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242 East 38th St

Manhattan, NY 10016BBL 1-00918-00BIN 1020340
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Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

242 EAST 38TH ST is a property located at 242 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016. There are 13 building permits on record (12 active). There are 2 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

41records on file
86Energy Star

The lot at 242 East 38TH St holds its ground over New York. In the 71 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 41 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 16 of its 41 records, fully 39%, fall under that one heading. Permit (13) and inspection (8) trail well behind. No 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 2004.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 86, with a site energy-use intensity of 69.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 276 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 39% complaint, 71 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.

41 filings. 71 years. One address.

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Property Details

Address242 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016
Year BuiltN/A
FloorsN/A
Total UnitsN/A
Building AreaN/A
Lot SizeN/A
1-00918-00
1020340

Building Permits

13 on record · 12 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Sep 16, 2021Job #140993209-01-02

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 15, 2021Job #140993209-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Oct 30, 2015Job #122491945-01-01

OT

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Aug 28, 2015Job #140395908-01-01

EQ

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Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Mar 18, 2014Job #121950987-01-01

OT

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Violations

2 on record · none currently open
ECBConstruction
RESOLVE
Issued Oct 6, 2004#34443472M

OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O #4596. ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY NOTED CELLAR LEVEL. USED AS A DOG KENNEL (APPROX 17 DOGS IN KENNEL). C OF O INDICATE CELLAR TO BE USED AS STORAGE; WORKSHOP (FIR SUPPER

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ECBElevator
RESOLVE
Issued Nov 25, 2002#38133525Z

81BB07/ 52M07/ (81) CURRNET FIVE YEAR TEST TAG IS MISSING (52) JUNCTION BOX TO HOIST MACHINE IS W/O COVER PROVIDE

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there building permits at 242 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 242 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 13 building permits on record, with 12 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 Sep 16, 2021.

Does 242 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 242 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 2 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 2 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 242 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 242 EAST 38TH ST, Manhattan, NY 10016. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

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