Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

401 W 52 St

built 1910 · 5 stories · 12 apartments
Also known as 781 9 Ave — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CORP · 23 other buildings here list it; 781 NINTH AVE LIMITED LIABILITY CORP; NINTH AVENUE HOLDINGS L.P.

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 Oct
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2026 Oct
Plumbing permit
2026 Jun
Latest accepted inspection Jun 2026, defects reported: no
DOB NOW: Safety Boiler
2026 Mar
Mechanical systems permit, General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2025 Nov
Construction fence permit
2025 Sep
General construction permit
2025 Sep
Plumbing permit
2025 Aug
Sign permit
2025 Aug
Plumbing permit
2025 Aug
Boiler burning natural gas (Weil Mclain 778), registration current since Aug 2025
Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations)
2025 Aug
General construction permit
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5R
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems
2022 Feb
Walls, floors and stairs class A
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2018 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
DOB Violations
2018 Apr
Low Pressure Boiler
2015 Mar
Low Pressure Boiler never closed
2007 Sep
Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X
FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
2005 Sep
Doors and windowsApt 4F class A · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
2005 Mar
PlumbingApt 4R class B · never closed
2005 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4R class C · never closed
2002 Mar
Latest boiler work permit 2002
DOB Permit Issuance (BIS)
1987 May
Fire safetyApt 1 class B · never closed
Housing Maintenance Code Violations
1987 May
Other conditionsApt 5C class A · never closed
1987 May
Walls, floors and stairsApt 2F class B · never closed
1987 May
LeaksApt 2F class B · never closed
1987 May
Fire safetyApt 2R class B · never closed
1987 May
Doors and windowsApt 2R class B · never closed
1987 May
Doors and windowsApt 2R class B · never closed
1987 May
Fire safetyApt 2R class B · never closed
1987 May
Fire safetyApt 2 class B · never closed
1910
Built
PLUTO (tax lot data)
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