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52 West 88 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1012010055 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP7.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s7
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
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

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

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 last 12 months — 24 records

DateRecord
2026-10-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-17311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-08-17311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-17Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-08-17Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-06-28311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-06-25311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-06-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-06-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-03-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-15Boiler inspection
2025-10-23311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2025-10-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-01311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-09-30311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2026-08-17311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-08-17311: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-08-17Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2026-08-17Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — HEAVY FLOW
2026-06-28311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-06-25311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-06-24311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2026-06-24311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2026-06-01FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-03-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-12-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-11-15Boiler inspection
2025-10-23311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2025-10-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-10-16311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Bin Not Used
2025-10-16311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2025-08-14311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2025-07-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2025-07-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2024
2024-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-12-12Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NO2FUEL
2024-12-09Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-11-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-09-24Boiler inspection
2024-09-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-02-08Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-09-20Boiler inspection
2023-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-29311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2023-01-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-15Boiler inspection
2022-09-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-09-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-09-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-16311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-07-18Agreement $2,400,000 — from JRLCR MANHATTAN LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY$2,400,000
2022-07-18AL&R — from JRLCR MANHATTAN LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
2022-07-18Mortgage $637,664 — from JRLCR MANHATTAN LLC to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY$637,664
2022-07-18Mortgage assigned — from FIRST REPUBLIC BANK to ORANGE BANK & TRUST COMPANY
2022-07-18Deed $5,300,000 — from 52 W. 88TH ST, LLC to JRLCR MANHATTAN LLC$5,300,000
2022-07-18TL&R — from FIRST REPUBLIC BANK to 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC
2022-06-29Sold for $5,300,000$5,300,000
2022-05-23311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2022-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-06Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-07-29Boiler inspection
2020
2020-12-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-10-23Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019-12-03311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-10-23Boiler inspection
2019-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-04-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-01-28Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-08-10Boiler inspection
2018-08-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-26Mortgage assigned — from DIME COMMUNITY BANK; DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH (THE) to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK
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
2018-07-26TL&R — from DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH (THE); DIME COMMUNITY BANK to 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC
2018-07-20311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-07-20Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-05-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-18311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2018-05-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017
2017-11-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-01-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016
2016-06-20311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2016-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-05-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-07-23311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2014-07-23311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2014-07-23Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2014-07-23DOB complaint, category ?
2014-05-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-09-14Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$2,000,000
2013-09-14CORRD — from 52 WEST 88TH ST., LLC; AKA 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC to 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC
2013-09-14AL&R $2,000,000 — from 52 W. 88TH ST., LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH$2,000,000
2013-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-03-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-10-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-06-08311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition - Unsafe
2011-06-08DOB complaint, category ?
2011-04-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2011-04-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010
2010-11-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-11-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-11-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2010-11-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.PIPE SCAFF
2010-09-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-14311: Air Quality — Air: Dust, Residential (AE1)
2010-02-12311: Hazardous Materials — Chemical Odor (HD1)
2009
2009-11-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-11-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-09-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009-08-11Job filed: REMOVAL & INSTALLATION OF NON LOAD BEARING INTERIOR PARTITIONS & FINISHES ASSOCIATED WITH DUPLEX APT. RENOVATION.MINOR ARCHITECTURAL WORK IN C$120,000
2008
2008-11-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007
2007-11-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-11-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-08-03HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2002
2002-10-25WSAT — from RABIN, MICHAEL to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK
2001
2001-03-20Deed — from 52 WEST 88TH STREETCOMPANY to 52 WEST 88TH ST., LLC
1999
1999-09-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REFIT AT ENTRANCE TO BLDG VESTIBULE.
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1990
1990-10-03HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION 1ST STY VESTIBULE TO PUBLIC HALL
1990-10-03HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF LADDER TABLE AND WOOD DOORS 4TH STY PUBLIC HALL AT SCUTTLE RECESS.
1990-10-03HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1990-10-03HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1990-10-03HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1990-09-17HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF TABLE AND LADDER 4TH STY PUBLIC HALL.
1990-09-17HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
1990-09-17HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MASONRY WALLS AND CEILING CELLAR AT FRONT.
1990-09-17HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE 3 BALUSTER UP FROM BOTTOM 3 STY STAIRS PUBLIC HALL.
1990-09-17HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
1990-09-17HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING DOOR OF STORAGE ROOM BASEMENT STY AT FRONT.
1990-09-17HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR 1ST AND 2ND ROOM FROM FRONT CELLAR.
1990-09-17HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING CELLAR BOILER ROOM AND COVER OF OIL TANK.
1990-09-17HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRIC WIRES BOILER ROOM CELLAR.
1990-09-17HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE METAL LADDER AT CELLAR FRONT.
1990-09-17HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT BOILER ROOM DOOR CELLAR.
1990-09-17HPD class B: D26-21.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE 3 EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS AND SUITABLE WRENCH FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AT O.S.Y. VALVE OF SPRINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WIT
1990-09-17HPD class B: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
1990-09-17HPD class A: § 27-2048 ADM CODE PAINT OR POST A SIGN INDICATING FLOORS ON WALLS AT OR NEAR STAIRS ALL STYS PUBLIC HALL.
1990-09-17HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1990-05-29SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRSVN COMMSN
1989
1989-07-27Mortgage assigned — from BOWERY SAVINGS BANK to FIRST WISCONSIN TR CO
1983
1983-12-13Deed — from RABIN, MICHAEL to 52 W 88 STREET CO.
1980
1980-08-01SMIS — from RABIN, SUSAN to RABIN, MERVYN
1967
1967-10-13Mortgage — from RABIN MICHAEL. to BOWERY SAVINGS BANK.

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