52 West 77 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01129-0059BIN 1028822

Concern level3 of 4

High

013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 46 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0411 active DOB violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 14 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 137 apartments.

2018 — 16 units registered2023 — 14

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1903

Built

Floors

137

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 49 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building21 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2025-08-25

§27-2005 (E) HMC: PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE TENANTS AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR TO ESSENTIAL SERVICE INTERRUPTION BY POSTING A NOTICE IN A PROMINENT PLACE WITHIN THE PUBLIC PART OF THE BUILDING AND ON EACH FLOOR OF SUCH BUILDING, WHERE AN OWNER MUST MAKE A REPAIR THAT MAY RESULT IN AN INTERRUPTION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS UTILITIES(HEAT, HOT WATER, GAS, ELECTRICITY, OR ELEVATOR) THAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS. SAMPLE NOTICE AVAILABLE AT WWW.NYC.GOV/HPD OR AS PROVIDED IN THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION. MISSING NO GAS SIGN

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3CIssued 2024-12-23

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8BIssued 2021-12-065+ YRS OLD

§ 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 8B, 8th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , SECTION ''NORTH''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 6GIssued 2026-04-30RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTELINE AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6G, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

145

All time

Last 12 months

General43

Heat/Hot Water22

Appliance15

Door/Window15

Plumbing13

Flooring/Stairs12

Paint/Plaster10

Unsanitary Condition7

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

379

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential129

Unspecified114

Street/Sidewalk44

Vehicle41

Commercial40

Helicopter11

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly residential) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

219

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony71

Misdemeanor83

Violation65

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2021-09-08

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-01-25Apt #3Kresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-08-06

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

EQR-50 WEST 77TH, LLC

Head officer

WAYNE NGAI

Managing agent

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

21 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

102 WEST 27 STREETMANHATTAN 111 LAWRENCE STREETBROOKLYN 1602 2 AVENUEMANHATTAN 170 AMSTERDAM AVENUEMANHATTAN 180 RIVERSIDE BOULEVARDMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2007-06-12 · $58,000,000

Most recent mortgage2005-08-04 · $300,000

Sale2007-06-12$58,000,000

FIFTY-TWO WEST 77TH STREET CORP. → EQR-50 WEST 77TH, LLC

Mortgage2005-08-04$300,000

borrower FIFTY TWO WEST 77TH STREET CORP. · lender M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST

Mortgage2001-07-24$2,000,000

borrower FIFTY-TWO WEST 77THSTREET CORP. · lender M & T REAL ESTATE, INC.

Mortgage1978-06-08no recorded price

borrower FIFTY TWO W.77 ST CORP · lender CENTRAL SAVINGS BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale