Manhattan

331 East 38 St

Manhattan, NY 10016BBL 1009441201BIN 1021925

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1928
Floors13
Building Area356,238 sqft
ZoningC1-9
ClassRG
Market Value$6.4M

331 EAST 38 ST is a property located at 331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan, NY 10016. The building was constructed in 1928. The building has 13 floors. The building area is 356,238 square feet on a 34,562 sqft lot. The property is zoned C1-9. The assessed market value is $6.4M. There are 435 building permits on record (387 active). There are 113 violations on record (0 currently open). 11 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

746records on file

Completed in 1928, 331 East 38 St rises 13 stories over New York. Public records put it at 356,238 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C1-9. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $6.4M, and assessed for tax at $2.9M. In the 56 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 746 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 435 of its 746 records, fully 58%, fall under that one heading. Violation (113) and complaint (61) 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 2011.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 125.0 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 4,258 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 58% permit, 56 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.

$6.4M of New York, written across 746 government filings.

Property Details

Address331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan, NY 10016
RG
Year Built1928
Floors13
Total UnitsN/A
Building Area356,238 sqft
Lot Size34,562 sqft
ZoningC1-9
1009441201
1021925

Assessment & Sales

$6.4M
$2.9M
$772K

Building Permits

435 on record · 387 active
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Feb 3, 2023Job #141022266-01-01
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Feb 11, 2022Est. cost $5KJob #110360038-01
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Aug 24, 2021Est. cost $598KJob #120483921-01
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Apr 29, 2021Job #120483921-01-02
Construction EquipmentDOB Legacy
ISSUED
Filed Feb 1, 2021Job #140988028-01-01

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Violations

113 on record · none currently open
Judgments · 11 docketed
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2014Ticket #011367421X
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2014Ticket #011342724M
INSPECTION AND TESTING
FDNY summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2014Ticket #011361650M
INSPECTION AND TESTING
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Aug 31, 2010Ticket #034822034M
FAIL TO MAINTAIN BLDG IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER: USE PROB DOOR HARDWARE
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2011Ticket #034822045H
FAILURE TO PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT PASSAGEWAY

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2384967

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2384968

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2384969

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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DOB LegacyACC1
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 6, 2019#2394469

VIO ISSUED TO ELEVATOR - FAIL TO CORRECT DEFECTS ON 2017 CAT 1 INSP/TST TST

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DOB LegacyElevator
DISMISSED
Issued May 20, 2019#2353421

FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 was constructed in 1928. with 13 floors. The building area is 356,238 sqft.

Are there building permits at 331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 435 building permits on record, with 387 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 Feb 3, 2023.

Does 331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 113 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 88 DOB, 25 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

Yes. 331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has 11 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 331 EAST 38 ST?

331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 has an assessed market value of $6.4M and a total assessed value of $2.9M (land: $772K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 331 EAST 38 ST?

331 EAST 38 ST, Manhattan, NY 10016 is zoned C1-9. 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.

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