The owner filed 5 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
8
Open now
101
On record
3
Open Class C
2
Open Class B
3
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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-20
§ 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 HINGES AND LATCH SET AT THE DOOR TO THE BASEMENT ON SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2BIssued 2026-02-02RENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2B, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2023-11-30
§ 27-2005 HMC: IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE A FIRE GUARD AS DIRECTED BY THE NYC DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD) AND/OR THE NYC DEPT. OF BUILDINGS (DOB) TO PROTECT AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED BY HPD AND/OR DOB. FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED BY HPD HAVE RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL HPD VIOLATION(S): 16490190, 16490195, 16490200, 16490205, 16490211 IN ORDER TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AGAINST IMMINENT FIRE HAZARDS OBSERVED, A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED FORTHWITH FOR CONTINUOUS 24 HOUR COVERAGE, NOTWITHSTANDING THE CORRECTION AND CERTIFICATION DATES SET FORTH ABOVE (THE CORRECTION AND CERTIFICATION DATES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE APPLICABLE FOR PURPOSES OF CIVIL PENALTIES THAT MAY BE ASSESSED PURSUANT TO NYC ADMINISTRATIVE CODE § 27-2115, BUT DO NOT REFLECT THE DATE BY WHICH A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED). A FIRE GUARD MUST BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE EXIGENCY OF THE DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD CONDITIONS OBSERVED. THE VIOLATION REQUIRING A FIRE GUARD TO BE PROVIDED WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE FIRE HAZARDS RESULTING IN THE HPD VIOLATION(S) REFERENCED ABOVE AND/OR THE FIRE HAZARDS RESULTING IN RELATED DOB VIOLATION(S) HAVE BEEN DISMISSED.
Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-20
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING KNOB AT THE DOOR TO THE BASEMENT ON SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix
Housing court: repair & harassment cases
3
Cases on record
0
Open now
3
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 2026-02-05
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2016-05-16
Tenant action
CLOSEDOpened 2016-01-29
Tenant action
These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 3 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 9 apartments.
18
20
22
23
2018 — 3 units registered2023 — 3
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.
Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.
The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.
1
Years listed
2025
Most recent
90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01
From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.
Evictions
No marshal-executed evictions on record for this building. Eviction cases filed in court but not carried out aren't included.
The building
1910
Built
5
Floors
9
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
311 complaints from tenants
68
All time
21
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water35
Water Leak10
General8
Paint/Plaster8
Electric2
Unsanitary Condition2
Door/Window2
Flooring/Stairs1
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-02-11 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-02-10 · closed
Heat/Hot WaterApartment Only2026-02-09 · closed
DOB building violations
9
Active
17
On record
7
Active, last 3 yrs
Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2025-03-05
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-12-23
FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
OATH/ECB violations and fines
$37,560
Balance due (active)
10
Active violations
3
Lost by default
These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "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.
ConstructionClass 22025-11-06$1,250 due
DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-11-06$6,250 due
DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-11-06$6,250 due
DEFAULTConstructionClass 22025-11-06$1,280 due
Concern level4 of 4
Severe
013 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 3 apartments
023 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
049 active DOB violation(s)
053 OATH/ECB fines lost by default (unpaid)
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 OATH/ECB 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.
Neighborhood crime
About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
218
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
18
≈ per month
Felony101
Misdemeanor94
Violation23
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
329 E 52nd LLC
Head officer
Isaac Lefkowitz
Managing agent
Isaac Lefkowitz
No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.
This building and the landlord's others
This building
Ownership & money
Speculation watch
·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal
A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.
21
Recorded sales
7
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2023-08-03 · $3,350,000
Most recent mortgage2023-08-03 · $3,060,000
Sale2023-08-03$3,350,000
329 E. 52 REALTY LLC → 329 E 52ND LLC
Mortgage2023-08-03$3,060,000
borrower 329 E 52ND LLC · lender ARION FUND LLC
Mortgage2023-08-03$1,240,000
borrower 329 E 52ND LLC · lender ARION FUND LLC
Sale2022-10-18$2,820,000
ESTATE OF WILLIAM GRIMES, MARY PHILOMENA GRIMES → 329 E. 52 REALTY LLC
Mortgage2015-12-14$1,383,978.48
borrower GRIMES, WILLIAM · lender COUNTRY 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.
Neighborhood noise
Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
835
Noise reports · last 12 mo
70
≈ per month
28
% from neighbors
Unspecified429
Residential230
Street/Sidewalk87
Commercial59
Vehicle29
Helicopter1
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.