015 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
022 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
042 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.
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The owner registered 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2022 — of about 16 apartments.
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2018 — 2 units registered2022 — 2
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
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The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
DOB building violations
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
Housing court
Landlord and related buildings
Unpaid city fines
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.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
22
Open now
56
On record
5
Open Class C
10
Open Class B
7
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 2026-09-08
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT THE BUILDING FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, SECTION ''253e52ndst''
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2024-02-13
§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM MISSING
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-09-29
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE DOOR AND FRAME AT BULKHEAD TO THE ROOF , 5th STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4DIssued 2019-09-105+ 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 4D, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
311 complaints from tenants
51
All time
10
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water25
Door/Window9
Plumbing6
General3
Water Leak2
Electric2
Unsanitary Condition2
Paint/Plaster1
Door/WindowDoor2026-08-25 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-07-27 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-07-27 · closed
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
719
Noise reports · last 12 mo
60
≈ per month
31
% from neighbors
Unspecified299
Residential225
Street/Sidewalk95
Commercial62
Vehicle35
Helicopter3
311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly unspecified) — 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 crime
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
292
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
24
≈ per month
Felony115
Misdemeanor147
Violation30
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.
DOB building violations
2
Active
18
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2003-09-09
ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL1992-09-23
Housing court
1
Cases on record
0
Open now
1
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
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 2009-02-06
Heat / hot water
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
251 E 52ND ASSOCIATES LP
Head officer
VLADY SHEYNIN
Managing agent
Pinnacle City Living
7 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
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.
UnknownClass 12026-09-16$2,500 due
UnknownClass 22026-09-16$1,250 due
Ownership & money
6
Recorded sales
5
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale1992-04-03 · no recorded price
Most recent mortgage2017-10-18 · $3,067,812.24
Mortgage2017-10-18$3,067,812.24
borrower 251 E. 52ND ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender SIGNATURE BANK
Mortgage2011-07-22$1,047,070.39
borrower 251 E. 52ND ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK
Mortgage2004-12-08$3,700,000
borrower 251 E. 52ND ASSOCIATES, L.P. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
Sale1992-04-03no recorded price
ANGELILLO, TINA EXTR, DELUCA, CONCETTA LWT → 251 E. 52ND ASSOC L.P.
Sale1987-07-07no recorded price
DE LUCA, CONCETTA, DE LUCA, PINO L EXECOF → DE LUCA, CONCETTA IND
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.