42 West 38 Street, Manhattan
A 1916 office building on West 38 Street carrying 4.13 FAR of unused commercial development rights on record under its M1-9A/R12 zoning.
42 West 38 Street is an office building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008390070). The property is zoned M1-9A/R12, on a 6,123 sq ft lot, with 12 floors and 40 residential units. It was built in 1916. The lot is not inside a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area. NYC municipal records show 5 open building violations for this lot as of 2026-07-05.
Property facts
| BBL | 1008390070 |
|---|---|
| Borough | Manhattan — Community District 5 |
| Neighborhood | Midtown-Times Square |
| ZIP code | 10018 |
| Zoning district | M1-9A/R12 |
| Building class | O6 — office building (what’s a building class?) |
| Land use | 05 — Commercial & office buildings |
| Lot area | 6,123 sq ft |
| Floors | 12 |
| Residential units | 40 |
| Year built | 1916 |
| FAR | 10.87 built · 15 max residential · 15 max commercial Learn: What is FAR? |
| Flood zone | Not in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area |
Public records
- 5 open Department of Buildings violations
- 0 open ECB (OATH) violations
- 0 open Housing Preservation & Development violations
- Façade safety filing status: SWARMP (latest filing 2025-11-17)
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.