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137 East 38th St

Manhattan, NY 10016BBL 1-00894-00BIN 1019141
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

137 EAST 38TH ST is a property located at 137 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016. There are 18 building permits on record (17 active). There are 1 violation on record (1 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

27records on file
74Energy Star

The lot at 137 East 38TH St holds its ground over New York. In the 89 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 27 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 18 of its 27 records, fully 67%, fall under that one heading. Inspection (8) and violation (1) trail well behind. 1 violation stands 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 2018.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 74, with a site energy-use intensity of 72.1 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 622 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 67% permit, 89 years of accumulation, a parcel of New York — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

67% of every record here performs the same act: permit.

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Property Details

Address137 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016
Year BuiltN/A
FloorsN/A
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1-00894-00
1019141

Building Permits

18 on record · 17 active
PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 15, 2021Job #123190670-01-02

PL

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PlumbingDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 15, 2021Job #123387361-01-02

PL

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jan 15, 2020Job #123794313-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 29, 2019Job #123788106-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 24, 2019Job #123814854-01-01

OT

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Violations

1 on record · 1 open
DOB LegacyFacade Safety (FISP)
ACTIVE
Issued Jan 31, 2019#2349951

FAILED TO FILE FISP CYCLE 8A TECHNICAL REPORT BY 02/21/2017

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 137 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 137 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 18 building permits on record, with 17 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Plumbing (ISSUED) filed Jan 15, 2021.

Does 137 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 137 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 1 violation on record, with 1 currently open. Breakdown: 1 DOB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 137 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 137 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

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