Brooklyn · Block 807 · Lot 24 · 11220

438 52 Street

4 floors · 32 apartments · 21,600 sq ft · built 1931 · class C1 · owner of record: 438 52nd St Owners Corp

25open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
5HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
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RequirementDueStatus
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

OverdueRegistration expired 2026-09-01
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 68 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 68 days
Annual
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 84 days
Annual
Gas piping inspection (2029 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2029
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 7 is on the 2029 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2029
in 1164 days
Next cycle year 2029
Annual boiler inspection (1 boiler) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2026-05-01 (Accepted). Agency page

On file2026 reports accepted

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Jun 1, 1994LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
Jun 1, 1993LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS

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DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE
DOB NOW Safety (3)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 15, 2025Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Jun 1, 1994Boiler LL6291
Active
Jun 1, 1993Boiler LL6291
Active
HPD (20) · C 5 · B 11 · A 4
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
May 4, 2026CApt B7 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AT INTERIOR SIDE OF THE LOWER SASH WINDOW 1ST FROM EAST AT SOUTH, IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B7, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTMay 10, 2026
May 16, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 20, 2023
May 16, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANEL UPPER SASH WINDOW AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 20, 2023
May 16, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANEL LOWER SASH WINDOW AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 20, 2023
May 16, 2023CApt D7 · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 11, 2023
May 16, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO THE BOX ON NORTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 20, 2023
Mar 27, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING CLOSE TO THE WINDOW IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 1, 2023
Mar 27, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW COUNTER BALANCE LOWER SASH AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHMay 1, 2023
Mar 27, 2023CApt D7 · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 22, 2023
Mar 27, 2023CApt D7 · § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHApr 10, 2023
Mar 24, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTApr 28, 2023
Mar 24, 2023AApt D7 · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTJun 27, 2023
Mar 24, 2023CApt D7 · HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTApr 19, 2023
Mar 24, 2023A§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING.Jun 27, 2023
Mar 24, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTApr 28, 2023
Mar 23, 2023A§ 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER STACK FROM NORTH AT WEST EXTERIOR WALL AT WEST YARD AT FIRE ESCAPEJun 26, 2023
Mar 23, 2023A§ 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON AREA OF A CLASS A MULTIPLE DWELLING NEAR INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR PROVIDE NOTICE TO TENANTS IN A PRIVATE DWELLING.Jun 26, 2023
Jan 23, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTFeb 27, 2023
Jan 23, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASHTUB WASTE LINE IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTFeb 27, 2023
Jan 23, 2023BApt D7 · § 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN SINK WASTE LINE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT D7, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WESTFeb 27, 2023

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City records as of Oct 24, 2026, 6:08 AM ET. BBL 3008070024.

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