52 Thompson Street

Living conditions

Violations are issued by inspectors. Complaints are what residents reported; a complaint alone does not mean a problem was found.

Living here and something needs fixing? Ask for a repair in writing.

HPD housing code violations

“Closed” can mean the owner certified a repair, not that an inspector confirmed it.

Most recent open violations

• May 7, 2025 · open · Apt PH
  HPD Class C (immediately hazardous) violation
  § 27-2031 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT PH, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  17876467

  Record date

  May 7, 2025

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• May 7, 2025 · open · Building-wide
  HPD Class I (information orders) violation
  §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  17882794

  Record date

  May 7, 2025

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Apr 1, 2025 · open · Apt 7
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQAURE FEET AT WEST WALL AND CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 7, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 17453872 ISSUED 26-NOV-24 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  17801595

  Record date

  Apr 1, 2025

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Jan 28, 2025 · open · Apt PH
  HPD Class A (non-hazardous) violation
  § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE AT THE WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT PH, 7th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  17653470

  Record date

  Jan 28, 2025

  Retrieved

  Oct 9, 2026

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• Jan 28, 2025 · open · Building-wide
  HPD Class B (hazardous) violation
  § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES AT THE WEST RAILING AT THE ROOF TERRACE , 7th STORY
  Source

  Source

  NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Housing Maintenance Code Violations (wvxf-dwi5)

  Record

  17653472

  Record date

  Jan 28, 2025

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  Oct 9, 2026

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Mice, rats, roaches and bedbugs

• City rat inspectors checked this property 3 times since Oct 2023 and found no signs of rats. Official record

What residents reported to 311

In the last 12 months, residents called 311 most about noise (1). Derived by PRA

Heat and hot water

Derived by PRA Counted by PRA from 311 records. No “high” or “low” label is shown here; see “Compared with the neighborhood” near the top for how this building compares with others nearby.

Complaints to HPD

39 complaints to HPD since Jul 26, 2004, mostly heat and hot water and doors and windows. Official record

HPD receives many housing complaints through 311, so these overlap with the 311 counts below. PRA never adds the two together.

Complaints to 311

123 service requests since Jul 22, 2020, by category. They overlap with the HPD complaints above.

• Other60
• Noise31
• Heat and hot water7
• Doors and windows6
• Plumbing and leaks4
• Electrical3
• Elevators3
• Fire and safety3
• Structural3
• Sanitation2
• Pests1

Categories such as “Heat and hot water” are PRA's grouping of each agency's own complaint types; the original type is kept on every record.

Know your rights

Rules that apply to renters across New York City, not findings about this building. Each one names the law or rule it comes from.

Every renter

• Your landlord has to keep it livable

  Every lease in New York, written or spoken, comes with a promise that the apartment and shared areas are fit to live in and not dangerous to your health or safety. You can't sign that promise away.

  Official recordNY Real Property Law §235-b, checked Oct 19, 2026

• Put repair problems on the record

  A complaint to the city (311 in NYC) creates a dated record and can lead to an inspection. Those records are what PRA shows.

  Official recordNYC HPD / 311, checked Oct 19, 2026

• There's public money for repairs

  Owners can apply to city programs for repairs. J-51 lowers property taxes for renovating apartment buildings. HPD's lead program offers loans that can be forgiven, averaging $10,000 per apartment, for buildings built before 1960. Each program has its own rules.

  Official recordNYC Finance (J-51); NYC HPD owner resources, checked Oct 19, 2026

If your apartment is rent-stabilized

PRA can't tell yet which apartments are rent-stabilized. Ask the landlord, or check your lease.

• Apartment upgrades have a limit

  If your apartment is rent-stabilized, the owner can raise the rent to pay for work inside it, up to $30,000 of work. That's at most about $179 a month. For a vacant apartment the state approved first, the limit is $50,000, at most about $347 a month. These increases are permanent.

  Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 26 (rules since Oct 17, 2024), checked Oct 19, 2026

• Ask for the receipts

  If your apartment is rent-stabilized and your new rent includes an increase for apartment improvements, you can ask the owner for proof of the work by certified mail, when you're offered the lease or within 60 days of signing. The owner has 30 days to send it.

  Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 26, checked Oct 19, 2026

• Building-wide upgrades: 2% a year at most

  If your apartment is rent-stabilized, the state can approve a rent increase for work on the whole building, like a new boiler or roof. It's capped at 2% a year and comes off the rent after 30 years.

  Official recordNY HCR Fact Sheet 24, checked Oct 19, 2026

Ask for a repair

Fill in the blanks for a polite, dated message to the owner or manager. It names the problems, points to the law and asks for a date.

General information, not legal advice.

Who owns it

Who the records say owns and manages this building, how that changed, and what else those organizations appear on.

Owner of record

Landlord registration

Rent

Asking rents

When PRA has a lawful source, this section will show observed asking rents with their dates and sample sizes. An advertised price is not a signed lease or the rent a tenant pays.