52 Henry Street, Manhattan, NY 10002

52 Henry Street is a 6-story, 22-unit residential building located in the Two Bridges neighborhood, owned by Elma Moy and constructed in 1920. The property has experienced significant heating issues recently, with multiple complaints between December 2023 and January 2024 regarding heat and hot water outages, resulting in several violations issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). These heating problems were persistent enough to require multiple inspections and caused considerable disruption to residents during winter months.

More recently, in 2024, the building received several violations concerning safety and maintenance issues, including problems with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and fire escape access due to obstructing air conditioning units on various floors. There were also violations noted regarding self-closing doors in public areas and a mouse infestation in apartment 3RW that required remediation. The building has a history of utility-related issues, including two power outage incidents in August 2021 that resulted in violations.

There were multiple complaints from 2020-2021 regarding suspected illegal hotel room operations in the building, though inspectors were unable to gain access on several occasions to verify these claims. Notably, the building's bedbug reporting from 2019 to present shows no infestation cases since 2019, indicating effective pest management. The property has consistently passed rodent inspections conducted every six months from 2019 through 2025, demonstrating good sanitation practices in this regard. An environmental control board violation was issued in 2021 regarding building wall maintenance related to an air conditioning unit, and there is a currently active DOB violation from 2019 regarding failure to file the annual boiler inspection report.