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346 West 52 Street

780Records
18City systems
1Open violations
28.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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780 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 253 311 service requests, 190 HPD housing violations, 164 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)346-52 REALTY, LLC
BBL1010420050
BIN1025215

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 28.8. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Illegal Dumping (7) · Outdoor Dining (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Missed Collection (2).

Filed construction activity

$438,200 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 (1920)
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)346-52 REALTY LLC
Head officerDAVID ARIEL
Managing agentEK REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-10-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,837,000 $1,726,650
2026$3,569,000 $1,606,050
2027$3,926,000 $1,766,700

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DanjiKoreanA—
Zama OmakaseJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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

Subway50 St — C E · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
50 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 52 St — M11 · 450 ft
Citi Bike8 Ave & W 52 St · 500 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

346 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

56 311 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 EK REALTY LLC — 31 buildings, 899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B9 · C2 · D1 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
121 Bennett Avenue MN82 A
590 Ft Washington Avenue MN79 A
44 Bennett Avenue MN66 B
2028 Valentine Avenue BX63 C
100 Bennett Avenue MN62 A
214 East 168 Street BX49 F
1235 Morris Avenue BX49 F
165 Pinehurst Avenue MN48 A
400 Ft Washington Avenue MN39 B
60-15 Fresh Pond Road QN37 B
1266 1 Avenue MN31 A
1270 1 Avenue MN29 B
29 West 12 Street MN28 B
360 Avenue of the Americas MN28 A
419 West 55 Street MN24 A
619 West 175 Street MN19 B
143 Skillman Avenue BK19 B
182 Claremont Avenue MN17 B
346 West 52 Street MN16 B
3405 Broadway MN16 A
25-48 34 Street QN12 A
147 Bruckner Boulevard BX12 F
936 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
920 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
109 West 225 Street MN9 F
928 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
306 West 106 Street MN8 A
773 Melrose Avenue BX8 F
930 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
626 Grand Avenue BK5 C
344 West 52 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,718,107 on 2026-06-08 (lender: Cathay Bank), covering 3 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
2026-06-08Agreement $11,000,000 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC; 9 EAST 30TH REALTY, LLC to CATHAY BANK $11,000,000
2026-06-08Mortgage $1,718,108 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC; 9 EAST 30TH REALTY, LLC to CATHAY BANK $1,718,108
2015-09-28Agreement $4,450,000 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $4,450,000
2015-09-28AL&R $4,450,000 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $4,450,000
2015-09-28Mortgage $1,839,374 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $1,839,374
2012-07-19Mortgage $237,350 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $237,350
2012-07-19Agreement $2,775,000 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,775,000
2006-11-28Mortgage $2,123,492 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,123,492
2006-11-28Agreement $2,750,000 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,750,000
2006-11-28Agreement $2,750,000 — from 346-52 REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,750,000
2002-06-17Mortgage $675,000 — from 346-52 REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $675,000
1985-05-30Mortgage $75,000 — from 346-52ND CORP. to STILLMAN, ROY; STILLMAN, BARBARA; STILLMAN, IRWIN; STILLMAN, ROBERT $75,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017929802111
20181210302108
201901210224
202001160219
2021003036
202222100418
2023011830397
202462340345
202550330341
202600105318
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 42Housing & tenants 617Ownership & money 31Health & systems 32

Every one of the 780 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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