Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
45
out of 100
Heavier than 98% of buildings in Hell's Kitchen
55 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
501 WEST 52ND STREET · 27 apartments · built 1910 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- C/E train about 9 minutes away
Against it
- 55 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 3% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
55 violations the city still lists as unresolved
55 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.2 years.
- Heat / hot water14
- Paint / plaster10
- Fire & life safety9
- Disrepair6
- Other5
- Pests4
- Plumbing2
- Water leak2
- Structural1
- Mold1
- Gas1
A typical building of 20 to 49 apartments has 7. This one has more than 88% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2019-01-31 and remains open on HPD’s records.