Manhattan

38 East 61 St

Manhattan, NY 10065Company-ownedBBL 1013751005BIN 1040811
Year Built1928
Floors20
Building Area70,177 sqft
ZoningC5-1
ClassRK
Market Value$14.5M

38 EAST 61 ST is a property located at 38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065. The building was constructed in 1928. The building has 20 floors. The building area is 70,177 square feet on a 6,828 sqft lot. The property is zoned C5-1. The assessed market value is $14.5M. It last sold for $2.9M on Jul 10, 2025. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 220 building permits on record (149 active). There are 74 violations on record (21 currently open). Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

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87Energy Star

Completed in 1928, 38 East 61 St rises 20 stories over New York. Public records put it at 70,177 square feet of floor area, on land zoned C5-1. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $14.5M, and assessed for tax at $6.5M. In the 43 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 520 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 220 of its 520 records, fully 42%, fall under that one heading. Violation (74) and inspection (52) trail well behind. 21 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 2012.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 87, with a site energy-use intensity of 33.2 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 330 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 42% permit, 43 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.

$14.5M of New York, written across 520 government filings.

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Property Details

Address38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065
RK
Year Built1928
Floors20
Total UnitsN/A
Building Area70,177 sqft
Lot Size6,828 sqft
ZoningC5-1
1013751005
1040811
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$14.5M
$6.5M
$1.1M
$2.9M
Last Sale DateJul 10, 2025

Building Permits

220 on record · 149 active
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Nov 24, 2025Est. cost $20KJob #M01043950-I1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Aug 26, 2025Est. cost $20KJob #M01123713-S2
General ConstructionDOB NOW
PERMIT ENTIRE
Filed Aug 26, 2025Est. cost $209KJob #M01123713-I1
ElectricalDOB NOW
APPROVED
Filed Jul 27, 2025Job #M01066731-P1
General ConstructionDOB NOW
LOC ISSUED
Filed Jun 3, 2025Est. cost $65KJob #M01040894-I1

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Violations

74 on record · 21 open
SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202412-0008242

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 10, 2025#VIO-FTC-VT-CAT1-202412-0009446

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Cat1 Test Affirmation of Correction

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 29, 2025#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202412-0004575

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Aug 29, 2025#VIO-FTF-VT-PER-202412-0003291

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 Periodic Inspection Report

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SafetyElevator
ACTIVE
Issued Oct 11, 2024#VIO-FTC-VT-PER-202312-0001778

Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 Periodic Inspection Affirmation of Correction

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065 was constructed in 1928. with 20 floors. The building area is 70,177 sqft.

Are there building permits at 38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065 has 220 building permits on record, with 149 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 Nov 24, 2025.

Does 38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065 has 74 violations on record, with 21 currently open. Breakdown: 19 DOB Safety, 46 DOB, 9 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

What is the property tax assessment for 38 EAST 61 ST?

38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065 has an assessed market value of $14.5M and a total assessed value of $6.5M (land: $1.1M). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 38 EAST 61 ST last sold?

38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065 last sold for $2.9M on Jul 10, 2025. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 38 EAST 61 ST?

38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065 is zoned C5-1. 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 38 EAST 61 ST?

38 EAST 61 ST, Manhattan, NY 10065 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.

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