52 East End Avenue, Manhattan

A quiet Yorkville residential pocket flagged for lingering open maintenance items.

This East End Avenue high-rise sits on a low-traffic stretch of the Upper East Side. Operationally managed by Wallack Management, the residential portion holds 81 units, with the wider condo declaration seeing steady, low-volume turnover. Three things to know:

Dozens of open violations with zero hazardous emergencies. The record carries 25 open housing violations. There are currently zero open class C immediately hazardous citations, which suggests these are lingering class A and B administrative issues—like peeling paint or minor plaster repairs. But while these aren't emergencies, keeping 25 open maintenance items on the books indicates slow paperwork follow-through from the board.

A steady pocket of localized air quality reports nearby. Within a three-block radius of the building, 5 indoor air quality complaints have been filed over the trailing 12 months, with the most recent logged on July 12, 2026. Because these types of vapor or exhaust odors often travel through shared building systems, they can indicate HVAC or commercial ventilation bleed that neighbors have noticed.

Active street life concentrates along the riverfront. The surrounding three-block corridor has logged 110 encampment complaints over the trailing year, with the last report filed on May 31, 2026. While the immediate avenue entrance is typically clear, this activity is highly concentrated along the nearby FDR park space and East River promenade.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Three heat complaints were logged for the building between late 2024 and mid 2025, and all are closed.
• Seventy-six unsanitary complaints were filed in the corridor, mostly targeting pests and mold rather than garbage packing.
• The corridor brings typical riverfront park activity, but the immediate avenue residential stretch keeps a low operational profile.

52 East End Avenue is a 81-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1015787501). This building is associated with 52 East End Ave Condominium. Brix tracks 25 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1988, this condominium sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 21 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 6 complaints
• General: 3 complaints
• Door/window: 3 complaints
• Paint/plaster: 2 complaints

The most recent complaint on this building was filed October 18, 2025.

Conditions cited on open violations at this address:

• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 22
• § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 22C
• § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 22C, 22nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
• § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASE CABINET AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 22C, 22nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EA

The building last changed hands on February 27, 2026, according to recorded deeds.

Brix rating: Concerning (46/100). View the Building Report on Brix.

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