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238 East Houston St

Manhattan, NY 10009Company-ownedBBL 1003971101BIN 1084885
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1920
Floors5
Units19
Building Area29,536 sqft
ZoningR8A
ClassRM
Market Value$4.4M

238 EAST HOUSTON ST is a property located at 238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009. It is classified as a condo - multi-dwelling. The building was constructed in 1920. It has 5 floors and 19 units. The building area is 29,536 square feet on a 7,714 sqft lot. The property is zoned R8A. The assessed market value is $4.4M. It last sold for $1.7M on Oct 7, 2024. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 163 building permits on record (132 active). There are 84 violations on record (11 currently open). 51 docketed judgments carrying $6,925 in open balances 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

975records on file

Completed in 1920, 238 East Houston St rises 5 stories over New York. Public records put it at 19 units and 29,536 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R8A. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $4.4M, and assessed for tax at $2.0M. In the 41 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 975 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward inspection: 247 of its 975 records, fully 25%, fall under that one heading. Permit (163) and release (103) trail well behind. 11 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 2010.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 89.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 276 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 25% inspection, 41 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.

$4.4M of New York, written across 975 government filings.

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Property Details

Address238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009
Building TypeCondo - Multi-Dwelling
RM
Year Built1920
Floors5
Total Units19
Building Area29,536 sqft
Lot Size7,714 sqft
ZoningR8A
ConditionAverage
1003971101
1084885
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$4.4M
$2M
$101K
$1.7M
Last Sale DateOct 7, 2024

Building Permits

163 on record · 132 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Mar 27, 2026Est. cost $80KJob #M01056911-I1
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StructuralDOB NOW
SIGNED-OFF
Filed Mar 21, 2025Est. cost $80KJob #M01056911-I1

Initial Permit

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Mar 19, 2025Est. cost $80KJob #M01056911-P1
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ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Sep 4, 2024Job #M00963149-P1

WORK IN LIVING ROOM ONLY APARTMENT 5A

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General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Aug 26, 2024Est. cost $73KJob #M00871523-I1
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Violations

84 on record · 11 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$6,925
Judgments · 51 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 21, 2026Balance $300Ticket #014239770R
INSPECTION AND TESTING
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2025Balance $300Ticket #048749424H
DIRTY SIDEWALK
Sanitation summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jan 31, 2025Ticket #048449822Z
STORAGE OF RECEPTACLES PLACED OUT PRIOR TO 8PM WITHOUT A RECEPTACLE
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Sep 30, 2022Balance $5,000Ticket #011805082H
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jul 31, 2021Balance $1,000Ticket #011768430P
INSPECTION AND TESTING

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DOB LegacyE
ACTIVE
Issued May 25, 2021#2527075
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009 was constructed in 1920. It is classified as a condo - multi-dwelling with 5 floors and 19 units. The building area is 29,536 sqft.

Are there building permits at 238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009 has 163 building permits on record, with 132 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a General Construction (LOC ISSUED) filed Mar 27, 2026.

Does 238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009 has 84 violations on record, with 11 currently open. Breakdown: 57 DOB, 10 ECB, 17 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009 has 51 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $6,925. 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 238 EAST HOUSTON ST?

238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009 has an assessed market value of $4.4M and a total assessed value of $2M (land: $101K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 238 EAST HOUSTON ST last sold?

238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009 last sold for $1.7M on Oct 7, 2024. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 238 EAST HOUSTON ST?

238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009 is zoned R8A. 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 238 EAST HOUSTON ST?

238 EAST HOUSTON ST, Manhattan, NY 10009 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.

How do I get a full property report for 238 EAST HOUSTON ST?

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