361 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 50 HPD complaints, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 23. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Sidewalk Condition (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · PLUMBING (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
$78,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 434 WEST 52 LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN CROMAN |
| Managing agent | 740 |
| Last registered | 2025-09-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,039,000 | $1,367,550 |
| 2026 | $3,729,000 | $1,678,050 |
| 2027 | $4,258,000 | $1,916,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 50 St — C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) 59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 52 St — M11 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 50 St & 9 Ave · 600 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.
434 West 52 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by 740 — 3 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 436 West 52 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 434 West 52 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 5 West 103 Street | MN | 10 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,241,867 on 2014-10-28 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-28 | Mortgage $2,241,868 — from 434 WEST 52 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,241,868 | |
| 2014-10-28 | Agreement $750,000 — from 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. to 436 WEST 52 LLC; 434 WEST 52 LLC | $750,000 | |
| 2014-10-28 | Agreement $500,000 — from 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. to 434 WEST 52 LLC; 436 WEST 52 LLC | $500,000 | |
| 2014-10-28 | Agreement $5,450,000 — from 434 WEST 52 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,450,000 | |
| 2014-02-06 | Agreement $500,000 — from 436 WEST 52 LLC; 434 WEST 52 LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $500,000 | |
| 2013-01-25 | Mortgage $750,000 — from 434 WEST 52 LLC; 436 WEST 52 LLC to 99 ASSOCIATES, INC. | $750,000 | |
| 2013-01-08 | Agreement $3,325,000 — from 434 WEST 52 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,325,000 | |
| 2013-01-08 | Deed $4,300,000 — from CAPE ISLANDS COMPANY to 434 WEST 52 LLC | $4,300,000 | |
| 2013-01-08 | AL&R $3,325,000 — from 434 WEST 52 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,325,000 | |
| 2013-01-08 | Mortgage $3,128,110 — from 434 WEST 52 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,128,110 | |
| 2004-05-04 | Mortgage $111,043 — from CAPE ISLANDS COMPANY to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $111,043 | |
| 2004-05-04 | Agreement $250,000 — from CAPE ISLANDS COMPANY to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $250,000 | |
| 1993-04-30 | Mortgage $175,000 — from CAPE ISLANDS COMPANY to FOURTH FED SVGS BANK | $175,000 | |
| 1985-05-24 | Mortgage $42,000 — from CAPE ISLANDS COMPANY to LANDAU, ESTHER | $42,000 | |
| 1983-02-08 | Mortgage $86,400 — from CAPE ISLANDS COMPANY to MEROZ, SHOSHANA; MEROZ, MORDECHAY | $86,400 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 35 |
Every one of the 361 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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