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52 West 88 Street

147Records
14City systems
4Open violations
18.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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147 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 23 HPD housing violations, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1889
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)JRLCR MANHATTAN LLC
BBL1012010055
BIN1031482

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More 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 18.5. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1990-09-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Rodent (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1889)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)JRLCR MANHATTAN LLC
Head officerJOSEPH RAND
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES/ LEMOR
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,465,000 $1,559,250
2026$4,158,000 $1,871,100
2027$3,648,000 $1,641,600

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway86 St — B C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 89 St — M7 M11 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 89 St & Columbus Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Lillian Weber. 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

52 West 88 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES/ LEMOR — 2 buildings, 87 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
407 Lenox Avenue MN79 B
52 West 88 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $637,664 on 2022-07-18 (lender: Orange Bank & Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-07-18Agreement $2,400,000 — from JRLCR MANHATTAN LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY $2,400,000
2022-07-18Mortgage $637,664 — from JRLCR MANHATTAN LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY $637,664
2022-07-18Deed $5,300,000 — from 52 W. 88TH ST, LLC to JRLCR MANHATTAN LLC $5,300,000
2022-06-29Sold for $5,300,000 $5,300,000 $662,500
2018-07-26Mortgage $117,812 — from 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $117,812
2018-07-26Agreement $1,900,000 — from 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,900,000
2018-07-26AL&R $1,900,000 — from 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $1,900,000
2013-09-14Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,000,000
2013-09-14AL&R $2,000,000 — from 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702024
2018035412
201903036
202001012
202101012
2022047314
202303025
202403047
2025070310
20261180019
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 22Health & systems 30

Every one of the 147 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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