444 West 52nd Street

444 West 52nd Street in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, has 17 open HPD violations, 4 of them class C, and 5 of 12 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (46/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 12 units · Built 1940

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 46/100)

• 4 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 3 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 5 of 12 units are rent-stabilized; 10 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (17 open, 4 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 3 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

17 open violations: 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 0 class A. 6 issued in the last 12 months. 34 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-05-23. Newest violation issued 2026-03-03.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 86 days from issue to close for the 6 violations closed in the last 12 months.

1 open violation is classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 4th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4W, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4W), issued 2024-09-12. HPD violation 17264763
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4W, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4W), issued 2024-09-12. HPD violation 17264766
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4W, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4W), issued 2024-05-23. HPD violation 16990379
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 4th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4W, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4W), issued 2024-05-23. HPD violation 16990382
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the east, south wall, 4th room from the north, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT 1ST WINDOW FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4W, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4W), issued 2024-09-12. HPD violation 17264765
• Class B: Fire escape defect, 4th room from the north, 4th floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR LEADING TO THE FIRE ESCAPE IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4W, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4W), issued 2024-09-12. HPD violation 17264764
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4W, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4W), issued 2024-05-23. HPD violation 16990376
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4W, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 4W), issued 2024-05-23. HPD violation 16990375

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 10 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (3), Door/Window (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

5 of 12 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 5 in 2024, 10 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 444 W 52 LLC. Head officer: STEVEN CROMAN. Managing agent: CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY. This owner has 118 buildings on record, 69 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 12, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1010610053, HPD building ID 33981. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 50 St (C, E), 6 min walk
• 50 St (1), 8 min walk
• 7 Av (E, B, D), 9 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.