Manhattan

38 East 72 St

Manhattan, NY 10021Company-ownedBBL 1013861201BIN 1041366

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1930
Floors8
Building Area20,467 sqft
ZoningR10
ClassR1
Market Value$2M

38 EAST 72 ST is a property located at 38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021. The building was constructed in 1930. The building has 8 floors. The building area is 20,467 square feet on a 4,647 sqft lot. The property is zoned R10. The assessed market value is $2M. It last sold for $7.6M on May 1, 2026. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 153 building permits on record (126 active). There are 35 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.

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256records on file

Completed in 1930, 38 East 72 St rises 8 stories over New York. Public records put it at 20,467 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R10. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $2.0M, and assessed for tax at $911K. In the 38 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 256 separate government filings.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward permit: 153 of its 256 records, fully 60%, fall under that one heading. Violation (35) and complaint (25) 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 2013.

On the environmental ledger, the building is benchmarked under Local Law 84, with a site energy-use intensity of 21.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 73 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 60% permit, 38 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.

$2.0M of New York, written across 256 government filings.

Property Details

Address38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021
R1
Year Built1930
Floors8
Total UnitsN/A
Building Area20,467 sqft
Lot Size4,647 sqft
ZoningR10
1013861201
1041366
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$2M
$911K
$57K
$7.6M
Last Sale DateMay 1, 2026

Building Permits

153 on record · 126 active
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jan 27, 2023Job #110419574-02
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jan 27, 2023Est. cost $6MJob #110419574-01
Alteration — Type 1DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jan 27, 2023Job #110419574-03
Alteration — Type 3DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Jul 13, 2022Job #122753733-01
Alteration — Type 2DOB Legacy
SIGNED OFF
Filed Aug 29, 2018Est. cost $100KJob #122820607-01

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Violations

35 on record · none currently open
DOB LegacyLBLVIO
DISMISSED
Issued Apr 6, 2018#2264612

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
DISMISSED
Issued Apr 6, 2018#2264613

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
DISMISSED
Issued Apr 6, 2018#2264614

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

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DOB LegacyLBLVIO
DISMISSED
Issued Apr 6, 2018#2264625

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

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DOB LegacyElevator
DISMISSED
Issued Sep 15, 2017#2207256

VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2016 INSPECTION/TEST

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan built?

The building at 38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 was constructed in 1930. with 8 floors. The building area is 20,467 sqft.

Are there building permits at 38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan?

Yes. 38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has 153 building permits on record, with 126 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Alteration — Type 1 (SIGNED OFF) filed Jan 27, 2023.

Does 38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan have violations?

Yes. 38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has 35 violations on record, with 0 currently open. Breakdown: 28 DOB, 7 ECB. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan have docketed judgments?

No docketed OATH judgments were found in local records for 38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021. Judgment data is sourced from NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH) hearing records.

What is the property tax assessment for 38 EAST 72 ST?

38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 has an assessed market value of $2M and a total assessed value of $911K (land: $57K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

When was 38 EAST 72 ST last sold?

38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 last sold for $7.6M on May 1, 2026. Sale records are sourced from NYC ACRIS and Department of Finance rolling sales data.

What is the zoning for 38 EAST 72 ST?

38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 is zoned R10. 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 72 ST?

38 EAST 72 ST, Manhattan, NY 10021 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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