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397 East 52 St

Manhattan, NY 10022Company-ownedBBL 1013640001BIN 1040150
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1900
Floors5
Units27
Building Area12,875 sqft
ZoningR10
ClassC7
Market Value$3.9M

397 EAST 52 ST is a property located at 397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores. The building was constructed in 1900. It has 5 floors and 27 units. The building area is 12,875 square feet on a 2,825 sqft lot. The property is zoned R10. The assessed market value is $3.9M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 22 building permits on record (15 active). There are 155 violations on record (50 currently open). 5 docketed judgments carrying $1,900 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

404records on file

Completed in 1900, 397 East 52 St rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 27 units and 12,875 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R10. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.9M, and assessed for tax at $1.8M. In the 59 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 404 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward violation: 155 of its 404 records, fully 38%, fall under that one heading. Complaint (127) and enforcement (26) trail well behind. 50 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2023.

Read together — 38% violation, 59 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.9M of New York, written across 404 government filings.

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Property Details

Address397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022
Building TypeWalk-Up Apartment - Over Six Families With Stores
C7
Year Built1900
Floors5
Total Units27
Building Area12,875 sqft
Lot Size2,825 sqft
ZoningR10
ConditionAverage
1013640001
1040150
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.9M
$1.8M
$405K

Building Permits

22 on record · 15 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 28, 2023Est. cost $8KJob #M00886293-I1
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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 28, 2023Est. cost $8KJob #M00883649-I1
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Sidewalk ShedDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jun 8, 2023Est. cost $8KJob #M00883649-I1

Initial Permit

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Supported ScaffoldDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Jun 7, 2023Est. cost $8KJob #M00886293-I1

Initial Permit

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Cats RegistrationOther
EXPIRED
Filed Jan 10, 2013Job #25897
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Violations

155 on record · 50 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$1,900
Judgments · 5 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 6, 2026Balance $350Ticket #049507364J
SNOW,ICE DIRT ON SIDEWALKS
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Nov 30, 2023Balance $300Ticket #047738341M
IMPROPER RECEPTACLES 1ST OCCURRENCE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2023Balance $1,250Ticket #039078741K
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Mar 31, 2021Ticket #011737759Z
STORAGE, ACCUMULATION AND REMOVAL OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL AND WASTE
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed May 27, 2011Ticket #0158853054
MAINTAINING RECEPTACLES
HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Apr 29, 2026#18831492

(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued May 31, 2025#17926924

§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued May 31, 2025#17936840

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT DOOR LEADING TO BASEMENT AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV CERTIFIED LATE
Issued May 31, 2025#17926925

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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HPDClass A
NOV SENT OUT
Issued May 31, 2025#17926926

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 was constructed in 1900. It is classified as a walk-up apartment - over six families with stores with 5 floors and 27 units. The building area is 12,875 sqft.

Are there building permits at 397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 22 building permits on record, with 15 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Aug 28, 2023.

Does 397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 155 violations on record, with 50 currently open. Breakdown: 4 DOB, 3 ECB, 148 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 has 5 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $1,900. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 397 EAST 52 ST?

397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 has an assessed market value of $3.9M and a total assessed value of $1.8M (land: $405K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 397 EAST 52 ST?

397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 is zoned R10. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 397 EAST 52 ST?

397 EAST 52 ST, Manhattan, NY 10022 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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