# 252 E 52 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/252-east-52-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

Also known as 981 2 Ave: one building, several doors, and this card covers all of them.

## In one line

38 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about doors and windows and fire safety and pests and heat or hot water and walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1900 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 4 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 5 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 38 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about doors and windows and fire safety and pests and heat or hot water and walls, floors and stairs
- 2 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2021–2024 are still open
- City records list the water service line's material as unknown (lead not ruled out)
- Basement on record, and the city's stormwater map shows flooding here in at least one storm scenario
- 10 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2021–2024
- 224 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- City stormwater map shows deep and contiguous flooding at this building in the Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels scenario

## Clean in the records

- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- No heat or hot water complaints filed last winter (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Jul 2025, defects reported: no (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Unknown - Lead Status Unknown (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Deep and contiguous flooding (1 ft+); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 238 open: 224 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (64), doors and windows (32), fire safety (30), smoke or CO detectors (29); 38 immediately hazardous (class C), 14 about paperwork or notices. Also 6 older records from 2013–2014 never closed. 3 further violations from 2024 were closed. 268 violations on record in all, 2013–2026 — the 247 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 17 open: 14 about building conditions, 3 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 0 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 1 leaks, 1 paint or plaster (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** Not on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Weil Mclain Bl-576 WEIL MCLAIN BL-576), registration expired since Dec 1985 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2025) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 7 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No sidewalk shed permits on record (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

4 of 5 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/252-east-52-street-manhattan/unit/2a
- Apt 2B: https://blueflo.tech/b/252-east-52-street-manhattan/unit/2b
- Apt 3A: https://blueflo.tech/b/252-east-52-street-manhattan/unit/3a
- Apt 3B: https://blueflo.tech/b/252-east-52-street-manhattan/unit/3b

## Registered with the city

- KERRY GROUP CORP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- SALIM GROUP TRUST (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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