Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
76
out of 100
Heavier than 88% of buildings in Midtown-Times Square
40 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, 8 apartments here are rent stabilized.
236 WEST 52ND STREET · 16 apartments · built 1926 · records to 2026-09-13
In its favor
- 8 apartments here are rent stabilized
- C/E train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 40 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
40 violations the city still lists as unresolved
40 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 19 years.
- Other11
- Fire & life safety9
- Disrepair6
- Heat / hot water5
- Refuse / sanitation3
- Structural2
- Paint / plaster1
- Plumbing1
- Pests1
- Electrical1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 94% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1991-01-22 and remains open on HPD’s records.