Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

550 West 38 Street

154Records
10City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
Open in the map

154 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 311 service requests, 17 DOB permits, 14 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built1920
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)SIMPLICITY COMPUTERCORP
BBL1007090066
BIN1012519

Full record, year by year   Support this site

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (6) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Non (2) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,064,000 $1,828,800
2026$4,554,000 $2,049,300
2027$4,585,000 $2,063,250

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
HQ ClubAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.

Getting around

Subway34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 11 Av / W 38 St — M12 · 200 ft
Citi BikeHudson Blvd W & W 36 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
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.

Report a problem to 311

550 West 38 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $215,000 on 1983-12-08 (lender: A.g. Channing Co.,inc). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1983-12-08Mortgage $215,000 — from SIMPLICITY COMPUTERCORP to A.G. CHANNING CO.,INC $215,000

Ten-year activity

20100
2017
2018
2019
13
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171629
20182417
20193216
2020013013
20210404
20222305
202339012
202455212
20250505
20260426
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 62Ownership & money 14Health & systems 11

Every one of the 154 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 10018 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map