Manhattan · Block 1061 · Lot 52 · 10019

438 West 52 Street

5 floors · 14 apartments · 9,280 sq ft · built 1901 · class C1 · owner of record: 436 West 52 Llc

13open violations
$178,750ECB/OATH penalties owed
0HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
49dto Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle)

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Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Gas piping inspection (2026 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2026
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 4 is on the 2026 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 49 days
Due this year
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 49 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 49 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 65 days
Annual
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

Sep 1, 2027
in 293 days
Registered through 2027-09-01

Open violations

ECB / OATH (12) · $178,750 owed
IssuedViolationHearingBalance
Dec 5, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 35688421Y ISSUED ON 03/27/2025 FOR PERMANENT DWELLING OFFERED/USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT-RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORR
#39169501P
Feb 12, 2026
DEFAULT
$6,250
Dec 5, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 35688423H ISSUED ON 03/27/2025 FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER (AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM), FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTIO
#39169498N
Feb 12, 2026
DEFAULT
$6,250
Dec 5, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION35684590R ISSUED ON 01/10/2025 AND # 35688424J ISSUED ON 03/27/2025 FOR MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS. (FIRE ALARM SYSTEM), FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
#39169499P
Feb 12, 2026
DEFAULT
$6,250
Dec 5, 2025Construction CLASS - 2
FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 35684588H ISSUED ON 01/10/2025 FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER: LACK OF REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR,
#39169500N
Feb 12, 2026
DEFAULT
$6,250
Mar 27, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF A AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. WHERE REQUIRED PER BC 903.2 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE IN OUT 4B AT 2 FLOOR. PREVIOUS VIOLATION 35684589J. REMEDY: DISC
#35688423H
May 12, 2027
PENDING
$25,000
Mar 27, 2025Quality of Life CLASS - 1
PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIALPURPOSES BY DEPT OF BUILDING RECORD INDICATES TO BE A CLASS "A" MULTIPLE DWELLING NOW 4B ON 2 FLOOR HAS BEEN USED/CONVERTED TO TRANSIENT USE
#35688421Y
May 12, 2027
PENDING
$70,000
Mar 27, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
BC 907.2.8. FAILURE TO PROVIDE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE AT 4B ON 2ND FLOOR. PREVIOUS VIOLATION 35684590R. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.
#35688424J
May 12, 2027
PENDING
$25,000
Mar 27, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OR REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR PER BC 1018.1 27-366 BC 1021 BC 1006.3 AT UNIT 4B ON 2 FLOOR FOR TRANSIENT USE. PREVIOUS VIOLATI
#35688422X
May 12, 2027
PENDING
$25,000
Jan 10, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR AS PER BC1018.1(2008); BC 1021.1(2014); BC 1006.3(2022) AND 27-366 FOR TRANSIEN
#35684588H
Sep 18, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Jan 10, 2025Quality of Life CLASS - 2
PERMANENT WELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. DOB RECORDS INIDICATES PREMISES TO BE LEGALLY APPROVED AS A CLASS "A" MULITPLE DWELLING. AT TIME OF INSPECTION NOTED APARTMENT 4B
#35684587X
Sep 18, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
Jan 10, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS WHERE REQUIRED AS PER BC 903.2 AND 27-954 FOR TRANSIENT USE AT APARTMENT 4B. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE ILLE
#35684589J
Sep 18, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$1,250
Jan 10, 2025Construction CLASS - 1
BC 907.2.8. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED CLASS "J" FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE AT APARTMENT 4B. REMEDY: DISCONTINUE ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY.
#35684590R
Sep 18, 2025
IN VIOLATION
$2,500
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DOB NOW Safety (0)

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HPD (1) · C 0 · B 0 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Jun 29, 2026A§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMAOct 2, 2026

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