The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 0.5. In ZIP 10023, 77% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no
pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1) · Rodent (1) · Street Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$134,300 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1889)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
52 WEST CORP
Head officer
WILLIAM KORCHAK
Managing agent
TRI-STAR EQUITIES
Last registered
2025-09-08
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$4,791,000
$2,155,950
2026
$5,110,000
$2,299,500
2027
$5,388,000
$2,424,600
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
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
Subway
72 St — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Columbus Av / W 72 St — M7 M11 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Columbus Ave & W 72 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
2024-04-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2024-04-05Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-03-16Asbestos abatement: Removal — A.W.S. Environmental Inc.
2024-02-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-02-15Job filed: Herewith file plumbing plans for 2nd floor apartment.$4,500
2024-02-15Job filed: The removal of existing partitions on the 2nd floor apartment, new light fixtures and finishes. No change to use, egress or occupany.$29,800
2024-01-05311: Street Sweeping Complaint — Inadequate Sweeping
2024-01-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-08-08Boiler inspection
2023-07-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-31311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-04-21311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2022
2022-12-27Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-04-15Boiler inspection
2022-04-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-23Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-09-18311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-07-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-10-10HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-09-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-04-03Boiler inspection
2018-02-08FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-07-27Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-07-10311: Building Marshals office — Illegal Activity
2017-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
2017-07-05311: Asbestos — Asbestos Complaint (B1)
2017-06-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-06-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-06-08Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-06-08Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SCAFFOLD AS PER DRAWINGS. SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER
2017-06-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-06-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED DURING BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO C
2017-06-07Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK SHED DURING BUILDING ALTERATION, FILED SEPARATELY. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE NYC BUILDING CODE. NO C
2017-04-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-02-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-12-08311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2016-12-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2016-07-25Job filed: EXTERIOR REPAIRS AS INDICATED ON PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY FILED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$100,000
2016-07-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2016-07-20Permit PL — ISSUED
2016-03-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-11HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR ENTRANCE TO APARTMENT LOCATED AT BSMT-APT
2016-01-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016-01-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015
2015-11-01311: Water System — NO WATER - WNW
2015-10-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-18311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-10-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-18Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2015-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-01-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-01-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2014
2014-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-12-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-25Job filed: BOILER AND CHIMNEY REPLACEMENT AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$73,650
2014-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-02-07311: Water System — Possible Water Main Break (Use Comments) (WA1)
2013-01-30311: Water System — No Water/Low Pressure (WA5)
2012
2012-04-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-09-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-09-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-08-04311: Taxi Complaint — Driver Complaint
2010-06-02311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2001
2001-07-13DOB violation E: 1P21519
2001-01-08Permit AL — ISSUED
2000
2000-06-07Permit PL — ISSUED
1999
1999-10-21Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-10-20DOB complaint, category ?
1999-03-05Permit AL — ISSUED
1999-03-05Permit AL — ISSUED
1994
1994-06-10Deed — from KORCHAK, MARION; STEGUN, ALBERT A. to 52 WEST CORP
1994-01-28Deed — from STEGUN, BERTHA TRUST; STEGUN, ALBERT A. TRUSTEE to KORCHAK, MARION; STEGUN, ALBERT A.
1992
1992-03-06Deed — from STEGUN, BERTHA to STEGUN, ALBERT A. TRSTEE; BERTHA STEGUN TRUST
1990
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1967
1967-08-21Mortgage — from KORCHAK, WILLIAM; STEGUN, BERTHA; STEGUN, MICHAEL; STEGUN, ALBERT A to FIRST FED S/L ASSN NY