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1288 East 38 St

Brooklyn, NY 11210Company-ownedBBL 3076550045BIN 3209967
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1930
Floors6
Units48
Building Area48,000 sqft
ZoningR5
ClassD1
Market Value$3.2M

1288 EAST 38 ST is a property located at 1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11210. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1930. It has 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 48,000 square feet on a 10,000 sqft lot. The property is zoned R5. The assessed market value is $3.2M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 11 building permits on record (6 active). There are 97 violations on record (2 currently open). 18 docketed judgments are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

496records on file
96Energy Star

Completed in 1930, 1288 East 38 St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 48 units and 48,000 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R5. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.2M, and assessed for tax at $1.4M. In the 61 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 496 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 287 of its 496 records, fully 58%, fall under that one heading. Violation (97) and enforcement (28) trail well behind. 2 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2025.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 96, with a site energy-use intensity of 60.9 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 215 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 58% complaint, 61 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

$3.2M of Kings, written across 496 government filings.

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Property Details

Address1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1930
Floors6
Total Units48
Building Area48,000 sqft
Lot Size10,000 sqft
ZoningR5
ConditionAverage
3076550045
3209967
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.2M
$1.4M
$194K

Building Permits

11 on record · 6 active
Cats Registration InspectionOther
CURRENT
Filed Dec 22, 2024Job #435465
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Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Nov 15, 2011Est. cost $150KJob #320245533-01

GEN. CONSTR

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Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Sep 19, 2011Job #320241886-01
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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 21, 2010Job #320241886-01-02

EQ

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Dec 21, 2010Job #320241886-1-2-hist

EQ

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Violations

97 on record · 2 open
Judgments · 18 docketed
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2009Ticket #042210494X
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLES
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2008Ticket #041691100H
RECYCLABLES PLACED FOR COLLECTION WITH NON-RECYCLABLES (2ND)
OATH summonsJUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 25, 2013Ticket #0159808000
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 16, 2013Ticket #041780284X
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 16, 2013Ticket #041440437R
DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREA

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 1, 2026#18848899

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOORING IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT F1, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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HPDClass B
VIOLATION WILL BE REINSPECTED
Issued May 1, 2026#18848896

§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT F1, 6th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11210 was constructed in 1930. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 48 units. The building area is 48,000 sqft.

Are there building permits at 1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has 11 building permits on record, with 6 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Registration Inspection (CURRENT) filed Dec 22, 2024.

Does 1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has 97 violations on record, with 2 currently open. Breakdown: 17 DOB, 9 ECB, 71 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has 18 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 1288 EAST 38 ST?

1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11210 has an assessed market value of $3.2M and a total assessed value of $1.4M (land: $194K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 1288 EAST 38 ST?

1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11210 is zoned R5. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 1288 EAST 38 ST?

1288 EAST 38 ST, Brooklyn, NY 11210 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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