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32 East 38 Street, Manhattan

A 1925 mixed residential and commercial building on East 38 Street with 122 open violations on record across city enforcement files.

32 East 38 Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008670047). The property is zoned R8B, on a 1,827 sq ft lot, with 4 floors and 7 residential units. It was built in 1925. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 122 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.

Property facts

BBL1008670047
BoroughManhattan — Community District 6
NeighborhoodMidtown-Times Square
ZIP code10016
Zoning districtR8B
Building classS5mixed residential and commercial building (what’s a building class?)
Land use04 — Mixed residential & commercial buildings
Lot area1,827 sq ft
Floors4
Residential units7
Year built1925
FAR3.55 built · 4 max residential · 0 max commercial Learn: What is FAR?
Flood zoneNot in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area

Public records

  • 18 open Department of Buildings violations
  • 3 open ECB (OATH) violations — $1,250 in penalties due
  • 101 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.

The complete dossier also covers:

  • Buildable floor area (residential & commercial)
  • Recorded ownership & last sale
  • Recorded mortgages & open debt stack
  • LL97 carbon exposure by compliance period
  • Flood coverage percentage & base flood elevation
  • Climate projections for this lot
  • Open permits & construction pipeline
  • Distress signal convergence
  • Air rights & transferable development rights
  • Comparable sales (Pro)
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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.