140 East 52nd Street
A 6-story building with 32 apartments, built in 1930, in Manhattan, NY 10022.
Addresses on the lot: 591 to 593 Lexington Avenue.
HPD records as of October 27, 2026
140 East 52nd Street has 1 open HPD violation. Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. It is registered to 52ND LEX COMPANY LLC. 20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 140 East 52nd Street have open violations?
Yes: 1 open violation as of October 27, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 0 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 0 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
No class C violation is open. 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments have one. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 1 complaint to HPD in the 12 months to October 27, 2026, 1 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 140 East 52nd Street?
140 East 52nd Street is registered with HPD to 52ND LEX COMPANY LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10022 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 140 East 52nd Street rent stabilized?
20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 25 in 2018. That’s 20 of the building’s 32 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 155 East 52nd Street110 apartments, built 1929
- 100 East 53rd Street93 apartments, built 2014
- 135 East 50th Street104 apartments, built 1924
- 138 East 50th Street124 apartments, built 2017
- 211 East 51st Street69 apartments, built 1958
- 216 East 52nd Street21 apartments, built 1900
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 27, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01306-0050.