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52 East 13 Street

980Records
20City systems
21Open violations
39.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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980 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 415 311 service requests, 121 HPD complaints, 71 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1930
Floors7
Res. units21
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)52 E LLC
BBL1005640011
BIN1080128, 1080129

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 39.4. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations21 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2013-10-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Illegal Parking (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · New Tree Request (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · GENERAL (4).

Filed construction activity

$1,362,855 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)52 E LLC
Head officerAMEET SACHDEV
Managing agentTOPAZ REALTY MGMT LLC
Last registered2025-07-25

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,265,000 $3,719,250
2026$7,860,000 $3,537,000
2027$7,965,000 $3,584,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Everything's JakeAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / University Pl — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeUniversity Pl & E 14 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

52 East 13 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TOPAZ REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC — 13 buildings, 415 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2418 Olinville Avenue BX72 B
6425 Broadway BX57 D
4138 Barnes Avenue BX51 B
361 East 10 Street MN38 A
265 South 2 Street BK35 B
530 West 47 Street MN33 B
536 West 50 Street MN28 A
417 East 6 Street MN24 A
52 East 13 Street MN21 B
230 East 124 Street MN20 B
1915 Beverley Road BK18 A
416 East 120 Street MN12 B
89 East 116 Street MN6 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,602,457 on 2020-05-15 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-05-15AL&R $10,000,000 — from 52 E LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2020-05-15Agreement $10,000,000 — from 52 E LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2020-05-15Mortgage $1,602,457 — from 52 E LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,602,457
2013-04-09Mortgage $535,881 — from 52 E LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $535,881
2013-04-09Agreement $10,000,000 — from 52 E LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $10,000,000
2006-05-17Mortgage $4,728,032 — from K.S. REALTY, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $4,728,032
2006-05-17Agreement $10,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to K.S. REALTY, INC. $10,000,000
2006-05-17AL&R $10,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to K.S. REALTY, INC. $10,000,000
2003-06-16AL&R $5,500,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to K.S. REALTY, INC. $5,500,000
2003-06-16Mortgage $1,347,941 — from K.S. REALTY, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,347,941
2003-06-16Agreement $4,152,059 — from K.S. REALTY, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $4,152,059
2002-08-28Mortgage $1,250,000 — from K.S. REALTY, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,250,000
2000-04-05Mortgage $1,456,807 — from K.S. REALTY, INC. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,456,807
1996-04-29Mortgage $326,163 — from K.S. REALTY INC. to BANKERS FEDERAL SAVINGS, FSB $326,163
1994-05-31Mortgage $1,400,000 — from EAST 13TH STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CITY & SUBURBAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201706390247
201804190225
201907590470
202022204129
2021123190236
202296110329
2023110260138
202470180429
202501120114
202632840392
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The full timeline

Construction 125Enforcement 163Housing & tenants 587Ownership & money 71Health & systems 34

Every one of the 980 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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