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52 Barrow Street

405Records
16City systems
5Open violations
65Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10014 · Neighborhood: West Village
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405 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 117 311 service requests, 81 HPD complaints, 45 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10014
Built1891
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)M & E 52 BARROW LLC
BBL1005880039
BIN1010030

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 65. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

47 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 41).

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

What 311 hears from this address

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · APPLIANCE (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Noise (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · GENERAL (2).

Filed construction activity

$121,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1891)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)M & E 52 BARROW LLC
Head officerSTEVEN CROMAN
Managing agentCENTENNIAL PROPERTY NY
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,591,000 $2,515,950
2026$5,438,000 $2,447,100
2027$5,754,000 $2,589,300

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayChristopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av South / Barrow St — M20 · 400 ft
Citi Bike7 Ave S & Bleecker St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School
Middle: M.S. 297. 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 Barrow Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

45 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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 CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
246 Mott Street MN80 A
195 Stanton Street MN61 A
358 West 51 Street MN56 B
51 Leroy Street MN40 A
432 East 13 Street MN38 B
340 East 58 Street MN37 A
410 East 13 Street MN35 B
2100 2 Avenue MN35 C
416 East 13 Street MN35 B
560 Hudson Street MN32 A
99 3 Avenue MN32 B
330 East 35 Street MN31 B
234 West 14 Street MN30 A
95 Perry Street MN30 A
314 East 106 Street MN28 C
343 East 5 Street MN28 A
232 Elizabeth Street MN28 B
1590 Lexington Avenue MN25 B
1345 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 D
336 East 18 Street MN25 A
340 East 18 Street MN24 C
346 East 18 Street MN24 D
212 East 105 Street MN24 D
60 Avenue B MN22 B
231 East 4 Street MN22 D
325 East 5 Street MN21 C
52 Barrow Street MN20 B
219 East 28 Street MN20 C
159 Stanton Street MN20 C
3 West 103 Street MN20 B
219 East 23 Street MN20 C
7 East 75 Street MN20 C
382 East 10 Street MN20 A
15 West 103 Street MN20 C
234 Mott Street MN20 B
145 East 26 Street MN19 B
115 Mulberry Street MN18 C
221 East 23 Street MN18 B
380 East 10 Street MN18 B
424 East 9 Street MN18 B
521 East 5 Street MN18 B
354 Lenox Avenue MN18 F
2154 2 Avenue MN17 C
228 East 32 Street MN16 C
697 10 Avenue MN16 A
44 Avenue B MN16 B
279 East 10 Street MN16 B
213 East 26 Street MN16 D
134 Orchard Street MN16 C
72 West 108 Street MN15 D
529 East 6 Street MN14 B
124 Ridge Street MN14 B
345 West 53 Street MN14 D
438 West 52 Street MN14 B
218 Avenue A MN14 A
2172 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 D
171 East 102 Street MN13 C
147 Avenue A MN13 B
16 East 116 Street MN12 C
200 Stanton Street MN12 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,058,894 on 2019-11-15 (lender: Axos Bank), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-11-15SPRD $34,180,000 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC; 321 W. 16TH LLC; 1345-1349 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 279 E. 10TH LLC; M&E 52 B to AXOS BANK $34,180,000
2019-11-15Mortgage $4,058,894 — from 521 E. 5TH LLC; 279 E. 10TH LLC; 321 W. 16TH LLC; 277 E. 10TH LLC; M&E 52 BARROW, LLC; 134 to AXOS BANK $4,058,894
2013-10-17AL&R $8,250,000 — from M & E 52 BARROW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,250,000
2013-10-17Agreement $8,250,000 — from M & E 52 BARROW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,250,000
2013-10-17Mortgage $2,619,356 — from M & E 52 BARROW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,619,356
2011-08-08Agreement $5,850,000 — from M&E 52 BARROW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,850,000
2011-08-08AL&R $5,850,000 — from M&E 52 BARROW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,850,000
2011-08-08Mortgage $3,804,872 — from M&E 52 BARROW, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,804,872
2006-12-27CMTG $9,232,000 — from M&E 52 BARROW, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $9,232,000
2006-12-27Agreement $2,255,385 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to M&E 52 BARROW, LLC $2,255,385
2004-10-26AL&R $2,350,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to M & E 52 BARROW, LLC $2,350,000
2004-10-26Agreement $2,350,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to M & E 52 BARROW, LLC $2,350,000
2004-10-26Mortgage $197,407 — from M & E 52 BARROW, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $197,407
2002-05-22Mortgage $1,326,947 — from M & E 52 BARROW, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,326,947
1999-04-30Mortgage $678,485 to INTERVEST MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES L.P. $678,485

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704180224
2018303017
201900114217
20200080210
202101380241
2022006017
2023014038
2024004228
202504700276
202601300132
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 237Ownership & money 45Health & systems 23

Every one of the 405 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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