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236 West 52 Street

622Records
18City systems
57Open violations
14.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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622 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 287 311 service requests, 137 HPD complaints, 70 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)236-238 WEST 52ND STR
BBL1010230051
BIN1080858, 1080859, 1080860, 1080861

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 14.8. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations57 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 1985-07-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

193 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (143) · Obstruction (16) · Illegal Parking (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Residential Disposal Complaint (5) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$386,950 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)236-238 W. 52ND ST LLC
Head officerMONICA ZALDIVAR
Managing agentMONICA ZALDIVAR
Last registered2024-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,582,000 $1,611,900
2026$4,120,000 $1,854,000
2027$4,428,000 $1,992,600

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Victor's CafeLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (0 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

Subway50 St — C E · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
7 Av — B D E · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 52 St — M20 M104 · 400 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 52 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 111 Adolph S. Ochs
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

236 West 52 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

193 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $139,028 on 2013-09-06 (lender: Banco Popular North America). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-09-06AL&R $1,250,000 — from 236-238 WEST 52ND STREET, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,250,000
2013-09-06Agreement $1,250,000 — from 236-238 WEST 52ND STREET, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,250,000
2013-09-06Mortgage $139,028 — from 236-238 WEST 52ND STREET, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $139,029
2003-10-17Agreement $2,500,000 — from 236-238 WEST 52ND STREET, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $2,500,000
2003-10-17Mortgage $604,442 — from 236-238 WEST 52ND STREET, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $604,442
2003-10-17AL&R $2,500,000 — from 236-238 WEST 52ND STREET, LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $2,500,000
1996-05-15Mortgage $254,142 — from DEL CORRAL, VICTOR; ZALDIVAR, SONIA; DEL, CORRAL, ELOINA; ZALDIVAR, SONIA RODRIGUEZ to BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO $254,142
1990-07-31Mortgage $1,900,000 — from DEL CORRAL, VICTOR to BANCO SANTANDER ETC $1,900,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017026019
20183340111
20195060112
2020205018
20211160311
202211132118
202301590262
202402360139
202500540256
202600950095
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 503Ownership & money 21Health & systems 17

Every one of the 622 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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