Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

400 E 52 St

built 1931 · 16 stories · 146 apartments
Also known as 938 1 Ave — one building, several doors.

The building’s record over time

Filings, permits, complaints and violations from city records, newest first. Highlighted rows are unresolved and from the last year; older unresolved records are marked “never closed”. Tap any row to read it on the agency’s own site.
2026 Nov
Shed permit active now
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Aug
Plumbing permit
2026 Aug
Suspended scaffold permit
2026 Jun
General construction permit
2026 May
Rubbish and cleanliness class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2026 Apr
Supported scaffold permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Mar
Mechanical systems permit
2026 Jan
3 active elevators; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026
DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance
2025 Nov
Plumbing permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Nov
Unsanitary conditions
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2025 Oct
Construction
DOB Violations
2025 Oct
Construction
2025 Oct
Mechanical systems permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Oct
General construction permit
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2025 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2025 Oct
Structural permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Sep
General construction permit
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
DOB Violations
2024 Oct
VT-PER-CO Elevators
2024 Feb
No Report And / Or Late Filing (Facade)
2024 Feb
Safe with a repair and maintenance program (cycle 9, filed Feb 2024)
DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings
2019 Jun
MoldApt 12D class B
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2019 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 12D class B
2019 Jun
ElectricalApt 12D class B
2019 Jun
ElectricalApt 12D class B
2019 May
LeaksApt 12D class B
2019 May
ElectricalApt 12D class B
2019 May
ElectricalApt 12D class B
2019 May
LeaksApt 12D class B
2019 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 12D class B
2019 May
Leaks class A
2019 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2019 May
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2019 May
Smoke or CO detectors class A
2019 May
Walls, floors and stairs class A
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
1997 Jul
Local Law 10/80 - Facade never closed
DOB Violations
1997 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed
1992 May
Construction never closed
1989 Mar
Elevator never closed
1988 Nov
Elevator never closed
1931
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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