296 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 34 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 111.2. 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 | 17 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (4) · PLUMBING (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$41,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | 444 W 52 LLC |
| Head officer | STEVEN CROMAN |
| Managing agent | CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,309,000 | $1,039,050 |
| 2026 | $2,734,000 | $1,230,300 |
| 2027 | $2,873,000 | $1,292,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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.
| 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 53 St — M11 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 53 St & 10 Ave · 550 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.
444 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 |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 115 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,391,942 on 2013-03-07 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-15 | Agreement $2,544,221 — from 41-60 MAIN STREET OWNER LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,544,221 | |
| 2024-07-12 | Agreement $2,544,221 — from 41-60 MAIN STREET OWNER LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,544,221 | |
| 2024-07-12 | AL&R $2,544,221 — from 41-60 MAIN STREET OWNER LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC | $2,544,221 | |
| 2013-03-07 | Agreement $3,350,000 — from 444 W52 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,350,000 | |
| 2013-03-07 | AL&R $3,350,000 — from 444 W52 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,350,000 | |
| 2013-03-07 | Mortgage $1,391,943 — from 444 W52 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,391,943 | |
| 2011-11-22 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 444 W52 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,000,000 | |
| 2011-11-22 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 444 W52 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,000,000 | |
| 2011-11-22 | Deed $2,750,000 — from BIERMAN-WU ASSOCIATES to 444 W52 LLC | $2,750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 54 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
Every one of the 296 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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