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438 West 52 Street, Manhattan

7 open Class C — see them ↓$178,750.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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438 West 52 Street at a glance

438 West 52 Street, Manhattan has 12 open city records on file, 7 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $178,750.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Feb 9, 2026.

Open Class C
7
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
5
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
0
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$178,750.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
12
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Feb 9, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 438 West 52 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

F
Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from all 162 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 7
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 5
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 2
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $178,750
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 2
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 438 West 52 Street

162 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 438 West 52 Street

$178,750.00 is recorded as due across the 20 summonses below, out of $204,150.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 438 West 52 Street
1188762Dec 5, 2025FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 35688423H Feb 12, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1188948Dec 5, 2025FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION35684590R ISSFeb 12, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1188949Dec 5, 2025FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 35684588H Feb 12, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1189181Dec 5, 2025FAILURE TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION FOR VIOLATION # 35688421Y Feb 12, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$6,250.00
1422448Mar 27, 2025BC 907.2.8. FAILURE TO PROVIDE A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT USE ANov 2, 2026Pending$25,000.00
1422375Mar 27, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF A AUTOMNov 2, 2026Pending$25,000.00
1422102Mar 27, 2025PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIALNov 2, 2026Pending$70,000.00
1422110Mar 27, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OR REQUIRENov 2, 2026Pending$25,000.00
1787680Jan 10, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PRSep 18, 2025Found in violation$1,250.00
1787677Jan 10, 2025FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PRSep 18, 2025Found in violation$2,500.00
1787686Jan 10, 2025BC 907.2.8. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED CLASS "J" FIRE ALARM SYSTESep 18, 2025Found in violation$2,500.00
1787676Jan 10, 2025PERMANENT WELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL Sep 18, 2025Found in violation$2,500.00
1176597Feb 7, 2015PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIALMay 28, 2015Found in violation—
904478Feb 7, 2015FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER:FAILURE TO PROVIDEMay 28, 2015Found in violation—
904411Feb 7, 2015FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER: LACK OF A SYSTEMay 28, 2015Found in violation—
904479Feb 7, 2015BC907.2.8 FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS IN TRANSIENTLY OCCUPIMay 28, 2015Found in violation—
970270Oct 25, 2007FAILURE TO SAFELY & PROPERLY REMOVE CONSTR.DEBRIS FROM SITE APPL# 104 Dec 20, 2007Defaulted (did not respond)—
970245Jul 9, 2007FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPERTY.DEFECTS NOTED:LARGE PILES OF CONSTRUCTIONOct 18, 2007Defaulted (did not respond)—
1027021Feb 21, 2007WORK W/O PERMIT. WORK NOTED : @ 1ST FL COMMERCIAL SPACE DEMOLISHED ALLNov 6, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)—
1007971Feb 21, 2007FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. DEFECTS NOTED: ACCUMULATION OF MASONRY LUMBER DEBNov 6, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)—