252 West 72nd Street

252 West 72nd Street in Upper West Side, Manhattan, has 8 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 6 units · Built 1888

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: High (3 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. 1 issued in the last 12 months. 16 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1993-09-28. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 6 days from issue to close for the 1 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2008-10-23. HPD violation 7533307
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES AT 1 STY PUBLIC HALL., issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 2962629
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WINDOW STOOL RADIATOR DOOR AND DOOR JAM 5 STY NORTH APT 5A ER1 2533205. LOCATED AT APT 5A (apt 5A), issued 1993-09-28. HPD violation 2962607
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT SOUTH WALL KITCHEN 5 STY NORTH APT 5A MRS ABDELDIEM 799-8299 CHILD REBECCA 2YRS 2533205. LOCATED AT APT 5A (apt 5A), issued 1993-09-28. HPD violation 2962605
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WEST WALL CEILING RADIATOR SASHES AND STOOL NORTHEAST ROOM 5 STY NORTH ATP 5A ER1 2533205., issued 1993-09-28. HPD violation 2962606
• Class B: Lighting defect (basement). PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 2962631
• Class B: Garbage not removed (basement). SECTION 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE AT CELLAR THROUGHOUT., issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 2962634
• Class B: Floor or stair defect (basement). PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN TREADS AT ENTRANCE TO CELLAR 5TH & 6TH FROM BOTTOM UP., issued 2007-05-04. HPD violation 2962635

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

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

Buildings department (DOB)

3 open DOB violations, 2 of them Local Law violations issued before 2000. 4 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

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: JAY R SHIM. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1011630156, HPD building ID 35014. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 72 St (1, 2, 3), 2 min walk
• 79 St (1), 8 min walk
• 66 St-Lincoln Center (1), 8 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 2026-10-28.