with a repair and maintenance program. It does not confirm that repairs are finished.

The incentive to put repairs off

A large repair bill can be harder to fund than ongoing shed rent. NYC officials have identified that incentive to delay, while pedestrians and businesses live with the shed. Rent does not replace the duty to repair or pay applicable penalties. Research, rules and examples

The interactive page compares dated repair budgets and recorded enforcement where available. These are not verified savings or evidence of this owner’s motive.

Reported building owner

HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — named in a façade filing dated 2022-02-18. This is dated attribution, not verified current title or beneficial ownership.

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Latest dated façade classification

SWARMP · 2022-02-18 · Cycle 9. Safe with a repair and maintenance program; this does not mean all work is complete.

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Active sidewalk shed permits

  • M01431835-I1 — first permitted 2026-07-20; listed expiration 2027-01-06; status Permit Entire; reported length 124 ft.

DOB active-shed source · Summed lengths may overlap.

Façade filing history

What remains unknown

These records do not independently establish continuous shed presence, daily repair activity, approved extensions, actual repair costs or owner intent. The interactive page can request additional repair and summons records; source failures and incomplete coverage are labeled.

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