140 recorded events, 1991–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 24 DOB permits, 18 311 service requests, 15 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 15.5. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Lead (1) · Encampment (1).
$405,726 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1893) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 38 DOWNING STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | MELISSA GARTLAND |
| Managing agent | CORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,695,000 | $762,750 |
| 2026 | $2,838,000 | $1,277,100 |
| 2027 | $3,013,000 | $1,355,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 78% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $377,461 a year ($45.07 per sq ft), operating expenses $169,175 ($20.20 per sq ft), net operating income $208,286. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Houston St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: West Houston St / Varick St — M21 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | King St & Varick St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
38 Downing Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by CORNERSTONE MGMT SYSTEMS INC — 113 buildings, 1,524 units. Grades across the portfolio: A94 · B12 · C6. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 113 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on 1994-07-19 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-14 | RPTT&RET $380,000 — from ANITA LANESE, TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR; ESTATE OF ANGELINA GUGLIELMO to GARTLAND, MELISSA E | $380,000 | |
| 2021-12-03 | Sold for $380,000 | $380,000 | $19,000 |
| 2021-04-21 | RPTT&RET $835,000 — from ANITA LANESE, PRELIMINARY EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF DENNIS GUGLIELMO to LI, QIYAO | $835,000 | |
| 2021-04-09 | Sold for $835,000 | $835,000 | $41,750 |
| 2007-12-28 | RPTT $20,000 — from ESTATE OF ANGELA ZACCAGNINI to 38 DOWNING STREET HDFC | $20,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every one of the 140 recorded events, 1991–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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