305 East 38 Street, Manhattan
A 1910 retail store building on East 38 Street carrying 1.06 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its C1-9 zoning.
305 East 38 Street is a retail store building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1009440005). The property is zoned C1-9, on a 2,918 sq ft lot, with 1 floors. It was built in 1910. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 2 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1009440005 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 6 |
| Neighborhood | Murray Hill-Kips Bay |
| Zoning district | C1-9 |
| Building class | K9 — retail store building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 2,918 sq ft |
| Floors | 1 |
| Residential units | 0 |
| Year built | 1910 |
| FAR | 0.94 built · 10 max residential · 2 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 0 open Department of Buildings violations
- 2 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
Violation counts as of 2026-07-05.
Absence of a record means none on file in NYC municipal records — not a certification of compliance.
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Data: NYC municipal records (Departments of City Planning, Buildings, Finance) and FEMA. See our sources and methodology. Data as of 2026-07-11.