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501 West 52 Street

1,372Records
19City systems
75Open violations
209.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10019 · Neighborhood: Hell's Kitchen
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1,372 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 464 311 service requests, 340 HPD complaints, 186 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10019
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units27
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)CLINTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CO
BBL1010810029
BIN1081738, 1081740, 1081741, 1081742, 1081743, 1081744, 1088296, 1088297, 1088298

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 209.3. In ZIP 10019, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations75 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-29.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

169 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 47 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 77). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

47
’23–24
14
’24–25
77
’25–26

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

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

283 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (78) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (40) · PLUMBING (38) · Illegal Parking (22) · Noise (16) · Elevator (15).

Filed construction activity

$1,570,950 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
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)CLINTON HDFC
Head officerJOE RESTUCCIA
Managing agentCLINTON HOUSING DEV CO
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,095,000 $2,742,750
2026$6,480,000 $2,916,000
2027$5,061,000 $2,277,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 12/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FrenaMediterraneanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

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

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
59 St-Columbus Circle — 1 A B C D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 53 St — M11 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 53 St & 10 Ave · 200 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

501 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

283 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 78 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 CLINTON HOUSING DEV. CO. — 19 buildings, 578 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
540 West 53rd Street MN103 B
554 West 53 Street MN80 A
727 8 Avenue MN70 B
541 9 Avenue MN38 B
564 West 52 Street MN32 A
353 West 30 Street MN32 A
454 West 35 Street MN31 B
501 West 52 Street MN27 C
500 West 42 Street MN25 C
455 West 35 Street MN25 A
501 West 51 Street MN22 C
458 West 37 Street MN20 A
463 West 35 Street MN14 C
565 West 51 Street MN12 A
458 West 17 Street MN12 B
346 West 48 Street MN10 A
307 West 43 Street MN9 A
756 10 Avenue MN8 C
856 9 Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $147,000,000 on 2005-08-23 (lender: New York State Housing Finance Agency), covering 2 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
2005-08-23Mortgage $147,000,000 — from CLINTON GREEN NORTH, LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $147,000,000
2005-07-05Deed $29,637,730 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPARTMENT OF HOU to DERMOT CLINTON GREEN, LLC $29,637,730
2002-01-08Mortgage $4,385,000 — from CLINTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA; 52ND/10TH ASSOCIATESLLC to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $4,385,000
2002-01-08Mortgage $1,615,000 — from 52ND/10TH ASSOCIATESLLC; CLINTON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $1,615,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701326
20180454462
20190253156
20200443047
2021015920107
20228759377
20238191083138
2024531884200
2025211865194
2026131604168
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The full timeline

Construction 126Enforcement 169Housing & tenants 1,012Ownership & money 33Health & systems 32

Every one of the 1,372 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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