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138 East 38th St

Manhattan, NY 10016BBL 1-00893-00BIN 1019107
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

138 EAST 38TH ST is a property located at 138 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016. There are 39 building permits on record (36 active). There are 7 violations on record (0 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

576records on file
85Energy Star

Completed in 1928, 138 East 38 St rises 13 stories over New York. Public records put it at 83 units and 49,198 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R10. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $14.8M, and assessed for tax at $6.6M. In the 53 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 576 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward inspection: 120 of its 576 records, fully 21%, fall under that one heading. Permit (105) and enforcement (95) trail well behind. 8 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 2026.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 85, with a site energy-use intensity of 81.7 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 286 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 21% inspection, 53 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.

$14.8M of New York, written across 576 government filings.

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Property Details

Address138 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016
Year BuiltN/A
FloorsN/A
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1-00893-00
1019107

Building Permits

39 on record · 36 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jul 28, 2016Job #122791069-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 8, 2016Job #122336944-01-02

EQ

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 14, 2015Job #122197210-01-02

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 14, 2015Job #122028340-01-02

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Jul 23, 2015Job #122028340-01-01

OT

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Violations

7 on record · none currently open
ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Mar 2, 2023#35670417X

FAILURE TO INSTITUTE SAFETY EQUIPMENT MEASURES OR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION NO GUARD RAILES.AS NOTED:AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT ACTIVE JOB SITE FOR PROPOSED 6 STORY BUILDING AT BULKHEAD LEVEL OBSERVED MISSING GUARD

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ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Aug 3, 2022#35663958N

BC28-116.2.3 FAILURE TO PROVIDE INADEQUATE INSP PROGRAM TRI,TR2 TR3 ASNOTED ATO MY INSP@ACTIVE JOBSITE ON INQUIRING FOR TR3 PRIOR DESIGN 1WAS PROVIDED W/NO PROOF THAT IT WAS FILE W/DOB&ON FURTHER REV MISSING WA

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ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Aug 3, 2022#35663957L

FAILURE TO PROVIDE SPEC INSP OF CONCRETE PLACEMENT,TR1.AS NOTED:ATOI ON ACTIVE CONST SITE,FAILURE TO PROVIDE SPC INSP FOR CONCRETE CAST IN PLACE FOR PARAPET WALL@ALL EXP.SPC INSP TO REQUIRED BY NYC BLDG CODE TO

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ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Aug 3, 2022#35663956J

FAILURE TO COMPLY W/ASTMC31 STANDARDS FOR CONCRETE CYLINDER TEST SAMPLES.AS NOTED ATO MY INSP OBSERVE CONCRETE POURING 5TEST CONCRETE CYLINDER STORE IN OPEN AIR ON SIDE INSTEAD ACCORDANCE TO AS TM31&BC1905.6.3.

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ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Jul 25, 2022#39504053X

NO LIGHTING PROVIDED UNDER SIDEWALK SHED.PROVIDE LIGHTING UNDER SIDEWALK SHED DUSK-DAWN

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 138 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 138 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 39 building permits on record, with 36 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Construction Equipment (ISSUED) filed Jul 28, 2016.

Does 138 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 138 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 7 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 7 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 138 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 138 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

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